Tags : Webinar series on Growth and Development In India

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Bureaucratic Representation and State Responsiveness: The 1918 Pandemic in India
Guo Xu combines personnel records with vital statistics 1910-1925 to study how bureaucratic representation affects mortality in 1,271 Indian towns during the 1918 Influenza pandemic. Exploiting the rotation of senior colonial officers across districts and a cross-border comparison, towns headed by Indian (as ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2020/xu-bureaucratic-representation-responsiveness-1918-pandemic-india
Violent Conflicts and Economic Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in India
We investigate the effects of internal violent conflicts on the economic performance of manufacturing sector of Indian regional states. We examine the impacts of three different measures of violent conflicts on three different measures of economic performance of manufacturing sector. We conduct instrumental variable ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2020/violent-conflicts-and-economic-performance-of-the-manufacturing-sector-in-india-atsushi-kato
Gender Bias and Male Backlash as Drivers of Crime Against Women: Evidence from India
We explore the relationship between the gender gap in earning potential and crime against women in India. Combining survey data with administrative records on rapes, indecent assaults and domestic violence, we provide evidence of backlash - greater earning potential for women relative to men is associated with more ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2020/sundaram-gender-bias-male-backlash
Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India
Societal norms about gender roles contribute to the economic disadvantages facing women in many developing countries. This paper evaluates a school-based intervention in India that engaged adolescents in classroom discussions about gender equality for two and a half years with the goal of eroding their support for ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2020/jain-reshaping-adolescent-attitudes
The Bhopal Gas Disaster and its Long Term Impacts on Children
The Bhopal gas disaster is one of the world's worst industrial disasters. This study examines the long term educational and labor market impacts of survivors who were infants at the time of the disaster. We find long term negative impacts on educational attainment and employment disability. The study ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2020/bharadwaj-bhopal-gas-disaster-and-its-long-term-impacts-on-children
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