Narrow search
Showing 1 - 3 of 3
Cover Image
A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394114
Cover Image
School meals, educational achievement, and school competition : evidence from a randomized evaluation
Kremer, Michael - 2005
chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participation was 30 percent higher in the treatment group than in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522676
Cover Image
Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi
Yamauchi, Futoshi - 2009
"This paper examines the impacts of natural disasters on schooling investments with special focus on the roles of ex-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions depends on disaster risks and the likelihood of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394203