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Publications
41
Citations
4K
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27
Active since
1993
Affiliations
World Bank Group(Current)
World Bank
London School of Economics and Political Science
Stanford University
Vijayendra Rao is an author at World Bank Group specializing in social sciences, sociology, and economics.
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Social SciencesSociologyEconomicsGenderPublic PolicyCasteBusinessEducationEconomic DevelopmentRural Governance
Publications per year
1993–2022
Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India
Francis Bloch, Vijayendra Rao · American Economic Review · 2002 · 530 citations
Lateral Violence, Violence Against Women, Gender Studies +9
The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India
Vijayendra Rao · Journal of Political Economy · 1993 · 381 citations
Hedonic Analysis, Rural India, Socioeconomics +21
The Politics of Public Good Provision: Evidence from Indian Local Governments
Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, Lupin Rahman et al. · Journal of the European Economic Association · 2004 · 376 citations
Wife-beating in rural South India: A qualitative and econometric analysis
Vijayendra Rao · Social Science & Medicine · 1997 · 362 citations
Rural South India, Sociology, Demography +4
The Determinants of Gender Equity in India: Examining Dyson and Moore's Thesis with New Data
Lupin Rahman, Vijayendra Rao · Population and Development Review · 2004 · 259 citations
Women Empowerment, Gender Justice, Influential Dyson +22
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