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Essays On Environmental And Health Economics., Prachi Singh Dr.
Essays On Environmental And Health Economics., Prachi Singh Dr.
Doctoral Theses
This thesis consists of three empirical essays that investigate issues in environmental and health economics. The main focus of this thesis is to study how environmental degradation or interventions in this domain can affect demographic and health outcomes of the population in developing countries. The first chapter explores the effect of an information campaign about arsenic contamination in Bangladesh on marriage market outcomes. This study finds that providing information about negative effects of arsenic consumption had an unintended consequence in the marriage market. Specifically, information about lower fertility, skin lesions, cancers and higher mortality related to arsenic exposure induced individuals …
Essays On Risk, Insurance And Welfare., Digvijay Singh Negi Dr.
Essays On Risk, Insurance And Welfare., Digvijay Singh Negi Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Economic agents are exposed to a variety of risks. These risks can generally be categorized into either idiosyncratic individual specific risks or aggregate risks faced jointly by a group of individuals co-inhabiting in villages, communities or countries. Since exposure to both kinds of risks can be welfare reducing, economists for a long time have been interested in studying the role of various formal and informal risk pooling mechanisms in mitigating agents’ exposure to these shocks. The possibility of risk pooling within communities or countries arises from the idea that idiosyncratic risks across individuals, communities or countries are unlikely to be …
Gender Difference In Indian Consumption Expenditure., Mannu Dwivedi Dr.
Gender Difference In Indian Consumption Expenditure., Mannu Dwivedi Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The goal of any development policy is to increase the living standard of the people in the society. In any developing country, the efficiency of such policy depends on how families reallocate the resources among themselves. If the distribution is even within the family then only it can be said that the policy was fruitful. Therefore, a family is an important part of any policy and the allocation within the family should be just. But, the distribution of the resources among the family members are not always equal. Inequality always exists! Discrimination against girls or women persists in approximately all …
Essays On Applied Welfare Economics., Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay Dr.
Essays On Applied Welfare Economics., Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The measurement of welfare forms the foundation of public policy analysis. It is an area where empirical investigations clearly benefits from theoretical insight and where theoretical concepts are brought alive and appropriately focused by the discipline of empirical relevance and policy design. While welfare measurement at the micro level is of independent interest, of greater concern is the well-being of groups of households/individuals.A widely discussed issue in the literature of welfare economics is ‘whose welfare to measure’ when we are interested to measure the well-being of a group of individuals. The most common approach is to assume the existence of …
Essays On Economics Of Gender And Labour Market., Kanika Mahajan Dr.
Essays On Economics Of Gender And Labour Market., Kanika Mahajan Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The differences in labor market outcomes between males and females have been of interest to the economists for at least past half a century. Gender inequality in the labor market manifests itself in the form of wage and employment gaps between males and females. However, little is understood about why these inequalities emerge. There are taste based theories of discrimination, occupational exclusion and theories of statistical discrimination. In this thesis, we study gender disparities in the labor market of rural India. The main objective of this thesis is to further our understanding about the existing wage and employment disparities in …
Essays On The Economics Of Education., Soham Sahoo Dr.
Essays On The Economics Of Education., Soham Sahoo Dr.
Doctoral Theses
This thesis consists of three empirical essays that investigate issues related to the economics of education. The main focus of this thesis is to study schooling outcomes of children in a developing country: India. The first chapter explores the effect of mothers’ labour force participation on children’s educational outcomes in the context of a large employment guarantee program in India. This study finds that workfare schemes enhancing women’s access to economic opportunities have implications for intra-household resource allocation which in turn lead to a positive effect on children’s education. The second essay investigates the effect of better access to secondary …
Services Sector And Non-Balanced Growth., Anuradha Saha Dr.
Services Sector And Non-Balanced Growth., Anuradha Saha Dr.
Doctoral Theses
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Complete And Partial Ordering Approaches In The Context Of Poverty Ordering And On The Impacts Of Growth And Inequality On Poverty., Sandip Sarkar Dr.
Complete And Partial Ordering Approaches In The Context Of Poverty Ordering And On The Impacts Of Growth And Inequality On Poverty., Sandip Sarkar Dr.
Doctoral Theses
No abstract provided.
Essays On Air Pollution, Global Warming And Agriculture Productivity., Ridhima Gupta Dr.
Essays On Air Pollution, Global Warming And Agriculture Productivity., Ridhima Gupta Dr.
Doctoral Theses
This dissertation consists of three chapters, each of which deals with a particular aspect of environmental policy. The first chapter focuses on the determinants of open-field burning of rice-residue with the aim of analysing possibilities for its regulation. Open field burning is the second-largest contributor to black carbon in South Asia, the second most important greenhouse agent after carbon dioxide. Thus, dealing with the problem of burning of rice residue will tackle a significant proportion of the black carbon emissions released into the atmosphere. The third chapter proposes a new approach for estimating the contribution of agricultural fires to atmospheric …
Three Essays On The Impact Of Global Warming In India., Eshita Gupta Dr.
Three Essays On The Impact Of Global Warming In India., Eshita Gupta Dr.
Doctoral Theses
This dissertation consists of three chapters. The Örst chapter studies the impact of climate change on electricity demand in Delhi using daily data on electricity demand and apparent temperature for the period 2000-09. It estimates a semi-parametric variable coe¢ - cient model that allows for a non-linear relationship between temperature and electricity to shift over time, a feature that is necessary to incorporate given the rapid economic growth in India. As evident from previous studies, electricity demand is a U-shaped function of temperature. Three results from our analysis have important implications for electricityclimate policy: Firstly, the rising part of the …
Essays In The Economics Of Environmental Policy., Ashokankur Datta Dr.
Essays In The Economics Of Environmental Policy., Ashokankur Datta Dr.
Doctoral Theses
It is increasingly being accepted that the planet we live in is unable to fulfill the enormous resource demands that mankind places on it. As a result the environment we live in has undergone rapid changes in the last two centuries - changes that adversely affects human life. Long ago Thomas Malthus and more recently the Club of Rome researchers warned that rapid economic and population growth were going to be unsustainable as they are going to create an acute shortage of food and vital metals like mercury. Their predictions never passed the test of time (Sterner, 2003). However their …
Income Inequality And Spatial Distribution : Firm Location, Product Quality And Welfare Of Poor., Namrata Gulati Dr.
Income Inequality And Spatial Distribution : Firm Location, Product Quality And Welfare Of Poor., Namrata Gulati Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The key idea explored in this thesis is the following: though being poor in itself is a huge disadvantage, the situation might be influenced considerably by the type of neighbourhood the poor lives in as private establishments like educational institutions, health care facilities or credit institutions take both the location and income mix of people into account while making strategic decisions like whether to enter into the neighbourhood at all, and, upon entry, what price and quality to choose for their products and services. Is staying with the rich a virtue for the poor or a source of resentment? Are …
Gender Bias In Education In West Bengal., Chayanika Mitra Dr.
Gender Bias In Education In West Bengal., Chayanika Mitra Dr.
Doctoral Theses
There exists a vast literature with evidences of gender discrimination against females in allocation of goods and services at regional/national level in India. Evidence of gender bias on Indian data include, among many others, studies by Subramanian and Deaton (1991), Azam and Kingdon (2013), Kingdon (2005), Drèze and Kingdon (2001), Zimmerman (2012) and Lancaster, Maitra, and Ray (2008). India has a history of preference for sons over daughters for cultural and economic reasons. This is manifested through high birth sex ratios, which is possibly a result of female foeticide. The child sex ratio is within the normal natural range in …
Essays On Dynamic Disequilibrium Models., Arpita Dhar Dr.
Essays On Dynamic Disequilibrium Models., Arpita Dhar Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The present dissertation is devoted to the analysis of some problems of economic growth in the framework of what has been called Disequilibrium model.Studies on economic growth have been mostly confined, with few exceptions, to the analysis of equilibrium models. But in reality there are cases where the concept of equilibrium may not be relevant and hence a disequilibrium approach is needed. The present thesis is concerned with analysing some theoretical and empirical aspects of the problem of economic growth in a disequilibrium framework. At the theoretical level, the objective has been to re-examine the conclusions of some existing equilibrium …
On Measuring The Cost Of Children:The Case Of Rural Maharashtra., Manisha Chakrabarty Dr.
On Measuring The Cost Of Children:The Case Of Rural Maharashtra., Manisha Chakrabarty Dr.
Doctoral Theses
In this dissertation we have attempted to measure the cost of children, which plays a crucial role in matters relating to welfare and public policy like child benefits and compensation policies of the government. The cost is measured based on the single equation as well as the systems approach using the 38th round National Sample Survey (NSS) data on household consumer expenditure for rural Maharashtra (relating to the period of January to December, 1983).The first chapter provides a brief account of the basic literature on empirical demand analysis which is relevant for welfare comparison between households. To be specific in …
Engel Curve Estimation From Budget Data Relating To Short Reference Periods., Suchismita Ghosh Dr.
Engel Curve Estimation From Budget Data Relating To Short Reference Periods., Suchismita Ghosh Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The main motivation of the present dissertation is the estimation of engel elasticities of certain items of consumption after eliminating the possible effects of seasonal and other short-run fluctuations from household budget data. Indian budget data provided by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), mainly relating to the 38th round (January - December, 1983), has been utilized for the study. Such data generally relate to a moving reference period of 'last 30 days' preceding the date of interview (also referred to as the last month reference period). The use of such a reference period introduces errors in observation in both …
Employement Fluctuations In Rural India:A Statistical Analysis With Special Reference To Maharsatra., Kaushik Bhattacharya Dr.
Employement Fluctuations In Rural India:A Statistical Analysis With Special Reference To Maharsatra., Kaushik Bhattacharya Dr.
Doctoral Theses
This dissertation attempts to find out the nature and the extent of employment fluctuation in rural India. The dissertation is partly theoretical and partly empirical in nature. On the methodological side, it builds up a consistent analytical frame- work. Employment fluctuation is measured in terms of a new mobility measure proposed in this dissertation. The empirical work is basod on the data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Government of India, in their 38-th round survey operation. I, therefore, thank NSSO for allowing me to work with the data. The views expressod in this dissertation or the errors …
Optimal Short Run Electricity Supply India:Rationing And Pricing Optionsa., Uma Vishvanathan Dr.
Optimal Short Run Electricity Supply India:Rationing And Pricing Optionsa., Uma Vishvanathan Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The supply of electricity to consumers in India is governed by the Electricity Supply Act (1948). Under the Act, electricity can be supplied from two sources: (i) licensees - that is, a person or body licensed under the Indian Electricity Act 1910 to supply energy, or a person who has obtained sanction under Section 28 of that Act to engage in the business of supplying energy. (ii) The State Electricity Boards constituted under various State Governments and charged with the general duty of promoting the coordinated development of the generation, supply and distribution of electricity within the State in the …
Agricultural Tenancy In Palanpur., Naresh Kumar Sharma Dr.
Agricultural Tenancy In Palanpur., Naresh Kumar Sharma Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Institutions and arrangements governing the property and use of land are crucial to the development of productive forces. This is true, in particular, of triennial arrangements. The system of land tenures that prevailed during the colonial period was widely considered the main cause of economic stagnation at the time of India's independence (1947). It was also perceived as highly exploitative of the tenants. Thus, land reforms were accorded the highest priority by the new Indian Government. Soon all the State Legislatures started enacting land reform laws - starting with the Legislative Assembly of Bihar immediately after 1947 and the Legislative …
Planning For Basic Needs In India: A Supplement., Monoj Kumar Panda Dr.
Planning For Basic Needs In India: A Supplement., Monoj Kumar Panda Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Problems of economic development have received a great deal of attention in the last four decades. This has led to the evolution of several development goals like growth, redistribution, poverty alleviation and basic needs satiafac- tion. Initially, development atrategies e eared to were achieve maximum feasible growth rates. It was generally felt that the benefits of growth would spread widely to different sections of the population and in particular would percolate to the lower income groups. Judged by growth in national income, the development efforts have been successful, though to varying ext ent in different countries. But the percola- tion …
Studies On Level Of Living And Poverty In Rural India., Padmaja Pal Dr.
Studies On Level Of Living And Poverty In Rural India., Padmaja Pal Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The present dissertation consists of several studies on disparities in level of living and poverty in rural India. These studies are based on a special tabulation of disaggregated household budget data, from the Central Sample of the Indian National Sample Survey (NSS) 28th round (october 1973- June 1974). This was based on a copy of the updated Honey- well tape provided by the authorities of the NSS Organisation, Government of India. Two of the main aims of this dissertation are to study disparities in level of living and incidence of poverty across (1) Social groups, such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled …
A Quantitative Analysis Of Poverty, Inequality And Consumer Behaviour: The Case Of The Schedule Casts And Tribes Of Karnataka., Shailaja Raghuprasad Dr.
A Quantitative Analysis Of Poverty, Inequality And Consumer Behaviour: The Case Of The Schedule Casts And Tribes Of Karnataka., Shailaja Raghuprasad Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The concept of growth with social justice is basic to the philosophy of development underlying Indian economic Planning. This philosophy is reflected in our former Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi's foreword to the sixth Plan (1980-85) document where she wrote, Economic Growth must be balanced, it must ensure self - reliance, stability and social justice. All sections should be assured that there will be no discrimination'.It is with those weaker sections - rather a segment of them that this study is concerned, Our study is an attempt to look closely at the levels of living and the consumer behaviour of …
Statistical Models For Consumer Behaviour In India., Amita Majumder Dr.
Statistical Models For Consumer Behaviour In India., Amita Majumder Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The present dissertation is about analysis of consumer behaviour ba sed on time-serios consumption data in the framework of a static complete demand system with special reference to India.On the methodological side, the the proposes two station demand systems. One of them is based on a modification of the Simple Non-additivo Model (SNAM) of Deaton (1976) - a generalisation of Stone's Linear Expenditure System (LES) - that overcomes the limitations of the LES ariaing from the additivity of its underfying direct preference structure. The other system is based on the Frice Independent Generalized Linearity (FIGL) of Maellbaucr (1975). Both the …
Contribution To The Analysis Of Consumer Behaviour., Dipankor Coondoo Dr.
Contribution To The Analysis Of Consumer Behaviour., Dipankor Coondoo Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Studies on consumer behavicur : 4 surveyThis Chapter briefly reviews the methodology, implications and limitations of various approaches to empirical demand analysis and also sunmarises the important Indian contributions to this branch of econo- metric applications.The Hicks-Allen theory of consumer equil ibrium has been outlined first to indicate the nature of empirically ob servable restrictione that ensure consistent consumer behaviour in an essentially static world deal- ing solely with non-durable oommodities. The role of the assumption of separability of the utility function in quantitative applications has al so been stressed here. Finally, the sope and limitation of this theory has …