Body Mass Index, Participation, Duration of Work and Earnings Under NREGS: Evidence from Rajasthan
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Body Mass Index, Participation, Duration of Work and Earnings under NREGS: Evidence from Rajasthan
Despite its evident importance relatively little is known about links between Body Mass Index (BMI) and participation in workfare programs, particularly in India. Using a unique data set for the Indian state of Rajasthan for 2009-10, this paper attempts to fill this void and examines the association between BMI and participation in, duration of employment in and earnings from employment in NREG...
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1805344