Arjun S. Bedi

Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies

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1.

Tamil Nadu and the Diagonal Divide in Sex Ratios

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 May 2008 Last Revised: 26 May 2008
Sharada Srinivasan and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Guelph and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Infant mortality, sex ratio at birth, Tamil Nadu

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Census 2011 and Child Sex Ratios in Tamil Nadu

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 Jun 2011
Sharada Srinivasan and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Guelph and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Daughter Elimination, 0-6 sex ratio, India, Tamil Nadu, Interventions

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Enrollment in Community Based Health Insurance Schemes in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Working Paper No. 555, ISSN 0921-0210
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Apr 2013
Pradeep Panda, Arpita Chakraborty, David M. Dror and Arjun S. Bedi
International Institute of Health Management Research, Public Health Foundation of India, Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Community-based health insurance, health microinsurance, enrollment, rural India, self-help groups, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

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Tackling Daughter Deficits in Tamil Nadu, India

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 24 Jul 2008
Arjun S. Bedi and Sharada Srinivasan
Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and University of Guelph
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declining sex ratio, daughter deficit, interventions, sex ratio at birth, infant mortality, India, Tamil Nadu

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Child Work and Schooling Costs in Rural Northern India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2136
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 May 2006
Gautam Hazarika and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Texas at Brownsville and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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child labor, schooling costs, India

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Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6048
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Oct 2011
Anagaw Derseh Mebratie and Arjun S. Bedi
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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FDI, spillover, labour productivity, black economic empowerment, firm, South Africa

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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as a Safety Net in Birbhum, West Bengal

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 04 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2010
Subhasish Dey and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Manchester and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Employment Guarantee Programs, Safety Nets, West Bengal, India

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Daughter Elimination and the Cradle Baby Scheme in Tamil Nadu

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 May 2010
Arjun S. Bedi and Sharada Srinivasan
Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and University of Guelph
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Cradle baby scheme, Declining sex ratios, India

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Ensuring Daughter Survival in Tamil Nadu, India

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2010
Sharada Srinivasan and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Guelph and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Declining sex ratios, daughter elimination, female infanticide, gender discrimination, interventions, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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The Impact of a Cash Transfer Program on Cognitive Achievement: The Bono De Desarrollo Humano of Ecuador

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3658
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Aug 2008
Juan Ponce and Arjun S. Bedi
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) - Ecuador and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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cash transfers, test scores, regression discontinuity

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Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina

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Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Jul 2008
Ana Iturriza, Arjun S. Bedi and Robert A. Sparrow
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Wageningen UR - Development Economics Group
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Unemployment assistance programs, unemployment transitions, Argentina

Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3579
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Ana Iturriza, Arjun S. Bedi and Robert A. Sparrow
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Wageningen UR - Development Economics Group
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unemployment assistance programs, unemployment transitions, Argentina

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Returns to Islamic Microfinance: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Pakistan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10965
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Aug 2017
- Maazullah and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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returns to capital, microfinance, microenterprises, randomized experiment, Akhuwat microfinance

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Help, Prejudice and Headscarves

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11460
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 May 2018
Luis Artavia-Mora, Arjun S. Bedi and Matthias Rieger
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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help, cooperation, in-group favoritism, Muslim, dual-process of cognition, natural field experiment, The Netherlands

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Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6226
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Dec 2011
Randall Akee, Arjun S. Bedi, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies, College of William and Mary - Department of Economics and Cornell University - School of Applied Economics and Management
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human trafficking, two-way Nash bargaining, victim protection, law enforcement

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Marital Violence and Women's Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian Villages

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4361
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Manasi Bhattacharya, Arjun S. Bedi and Amrita Chhachhi
Uganda, Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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domestic violence, employment status, property ownership, India

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Health Care Seeking Behavior Among Self-Help Group Households in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

ERIM Report Series Reference No. 575
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Feb 2014
Wameq Raza, Ellen van de Poel, Pradeep Panda, David M. Dror and Arjun S. Bedi
BRAC, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), International Institute of Health Management Research, Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Healthcare seeking behavior, Non-degree allopathic providers, Community-based Health Insurance schemes, Self-help group, India

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Marital Violence and Women’s Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian Villages

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Aug 2009
Manasi Bhattacharya, Amrita Chhachhi and Arjun S. Bedi
Uganda, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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domestic violence, women, Uttar Pradesh, employment, ownership of property

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Infrastructure Development and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Bankura, West Bengal

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Jun 2012
Jitendra Roy and Arjun S. Bedi
Government of West Bengal and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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NREGA, Community participation, maintenance

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Remittances, Liquidity Constraints and Human Capital Investments in Ecuador

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3358
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Carla Calero, Arjun S. Bedi and Robert A. Sparrow
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Wageningen UR - Development Economics Group
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migration, remittances, trans-national networks, education, child labour, Ecuador

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The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4623
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2009
Admasu Shiferaw and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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job creation, job destruction, job reallocation, firm dynamics, Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia

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Skills Training and Employment Outcomes in Rural Bihar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10902
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 Aug 2017
Bhaskar Chakravorty and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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India, Bihar, skills training, youth unemployment

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Intuitive Cooperation and Punishment in the Field

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9871
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Luis Artavia-Mora, Arjun S. Bedi and Matthias Rieger
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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cooperation, punishment, response time, dual-process of cognition, natural field experiment

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Subjective Expectations of Medical Expenditures and Insurance in Rural Ethiopia

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2015-120/V
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Oct 2015
Zelalem Yilma, Owen O'Donnell, Anagaw Mebratie, Getnet Alemu and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Addis Ababa University and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Subjective probability, medical expenditure, out-of-pocket payments, adverse selection, health insurance, Ethiopia

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The Impact of Interest in School on Educational Success in Portugal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5462
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Pedro Goulart and Arjun S. Bedi
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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schooling, Portugal, educational outcomes, interest in school

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Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11360
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Arjun S. Bedi, Tanmoy Majilla and Matthias Rieger
Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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gender, culture, motherhood penalty, ethnic discrimination, field experiment, India

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Do We Ever Learn? Liber Amoricum Commemorating Karel Jansen

Do We Ever Learn? Liber Amoricum Commemorating Karel Jansen, P. Van Bergeijk & A. Geen, eds., International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, 2012
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2018
Peter A. G. van Bergeijk, Annet Geen, Rob Vos, Valpy Fitzgerald, Luis Carlos Jemio, Max Spoor, Le Tan Nghiem, Arjun S. Bedi, Syed Mansoob Murshed, Veronica Bayangos, Djalita Fialho, Howard Nicholas, A. Geske Dijkstra and Rolph van der Hoeven
Erasmus University - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Institute of Social Studies, United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs, University of Oxford - Department of Economics, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals - IBEI, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Faculty of Social Sciences and International Labour Organization (ILO) - Policy Integration Department
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development economics, monetary policy, financial crisis, Netherlands, Karel Jansen

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Uptake of Health Insurance and the Productive Safety Net Program in Rural Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9833
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 Apr 2016
Zemzem Shigute, Anagaw Mebratie, Robert A. Sparrow, Zelalem Yilma, Getnet Alemu and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Wageningen UR - Development Economics Group, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Addis Ababa University and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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productive safety net program, active labor market program, Ethiopia, community based health insurance, uptake of health insurance

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The Joint Effects of a Health Insurance and a Public Works Scheme in Rural Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10939
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Aug 2017
Zemzem Shigute, Christoph Strupat, Francesco Burchi, Getnet Alemu and Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - German Development Institute (DIE), German Development Institute, Addis Ababa University and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Ethiopia, Productive Safety Net Program, Community Based Health Insurance Scheme, joint effect

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Healthcare Seeking Behavior Among Self-Help Group Households in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

Raza, W. A., Van de Poel, E., Panda, P., Dror, D. M. and Bedi, A. (2015) ‘Healthcare seeking behaviour among self-help group households in rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India’, BMC Health Services Research, 16(1). doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1254-9.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 05 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2016
Wameq Raza, Ellen van de Poel, Pradeep Panda, David M. Dror and Arjun S. Bedi
BRAC, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), International Institute of Health Management Research, Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Healthcare seeking behavior; Non-degree allopathic providers; Community-based Health Insurance schemes; Self-help group; India

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Enrolment in Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

Health Policy and Planning 2014;29:960–974. doi:10.1093/heapol/czt077
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Jul 2015
Pradeep Panda, Arpita Chakraborty, David M. Dror and Arjun S. Bedi
International Institute of Health Management Research, Public Health Foundation of India, Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Community-based health insurance, health microinsurance, enrolment, rural India, self-help groups, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

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Wages and Wage Growth in Poland: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

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Wages and Wage Growth in Poland: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

The Economics of Transition, Vol. 10, pp. 1-27, 2002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 10 Dec 2002
Andrzej Cieslik and Arjun S. Bedi
Warsaw University - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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Wages and Wage Growth in Poland: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

Economics of Transition, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2002
Posted: 10 Jan 2002
Andrzej Cieslik and Arjun S. Bedi
Warsaw University - Department of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies

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Poland, Foreign Direct Investment, Wages, Wage Growth

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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Economic Development: A Partial Survey

ZEF – Discussion Papers On Development Policy No. 7, 1999
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2019
Arjun S. Bedi
Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies
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ICT, information and communication technology, economic development, survey

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Social Insurance Reform and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10903
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Aug 2017
Admasu Shiferaw, Arjun S. Bedi, Mans Soderbom and Getnet Alemu
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies, Göteborg University and Addis Ababa University
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social insurance, pension reform, labor markets, Ethiopia

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Gender Pay Differentials During the Transition in Poland

Economics of Transition, Vol. 11, No. 4, December 2003
Posted: 09 Jun 2004
Vera A. Adamchik and Arjun S. Bedi
University of Houston - Victoria - School of Business Administration and Erasmus University Rotterdam - International Institute of Social Studies

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