This
study
aims
to
evaluate
the
multidimensional
poverty
(MDP)
conditions
prevalent
among
Scheduled
Tribe
(ST)
women
in
four
economically
lagging
districts
of
West
Bengal,
India
–
namely
Paschim
Medinipur,
Jhargram,
Purulia
and
Bankura.
The
investigation...
Despite
substantial
economic
growth
and
expansion
of
welfare
programmes,
inequality
of
opportunity
remains
a
defining
feature
of
childhood
in
India.
This
study
examines
...
We
estimate
the
effects
of
the
first
metro
rail
line
in
Mumbai
using
administrative
data
on
assessed
property
prices
from
2011-18
for
723
subzones
in
the
city.
Comparing
areas
within
1
km
of
the
metro...
We
study
the
impact
of
a
bankruptcy
reform
that
improved
creditor
rights
and
legal
efficiency
on
the
tunneling
of
funds
through
related
party
transactions
within
corporate
group
in
India.
We
exploit...
Farmers
use
short-term
responses,
called
coping
strategies,
to
address
the
immediate
threats
of
climate
change
while
maintaining
their
livelihoods.
This
study
pursues
two
objectives...
Anaemia
prevalence
and
regional
differences
in
women
of
reproductive
age
in
India
are
examined
using
socio-economic,
demographic,
and
cultural
parameters.
This
research
uses
National
Family
Health
Survey
5
(NFHS-5)
data
and
the
Alkire-Foster
(2011)
method
to
produce
the
multidimensional
poverty
index
(MPI)
for
a
detailed
region-wise
examination.
Anaemia
is
examined...
Recent
progress
in
internet
accessibility
have
significantly
altered
household
consumption
patterns,
affecting
expenditure
decisions,
dietary
diversity,
and
macronutrient
intake.
This
study
examines...
Electricity
is
an
important
input
for
manufacturing,
and
lowering
its
cost
is
likely
to
foster
industrialization
and
economic
development.
This
paper
estimates
the
effect
of
state-level
open
access
(competition-enhancing)
reform
in
India’s
electricity
market
on
electricity
prices
and
labor
market
outcomes,
using
administrative
plant-level
data.
Results
suggest
that
...
Across
much
of
the
world
weeding
has
primarily
been
a
form
of
feminized
agricultural
labor.
As
such
the
rapid
spread
of
herbicides
across
India,
and
much
of
the
global
South,
has
significant
implications
for
the
ways
that
women’s
labor
is
employed
and
valued
in
agrarian
economies.
Understanding
these...
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