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Economics Seminar , Indian Statistical Institute , New Delhi

This paper sheds light on two problems in the Penn World Table (PWT) GDP estimates. First, we show that these estimates vary substantially across different versions of the PWT despite being derived from very similar underlying data and using almost identical methodologies; that this variability is systematic; and that it is intrinsic to the methodology deployed by the PWT to estimate growth rat...

Economics Seminar , Indian Statistical Institute , New Delhi

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India (NREGA) has generated a lot of interest among the researchers to measure its impact on labor market outcomes. A few papers in this literature use the differences-in-differences (DID) strategy exploiting the phase wise implementation of the program across districts in India to identify its impact on private sector casual wages. This identifica...

Institute of Technology Delhi , ( IIT Delhi )

Number: 015-0565 Abstract Title: An integrated model for maintenance planning, process qualityTitle: An integrated model for maintenance planning, process quality control and production scheduling Authors Information: 1. Divya Pandey Research Scholar Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, (IIT Delhi) Hauz Khas, New Delhi India-110016 * Corresponding Author e-...

Heavy Metal Contamination of Vegetables in Delhi

INTRODUCTION: This paper describes selected findings from an interdisciplinary research project funded by the UK Department for International Development (January 2000 to April 2003) which was carried out in Delhi and Varanasi by Imperial College, London in partnership with Srishti; Delhi University; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Development Tracks, New Delhi and the Indian Agricultural R...

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