JG Altonji, P Bharadwaj… - 2008 - nber.org
We examine changes in the characteristics of American youth between the late 1970s and
the late 1990s, with a focus on characteristics that matter for labor market success. We
reweight the NLSY79 to look like the NLSY97 along a number of dimensions that are ...
P Bharadwaj, A Khwaja… - Economic and Political Weekly, 2008 - JSTOR
The Partition of India in 1947 along ostensibly religious lines into India, Pakistan, and what
eventually became Bangladesh resulted in one of the largest and most rapid migrations in
human history. In this paper district level census data from archives are compiled to ...
P Bharadwaj, A Khwaja… - Cambridge, MA: Harvard …, 2008 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: Large scale migrations, especially involuntary ones, can have a substantial impact
on the demographics of both sending and receiving communities. We estimate the impact of
the 1947 Indian subcontinent partition, one of the largest and most rapid population ...
P Bharadwaj - 2009 - dss.ucsd.edu
Abstract. Informational frictions are an important source of inefficiency in rural labor markets.
I examine the role of family size in mitigating costs that arise due to these frictions. I show
that an increase in family size decreases the demand for hired labor in tasks for which ...
P Bharadwaj, J Eberhard… - 2010 - escholarship.org
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates the causal relationship between birth weight and
school achievement among children in grades 1 through 8. A 10% increase in birth weight
improves performance in math by nearly 0.05 standard deviations in 1st grade. The causal ...
P Bharadwaj… - Mimeograph. University of San Diego, 2010 - cega.berkeley.edu
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates whether boys receive preferential prenatal treatment in
a setting where son preference is present. Using micro health data from India, we highlight
sex-selective prenatal investments as a new channel via which parents can practice ...
[CITATION] The Anemic Response of Skill Investment to Skill Premium Growth
JG Altonji, P Bharadwaj… - VOXeu, May, 2008
[CITATION] Do Initial Endowments Matter only Initially? Birth Weight, Parental Investments and School Achievement
P Bharadwaj, J Eberhard… - 2010 - UC San Diego Working Paper
[CITATION] Discrimination Begins in the Womb: Evidence of Sex Selective Prenatal Care
P Bharadwaj… - 2010 - Mimeograph., UCSD
P Bharadwaj - University of California, San Diego, 2009 - dss.ucsd.edu
ABSTRACT. Does the postponement of marriage affect fertility and investment in human
capital? I study this question in the context of a 1957 amendment to the marriage law in
Mississippi that was aimed at delaying the age of marriage. Changes included raising the ...
P Bharadwaj - 2009 - gradworks.umi.com
Abstract: This dissertation studies fertility and fertility outcomes from three different
perspectives. In the first chapter, I examine the role of family size in mitigating costs that arise
due to informational frictions between hired and family labor in rural India. The literature ...
P Bharadwaj… - 2011 - rand.org
Abstract In this paper we examine the role of early childhood health interventions on
mortality and long run academic achievement in school. We exploit the idea that medical
treatments often follow rules of thumb for assigning care to patients. In this instance we ...
P Bharadwaj, J Eberhard… - 2010 - sole-jole.org
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates the causal relationship between birth weight and
school achievement among children in grades 1 through 8. A 10% increase in birth weight
improves performance in math by nearly 0.05 standard deviations in 1st grade. The causal ...
P Bharadwaj - 2008 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: In 1957 the state of Mississippi amended its marriage law. Changes included
raising the minimum age for men and women, parental consent requirements, compulsory
blood tests and proof of age. As a result, the number of marriages performed in Mississippi ...
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