Issues in Chronic Poverty: Panel Data Based Analysis

Mehta, Aasha Kapur; Bhide, Shashanka

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1756888

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“…For instance, 63% of General Castes , 43% of OBCs, 37% of SCs, and 30% of STs moved out of poverty during 2004–2005 to 2011–2012 (Thorat et al, 2017). Similar results were found by other studies using retrospective and panel studies of income on poverty (Dhamija & Bhide, 2013; Krishna, 2003; Krishna & Shariff, 2011; Mehta & Bhide, 2003). Similarly, by using panel data from the nationally representative Indian Human Development Survey, another study found that disadvantaged communities such as SC and ST households had a higher risk of entering into or continuing in poverty compared with those advantaged social groups as General Caste (Thorat et al, 2017).…”

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Change in Household Environment Condition in India: Evidence From Panel Data

2021

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We examine the transition in household environment condition (HEC) in India during 2004–2012 by using panel data of the India Human Development Survey. In particular, this study documents the movement of households into and out of poor HEC. We found that a higher proportion of socially deprived classes, namely, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Castes, were continued to be in or fall into poor HEC than the General Castes. The movement out of poor HEC (to middle and better-off HEC) was least observed among the underprivileged Castes than the General Castes. Similarly, households in economically poor condition and those with illiterate and primary occupation household heads were entering into or remaining more in poor HEC than their counterparts. By regions, Central and Eastern regions were either continued to be more in poor HEC or experienced the least upward movement from poor HEC to the middle and better-off condition than other regions. Findings based on multivariate logistic regression models have reinforced the results from the bivariate analyses. From a policy perspective, the findings advance that socially disadvantaged population needs greater emphasis on ongoing programs to improve household living and environmental conditions in India.

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Change in Household Environment Condition in India: Evidence From Panel Data

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“…Mehta and Bhide (2003) found 48% of poor Hindus had escaped poverty compared to 40% of poor Muslims. Krishna and Shariff found only 45% of Muslims escaped poverty between 1994 and 2005, comparable to the low rates for Dalits and Adivasis (46%).…”

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“…Panel data analysis has been less common; what has been available has used mostly selected rural samples from NCAER (Mehta and Bhide 2003) and from ICRISAT, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Singh and Binswanger 1993; Gaiha and Imai 2004). The last available year from ICRISAT is 2008 and from NCAER, 1998–99.…”

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“…The evidence is clearest for Adivasis, while Dalits and especially OBCs occasionally show escape rates more similar to forward castes. For example, Mehta and Bhide (2003) studying 3139 rural households found that while 63% of “Upper Caste” households who were poor in 1970–71 were no longer poor a decade later, only 37% of Dalits and, even fewer, 30%, of Adivasis had managed to escape poverty during that time. Escape rates for OBC households, 43%, fell between these two extremes.…”

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Escaping and Falling into Poverty in India Today

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The study examines the dynamic nature of movements into and out of poverty over a period when poverty has fallen substantially in India. The analysis identifies people who escaped poverty and those who fell into it over the period 2005 to 2012. The analysis identifies people who escaped poverty and those who fell into it over the period 2005 to 2012. Using panel data from the India Human Development Survey for 2005 and 2012, we find that the risks of marginalized communities such as Dalits and Adivasis of falling into or remaining in poverty were higher than those for more privileged groups. Some, but not all of these higher risks are explained by educational, financial, and social disadvantages of these groups in 2005. Results from a logistic regression show that some factors that help people escape poverty differ from those that push people into it and that the strength of their effects varies.

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“…Bhide and Mehta (2005) -NCAER panel survey 1970 Land the only asset (other assets were livestock and house) with significant influence on households in persistent poverty as against those having exited from poverty Impact of irrigation not discussed explicitly 6. Krishna 2003 Landlessness, low quality of land and non-availability of irrigation facility listed as first three factors responsible for persistent poverty among large proportion of rural households Out-migration one of the important coping mechanisms; incidence of out-migration increased from 10-19% of the workforce, covering 25% of rural households during resurvey period Source: Adapted from Mehta and Bhide (2003).…”

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Natural Resources and Chronic Poverty in India: A Review of Issues and Evidence

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2009

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Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy such as India. The discourse on poverty reduction however, has often overlooked some of the major concerns of natural resource management, despite recognizing the criticality of agricultural growth for reducing rural poverty in the country. This paper presents an overview of the interface between natural resources and poverty in India and pleads for better equity and sustainability in resource management by ensuring sustained investment in support institutions at various levels. While a number of schemes have been undertaken for management of natural resources viz; land, water, and forests by adopting participatory approaches, much of this remains isolated from the mainstream strategies for enhancing agricultural productivity across the three sets of regions-dry land; high potential rain fed; and high potential irrigated-where the emphasis is mainly on crop technology and yield maximization. The challenge now, is to shift towards water efficient and knowledge/employment intensive systems of agricultural production. Achieving this would require a more nuanced approach, which incorporates differential agroecological features on the one hand, and employment-livelihood needs on the other.

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Issues in Chronic Poverty: Panel Data Based Analysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Change in Household Environment Condition in India: Evidence From Panel Data

Change in Household Environment Condition in India: Evidence From Panel Data

Escaping and Falling into Poverty in India Today

Natural Resources and Chronic Poverty in India: A Review of Issues and Evidence

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