India is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing longevity and falling
fertility have resulted in a dramatic increase in the population of adults aged 60 and up, in …

We provide evidence that dowry costs motivate son-preferring behaviors in India. Since gold
is an integral part of dowry, we study parental responses to shocks in the world gold price …

This paper estimates and decomposes multidimensional poverty in 82 natural regions in
India using unit data from the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2011–12 …

Given that most of the resilient literature tends to focus on Western contexts, and the western-
based research may have limited applications for policy and preventions in Asia, this issue …

With soaring food prices in recent years has come alarm about rising poverty in the
develo** world. Less appreciated, however, is that many of the poor in agricultural …

We examine the barriers to adoption of improved cook stoves (ICSs) in rural India, using a
large, nationally representative dataset. We develop a collective household model to derive …

There has been significant progress in educational attainment in India since its
independence. Yet the achievements are low in comparison to countries in similar stages of …

Sonless families may pose a gendered demographic dividend. As fertility declines, families
with only daughters are likely to grow. In turn, patriarchal family systems may weaken when …

After reviewing health outcomes and policy in India, this paper concludes that there are at
least six sets of issues to be addressed about improving the quantity and quality of health …

The study aims to identify the determinants of the transition of rural households from dirty to
mixed fuels instead of clean fuels as energy sources in India. Cleaner energy choices are …