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"Women, Schooling, and Marriage in Rural Philippines"
DeSilva, Sanjaya; Bakhtiar, Mohammed Mehrab Bin - Levy Economics Institute - 2011
Using data from the Bicol region of the Philippines, we examine why women are more educated than men in a rural, agricultural economy in which women are significantly less likely than men to participate in the labor market. We hypothesize that educational homogamy in the marriage market and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009398268
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"Gendered Aspects of Globalization"
Sen, Sunanda - Levy Economics Institute - 2010
We need to go beyond the accepted notions relating to the role of women in the economy and society, especially in terms of what is recognized in mainstream theory and policy as "work" done by women. Thus, the traditional gender roles, with the man as the breadwinner and the woman in the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678210
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"Long-Term Benefits from Temporary Migration: Does the Gender of the Migrant Matter?"
DeSilva, Sanjaya - Levy Economics Institute - 2013
Utilizing a nationally representative sample of households from Sri Lanka, this study examines gender differences in the long-term impact of temporary labor migration. We use a propensity score matching (PSM) framework to compare households with return migrants, households with current migrants,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610152
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Rates of Return to Education by Gender in Pakistan
Aslam, Monazza - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2006
Differential labour market returns to male and female education are one potential explanation for large gender gaps in education in Pakistan. We empirically test this explanation by estimating private returns to education separately for male and female wage earners. This paper contributes to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010605236
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Intrahousehold Allocation of Education Expenditure and Returns to Education: The Case of Sri Lanka
Himaz, Rozana - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
This paper uses demand analysis to explore whether intrahousehold allocation of education expenditure differs between boys and girls in rural Sri Lanka.  Contrary to most countries in South Asia a significant bias favouring girls is found in 1990/91 for the 5-9 and 17-19 age groups and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047961
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Bericht des Europäischen Beschäftigungsobservatoriums
Europäische Kommission / Europäisches … - Birmingham : ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd.; … - 2001 -
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Bericht des Europäischen Beschäftigungsobservatoriums
Europäische Kommission / Europäisches … - Luxembourg : Amt für Amtliche Veröffentlichungen der …; … - 2001 - 2003; 2004(2005) - 2009,Frü.; 2009 - 2011
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Tassazione, performance dell'economia ed Europa
Paganetto, Luigi (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001623825
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Il lavoro e la sovranità sociale, 1996 - 1997
Rossi, Nicola (contributor) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000903085
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A Pluralist Account of Labour Participation in India
Olsen, Wendy - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2006
Labour force participation in India is found to respond to a plurality of causal mechanisms. Employment and unpaid … curve of female employment by education levels. Many women at the bottom of the U are doing extra-domestic work, so a …-domestic work (and are more likely to be `inactive`) than women in other cultural groups. Economic poverty causes employment to be …
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