Life, Livelihood, and Long Term Well-being

The Effect of Mortality Risks and Land Reforms on Human Capital Investments in India

Arkadipta Ghosh

ResearchPublished Jun 13, 2008

Human capital investments in childhood have an important bearing on later life outcomes including long term health and well-being. Crucial factors that determine parental investments in childhood include household preferences, resource constraints, and background factors such as risks and economic shocks. This dissertation evaluates the role of some of these factors in determining childhood investments in rural India.

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  • Year: 2008
  • Pages: 118
  • Document Number: RGSD-232

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Ghosh, Arkadipta, Life, Livelihood, and Long Term Well-being: The Effect of Mortality Risks and Land Reforms on Human Capital Investments in India. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008. https://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD232.html.
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This document was submitted as a dissertation in April 2008 in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral degree in public policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The faculty committee that supervised and approved the dissertation consisted of Emmett Keeler (Chair), Neeraj Sood, and David Evans.

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