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Working Papers

2024

1. Gone and Forgotten? Predictors of Birth History Omissions in India
   NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research
2. Rethinking Social Safety Nets in a Changing Society
   NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research
3. Urban Exclusion: Rethinking Social Protection in the Wake of the Pandemic in India
   NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research
   Also in NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2022)
   See also Journal Article Urban Exclusion: Rethinking Social Protection in the Wake of the Pandemic in India, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research (2023) (2023)

2022

4. Coverage and Nonresponse Bias in Telephone Surveys during the COVID-19 Lockdown in India
   NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research
5. Measuring Women's Empowerment in the Global South
   NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research View citations (1)

2020

6. Gender inequalities and household fuel choice in India
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (28)

2018

7. Families in Southeast and South Asia
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
8. Mothers' work patterns and Children's cognitive achievement: Evidence from the India Human Development survey
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2017

9. Getting a Child through Secondary School and to College in India: The Role of Household Social Capital
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2016

10. Gender Inequalities and Demographic Behaviour
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (14)
11. Hopes, Dreams and Anxieties: India’s One-Child Families
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2015

12. After the Dividend:Caring for a Greying India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
13. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: A Catalyst for Rural Transformation
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (32)

2014

14. Demographic Deposit, Dividend and Debt
    NCAER Working Papers, National Council of Applied Economic Research View citations (2)
15. Determinants of private healthcare utilisation and expenditure patterns in India
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2005

16. Women's decision making and child health: Familal and social hierachies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2003

17. Why are educated women less likely to be employed in India? Testing competing hypotheses
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (60)

1999

18. Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption: Signaling Social Status in Rural India
    LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption: Signaling Social Status in Rural India, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (103) (2004)

1992

19. Children at Risk: The role of family structure in Latin America and West Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

1991

20. Women's employment during pregnancy and after the first birth: Occupational characteristics and work commitment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (52)

1990

21. The Home Environment: A Mechanism Through which Maternal Employment Affects Child Development
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (3)

1988

22. MOTHER OR MARKET? EFFECTS OF MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT ON COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (5)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (23)

Undated

23. The Home Environment: A Mechanism Through Which Maternal Employment Affects Child Development 1991
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Gender and Generation: Landownership and Older Indians’ Autonomy
   Feminist Economics, 2024, 30, (1), 172-210

2023

2. Aligning household decision-making with work and education: A comparative analysis of women’s empowerment
   Demographic Research, 2023, 48, (19), 513-548
3. Urban Exclusion: Rethinking Social Protection in the Wake of the Pandemic in India
   Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2023, 17, (1-2), 59-93
   See also Working Paper Urban Exclusion: Rethinking Social Protection in the Wake of the Pandemic in India, NCAER Working Papers (2024) (2024)

2022

4. POLICY ROUNDTABLE 2: India Emerging from the Long Shadow of COVID-19
   India Policy Forum, 2022, 18, (1), 181-189

2021

5. Ankush Agarwal and Vikas Kumar Numbers in India's Periphery: The Political Economy of Government Statistics Cambridge University Press, 2020, 371 p., $120.00
   Population and Development Review, 2021, 47, (2), 559-560
6. Isabel Wilkerson Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Random House, 2020. 496 p. $32.00
   Population and Development Review, 2021, 47, (1), 267-271
7. Lack of access to clean fuel and piped water and children’s educational outcomes in rural India
   World Development, 2021, 145, (C) View citations (18)
8. Male out-migration and the health of left-behind wives in India: The roles of remittances, household responsibilities, and autonomy
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 280, (C) View citations (2)
9. Precarity in a Time of Uncertainty: Gendered Employment Patterns during the Covid-19 Lockdown in India
   Feminist Economics, 2021, 27, (1-2), 152-172 View citations (17)

2020

10. Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020. 312 p. $27.95
    Population and Development Review, 2020, 46, (2), 387-390
11. Fathers' migration and nutritional status of children in India: Do the effects vary by community context?
    Demographic Research, 2020, 43, (20), 545-580 View citations (3)
12. Neeraj Kaushal, Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement, Columbia University Press, 2019. 220 p. $30.00 (paper)
    Population and Development Review, 2020, 46, (2), 392-393
13. The Emergence of Educational Hypogamy in India
    Demography, 2020, 57, (4), 1215-1240 View citations (8)

2019

14. Frederick F. Wherry, Kristin S. Seefeldt, and Anthony Alvarez Credit Where It's Due New York: Russell Sage, 2019. 159 p
    Population and Development Review, 2019, 45, (3), 685-686
15. Jason Beckfield Political Sociology and The People's Health New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. 173 p. $29.95 (hardcover)
    Population and Development Review, 2019, 45, (1), 252-253
16. The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Women's Employment in India
    Feminist Economics, 2019, 25, (4), 94-125 View citations (14)
17. The Paradox of Declining Female Work Participation in an Era of Economic Growth
    The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2019, 62, (1), 55-71 View citations (29)
18. Tim Dyson A Population History of India: From the First Modern People to the Present Day Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 336 p. $50.00
    Population and Development Review, 2019, 45, (1), 249-251

2018

19. Economic Status and Adult Mortality in India: Is the Relationship Sensitive to Choice of Indicators?
    World Development, 2018, 103, (C), 176-187 View citations (6)
20. Indian paradox: Rising education, declining womens' employment
    Demographic Research, 2018, 38, (31), 855-878 View citations (37)

2017

21. Carole R. McCann Figuring the Population Bomb: Gender and Demography in the Mid-Twentieth Century Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2016. 328 p. $90.00; $30.00 (pbk.)
    Population and Development Review, 2017, 43, (3), 579-580
22. Escaping and Falling into Poverty in India Today
    World Development, 2017, 93, (C), 413-426 View citations (44)

2015

23. Enhancing Nutrition Security via India's National Food Security Act: Using an Axe Instead of a Scalpel?
    India Policy Forum, 2015, 11, (1), 67-118 View citations (13)

2014

24. Muslim and Hindu Women’s Public and Private Behaviors: Gender, Family, and Communalized Politics in India
    Demography, 2014, 51, (6), 2307-2332 View citations (9)

2012

25. Linkages between maternal education and childhood immunization in India
    Social Science & Medicine, 2012, 75, (2), 331-339 View citations (35)

2010

26. Gender scripts and age at marriage in India
    Demography, 2010, 47, (3), 667-687 View citations (46)
27. Structured Inequalities—Factors Associated with Spatial Disparities in Maternity Care in India
    Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2010, 4, (3), 293-319 View citations (2)

2009

28. Private Schooling in India: A New Educational Landscape
    India Policy Forum, 2009, 5, (1), 1-58 View citations (19)
    Also in India Policy Forum, 2008, 5, (1), 1-58 (2008) View citations (32)

2008

29. Changing educational inequalities in india in the context of affirmative action
    Demography, 2008, 45, (2), 245-270 View citations (89)

2004

30. Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption: Signaling Social Status in Rural India
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (3) View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Wedding Celebrations as Conspicuous Consumption: Signaling Social Status in Rural India, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES (1999) View citations (12) (1999)

1998

31. Maternal education and child health: Is there a strong causal relationship?
    Demography, 1998, 35, (1), 71-81 View citations (162)

1989

32. Mother or Market? Effects of Maternal Employment on the Intellectual Ability of 4-Year-Old Children
    Demography, 1989, 26, (4), 545-561 View citations (99)

Books

2010

1. Human Development in India: Challenges for a Society in Transition
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (94)