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Is education the panacea for economic deprivation of Muslims? Evidence from wage earners in India, 1987-2005
Few researchers have examined the nature and determinants of earnings differentials among religious groups, and none has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multi-religious societies like the one in India. We address this lacuna in the literature by examining the differences in the average (log) earnings of Hindu and Muslim wage earners in India, during the 1987-2005 period. Our results indicate that education differences between Hindu and Muslim wage earners, especially differences in the proportion of wage earners with tertiary education, are largely responsible for the differences in the average (log) earnings of the two religious groups across the years. By contrast, differences in the returns to education do not explain the aforementioned difference in average (log) earnings. In conclusion, we discuss some policy implications
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Is education the panacea for economic deprivation of Muslims? Evidence from wage earners in India, 1987-2005
Few researchers have examined the nature and determinants of earnings differentials among religious groups, and none has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multi-religious societies like the one in India. We address this lacuna in the literature by examining the differences in the average log earnings of Hindu and Muslim wage earners in India, during the 1987-2005 period. Our results indicate that education differences between Hindu and Muslim wage earners, especially differences in the proportion of wage earners with tertiary education, are largely responsible for the differences in the average log earnings of the two religious groups across the years. By contrast, differences in the returns to education do not explain the aforementioned difference in average log earnings. In conclusion, we discuss some policy implications
Development of passive radiation detectors of improved sensitivity
The future development of a solid track high energy particle detector is discussed. The goal is to improve the sensitivity and lower the threshold of the detector. One most widely used material for such purpose is a plastic commercially known as CR-39. A scheme is presented which involves changing the formula of the monomer, diethylene glycol-bis-allyl carbonate. This is to be accomplished by substituting some heteroatoms for H and substituting sulfur atoms for oxygen in the ether linkages. Use of a new plasticizer to make the etched surface clearer than what has been accomplished as of today is suggested. Possible improvement in acquiring better tracks and increasing the ratio of V sub T/V sub B was planned. This is to be accomplished by changing the composition of the etchants, etching time, and etching temperature
A Double Outburst from IGR J00291+5934: Implications for Accretion Disk Instability Theory
The accretion-powered millisecond pulsar IGR J00291+5934 underwent two ~10 d
long outbursts during 2008, separated by 30 d in quiescence. Such a short
quiescent period between outbursts has never been seen before from a neutron
star X-ray transient. X-ray pulsations at the 599 Hz spin frequency are
detected throughout both outbursts. For the first time, we derive a pulse phase
model that connects two outbursts, providing a long baseline for spin frequency
measurement. Comparison with the frequency measured during the 2004 outburst of
this source gives a spin-down during quiescence of -4(1)x10^-15 Hz/s,
approximately an order of magnitude larger than the long-term spin-down
observed in the 401 Hz accretion-powered pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658. If this
spin-down is due to magnetic dipole radiation, it requires a 2x10^8 G field
strength, and its high spin-down luminosity may be detectable with the Fermi
Large Area Telescope. Alternatively, this large spin-down could be produced by
gravitational wave emission from a fractional mass quadrupole moment of Q/I =
1x10^{-9}. The rapid succession of the outbursts also provides a unique test of
models for accretion in low-mass X-ray binaries. Disk instability models
generally predict that an outburst will leave the accretion disk too depleted
to fuel a second outburst after such a brief quiescence. We suggest a
modification in which the outburst is shut off by the onset of a propeller
effect before the disk is depleted. This model can explain the short quiescence
and the unusually slow rise of the light curve of the second 2008 outburst.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figures; accepted by Ap
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