Research Area: Gender & Nutrition
Apurva Borar
Apurva Borar is a PhD student in the field of applied economics and management. Her research interests include the economics of gender, public policy, development economics, and social networks in economics. Prior to joining Cornell, she worked as an assistant…
Measuring Women’s Self-Help Group Performance in India
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 7, May 2017
Guidelines for Assessing Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
TCI-TARINA Training Manual No. 2, September 2016
Guidelines for Incorporating Dietary Diversity Metrics in Agriculture-Nutrition Surveys
TCI-TARINA Training Manual No. 1, June 2016
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 3, August 2019
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Maternal and Child Health
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 2, May 2018
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Dietary Diversity
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 1, May 2018
COVID-19 and Women’s Nutrition Security: Panel Data Evidence from Rural India
Abstract Read a policy brief based on this study. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, India implemented a stringent nationwide lockdown. Although food value chains and allied activities were exempted from the lockdown, there were widespread disruptions in food access and availability. Using two-panel datasets,...
Three Essays On Agriculture – Nutrition Linkages: Women’s Iron Status and Empowerment In Agriculture In Chandrapur, India
Abstract Agriculture based approaches are increasingly being propagated for tackling micronutrient malnutrition. Women constitute 30% of the agricultural labor force in India. However very little research has systematically examined the connection between farming systems and the status of women, that is their level of empowerment,...
Changes in Men’s and Women’s Economic Roles in Rural Indian Households, 2009-2014
Abstract The purpose of my dissertation research is to examine the effect of men’s non-farm employment on women’s economic roles in rural India, as mediated by class, caste, and education. The main hypothesis of my dissertation is that changes in men’s time-allocation towards wage and...