Obesity, Socioeconomic Transitions, and the Evolving Social Gradient of Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading cause of premature mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), accounting for more than 80% of early NCD deaths worldwide. As LMICs undergo rapid demographic, nutritional, and epidemiological transitions, obesity has emerged as a central driver of cardiometabolic...   Read More

Moving to a New Location for Work: How Easy Is It to Get It Right? Debasis Barik Manjistha Banerji Dinesh Kumar Tiwari

Internal migration of labor (or labor migration) from rural to urban areas was once thought to be a necessary process to meet labor demand at the urban industrial sectors. The classical two-sector migration models assumed that people migrate from less remunerative agricultural sector to the...   Read More

Risk of Developing NCDs in Later Life among the Overweight and Obese Women in India: Insights from a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study Debasis Barik

The National Family Health Survey has consistently documented a sharp rise in overweight and obesity among Indian adults. Among women of reproductive age, the prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled in the past 15 years—from 12.6 per cent in 2005–2006 to 24.0 per cent in...   Read More

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