Special Issue: India in Transition: Insights from India Human Development Survey (2004–2012) Debasis Barik Pallavi Choudhuri Ruchi Jain Sonalde Desai

Editorial – Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Volume 18, Issue 3-4, August–November 2024 Debasis Barik Pallavi Choudhuri Sonalde Desai Ruchi Jain

The early decades of the 21st century reflect tremendous transformation in Indian society due to both economic growth and global challenges. The Gross Domestic Product has grown at the rate of 5–9 per cent resulting in a decline in poverty. Whereas, the India Human Development...   Read More

Rethinking Social Safety Nets in a Changing Society: Evidence from the India Human Development Survey Sonalde Desai Debasis Barik Pallavi Choudhuri Bijay Chouhan Om Prakash Sharma Sharan Sharma Dinesh Kumar Tiwari

With a growing economy and declining poverty, India faces a curious challenge in providing a social safety net to its citizens. Using data from three rounds of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), collected in 2004-05, 2011-12, and 2022- 24, this paper shows that households...   Read More

Can I Interview Her? Gatekeeping in a Telephone Survey of Female Migrants in India Sharan Sharma Bijay Chouhan Om Prakash Sharma Jaya Koti Sonalde Desai

This paper explores ‘gatekeeping’, the phenomenon where access to a sample person in the household is controlled by another person. Gatekeeping of female persons is especially an issue in societies governed by gendered social norms. It can increase survey error by reducing response rates and...   Read More

Gendered time use, body mass index, and well-being among adolescents in resource-poor settings in India: The adverse role of domesticity Dibyasree Ganguly Kriti Vikram

We investigated how adolescents' time allocation across daily activities influences their body mass index and well-being by paying explicit attention to gender and activities relevant to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We hypothesized that the inequitable domestic burden shouldered by girls adversely affects their health...   Read More