Information on "Statistical Methodology" and "Asia"
June 2012
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Jun 2012
State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: Victoria Fan, Anup Karan, Ajay Mahal
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health expenditures in households ‘below the poverty line. More on «State Health Insurance and Outof- Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India»
May 2012
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May 2012
Assessing the Policy Influence of Research
Author: Arnaldo Pellini, James H Anderson, Huong Thi Lan Tran, Renwick Irvine
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper discusses the policy influence of The Vietnam Development Report 2010 (VDR 2010). More on «Assessing the Policy Influence of Research»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
The Demographic Dividend in India
Author: Vasundhra Thakur
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
India is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the working age ratio and this is being hailed as India’s opportunity to undergo faster growth. More on «The Demographic Dividend in India»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Remittances and Rashomon
Author: Randall Akee, Devesh Kapur
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Utilizing a novel data set on remittance data for India that matches household surveys to administrative bank data, the authors investigate the differences in self-reported and actual deposits to Non-Resident Indian accounts (NRI). More on «Remittances and Rashomon»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India
Author: Devesh Kapur, Milan Vaishnav
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper examines one channel of illicit campaign finance, namely India’s real estate sector. More on «Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India»
May 2011
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May 2011
A Simple Decomposition of the Variance of Output Growth Across Countries
Author: Christopher Phillip Reicher
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper outlines a simple regression-based method to decompose the variance of an aggregate time series into the variance of its components, which is then applied to measure the relative contributions of productivity, hours per worker, and employm... More on «A Simple Decomposition of the Variance of Output Growth Across Countries»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
Globalisation, Domestic Market Integration, and the Regional Disparities of India
Author: Arne Melchior
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Using a world trade model with India subdivided into states, the paper examines how regional disparities are affected by domestic inter-state trade as well as international trade. More on «Globalisation, Domestic Market Integration, and the Regional Disparities of India»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
On the Economics of Regional Powers
Author: Robert Kappel
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
As the conception of and debates on regional powers have been led by political science, this paper aims to contribute to the discussion from an economic perspective. More on «On the Economics of Regional Powers»
August 2010
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5 Aug 2010
Judicial Ingroup Bias in the Shadow of Terrorism
Author: Moses Shayo, Asaf Zussman
Publisher: Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
In this paper, the authors study ingroup bias - the preferential treatment of members of one's group - in naturally occurring data, where economically significant allocation decisions are made under a strong non-discriminatory norm. More on «Judicial Ingroup Bias in the Shadow of Terrorism»
July 2010
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14 Jul 2010
South Asia's Economic Future With or Without Economic Integration
Author: Shahid Javed Burki
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
South Asia has reached the point in its economic and political development from where it can make sustained and steady progress. More on «South Asia's Economic Future With or Without Economic Integration»
