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Lasting impact on health from natural disasters, potential mechanisms and mitigating effects
In: Environment and development economics, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 1-24
ISSN: 1469-4395
AbstractExposure to extreme shocks in early life is found to have a lasting impact in adulthood. Exploiting the variation in exposure measured by age and intensity of an earthquake, we evaluate the impact of a 7.7 MW earthquake in Gujarat, India, on the health stock of children who were in utero or below three years. Using the India Human Development Survey data from 2004–05 and earthquake intensity data, we find an affected girl child to be shorter by at least 2.5 cm at the age of 3–6 years. The earthquake seems to have destroyed the household infrastructures and health facilities, affecting the expecting mothers and newborn children. The households using services to meet nutritional needs of children and pregnant women seem to be least affected. Our findings recommend faster reconstruction activities and highlight the importance of universal healthcare and nutritional delivery services to mitigate the impacts of early-life shocks.
Keeping Girls in Schools Longer: The Kanyashree Approach in India
In: Feminist Economics, Forthcoming
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Lasting impact of early life interventions: evidence from India's integrated child development services
In: The journal of development studies, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 106-138
ISSN: 1743-9140
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Lasting Impact of Early Life Interventions: Evidence from India's Integrated Child Development Services
In: The journal of development studies, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 106-138
ISSN: 1743-9140
Quota-based affirmative action in higher education: impact on other backward classes in India
In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 336-360
ISSN: 1743-9140
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Lasting impact of early life interventions: evidence from India's Integrated Child Development Services
In: Journal of Development Studies, Forthcoming, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1762861
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Quota-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Impact on Other Backward Classes in India
In: The journal of development studies, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 336-360
ISSN: 1743-9140
Quota-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education: The Impact on Other Backward Classes in India
In: Journal of Development Studies, Forthcoming
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How much does having a bank account help the poor?
In: The journal of development studies, Band 54, Heft 9, S. 1551-1571
ISSN: 1743-9140
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