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Occupational Structure and Incidence of Poverty in Indian Towns of Different Sizes
Author(s) -
Dubey Amaresh,
Gangopadhyay Shubhashis,
Wadhwa Wilima
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9361.00106
Subject(s) - ceteris paribus , poverty , productivity , incidence (geometry) , economics , demographic economics , development economics , population , labour economics , geography , socioeconomics , economic growth , demography , sociology , physics , optics , microeconomics
This paper investigates the incidence of poverty in Indian towns and cities of various sizes of population. It also tests the hypothesis that larger towns and cities, because of their size, are capable of supporting more complex economic activities, improving labor productivity, and hence lowering the incidence of poverty. In particular, similar levels of education, ceteris paribus, have a larger impact in bigger conurbations.