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Besides demographic estimates, Bhat's work covered various theoretical issues in demography. His work on fertility examined the role of education, regional fertility variation and the religious differences in fertility. Selected references for his work in this area are as follows:
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His major work on nuptiality in India dealt with the impact of marriage squeeze on marriage age and rates. He and his co-author (S. Halli) proposed five new indicators that allow the examination of the influence of marriage squeeze on marriage rates.
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His work could be classified under two headings: the first, work dealing with the compilation and derivation of various demographic estimates and related methodologies; and second, work dealing with various theoretical issues.
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Mari Bhat played a key role in the implementation of the third round of the
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Bhat's work provides an unparalleled source for Indian demographic data. Below are the selected references that show the breadth of his work on demographic estimates:
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Bhat's research career was focused exclusively on Indian demography. His work covered three major areas of Indian demography:
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in 1987. At the time of his death he was the director of the
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P. N. Mari Bhat was an associate professor at the Center of
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