Feminist Economics, April 2021

India implemented one of the world's most stringent lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This study examines whether the impacts of the lockdown on employment differed by gender in areas surrounding Delhi....

Social Indicators Research, April 2021

Although India has progressed significantly on several health outcomes but the state of food and nutrition security in the country still requires sustained efforts to accelerate achievement. Existing data based on socio-economic surveys...

Social Indicators Research, April 2021

This study presents a comprehensive methodological framework for assessing the economic-socio-cultural (ESC) sustainability of neighborhood-level urban communities (NLUCs) in Kolkata, India. The present study aims to propose ...

Economic Modelling, April 2021

This study investigates whether R&D intensity has a moderating effect on the links between international firm activities (viz. exports, trade in imported inputs and capital goods, and foreign direct investment) and productivity...

European Journal of Operational Research, April 2021

Policymakers during COVID-19 operate in uncharted territory and must make tough decisions. Operational Research--the ubiquitous 'science of better'--plays a vital role in supporting this decision-making process. To that end,...

Energy Research and Social Science, April 2021

In the global context of reducing carbon emissions and shifting towards sustainable modes of urban infrastructure, strategies that provide decentralized access to renewable energy technologies for the urban poor are increasingly promoted...

Energy Economics, April 2021

This study analyzes the relationship between oil shocks and the equity markets of a group of world major oil producers and consumers encompassing both the GCC and BRICS economies. We employ a novel framework to decompose...

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, April 2021

This paper applies the quantile Granger causality test, to explore whether the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) is affected by the crude oil price (COP) shocks in BRICS countries. The empirical results of the causal link present ...

World Development, April 2021

Slum settlements have received significant attention for their vulnerabilities to the spread of Covid-19. To mitigate risks of transmission, and alleviate economic distress associated with containment measures, public health experts ...

World Development, April 2021

A perverse consequence of having decentralized local governments in developing countries is the misuse of public office for private gains by local leaders. This leads to a type of political elite capture where resources are diverted from...

World Development, April 2021

This study explores women waste pickers' perceptions and embodied experiences of wellbeing in Ahmedabad, India. Waste pickers are self-employed urban workers who collect and sell recyclable materials on an informal basis ...