Persistent and Emerging Challenges to Development: Insights for Policy-Making in India

This book discusses development studies, divided into four sections: macroeconomy, health and standard of living, education, and banking and credit. It uses cutting-edge econometric techniques to answer important questions, such as spatial concentration of low infant and child health outcomes, trade liberalization and export quality, intergenerational occupational mobility, multidimensional poverty incidence in rural India, and robustness of the banking sector.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into a diverse array of topics within the field of development studies, acknowledging the multifaceted challenges associated with achieving and sustaining economic growth. It is organized into four sections:

The Macroeconomy: Foreign Trade, Structural Transition, and the Environment

Health and Standard of Living

Education, Human Capital, and Evolution of Employment Quality in India

Banking and Credit: Access, Efficiency, and Stability

The book brings together a distinguished group of senior and young economists, who employ cutting-edge econometric techniques and innovative approaches to explore profound insights that have the potential to shape tomorrow's theorization and policymaking. By examining critical issues such as spatial concentration of low infant and child health outcomes, trade liberalization and export quality, intergenerational occupational mobility, multidimensional poverty incidence in rural India, and the robustness of the banking sector, among others, the contributions in this volume shed light on pressing concerns and provide valuable recommendations for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners across various developmental sectors.

The use of novel and esoteric methods, including machine learning, spatial econometrics, system GMM, quintile regression, and counterfactual decomposition (QRCD), adds depth and richness to the analysis, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of the complex dynamics at play in development processes. This rich collection of insights holds immense importance for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, as it contributes to the ongoing dialogue and efforts to address the pressing challenges facing societies worldwide.

Weight: 688g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811641831
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022