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Female Labour Migration in India : Insights From NSSO Data

Shanthi, K. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

The objective of this working paper is to examine the extent of employment oriented migration of females in India and the inter state variations in its magnitude using NSSO 55th Round Household level data on Migration . It is found that though the percentage is very small for employment oriented...

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Poverty, Fertility Preferences and Family Planning Practice in the Philippines

Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

This paper looks at the interaction of poverty, fertility preferences and family planning practice in the Philippines … running but largely unresolved debate in the country on the relationship between fertility preferences and family planning and … more importantly, a recursive qualitative response model was estimated to identify the determinants of fertility …

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Historical Sources of Institutional Trajectories in Economic Development : China, Japan, and Korea Compared

Aoki, Masahiko - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012

This essay provides a game-theoretic, endogenous view of institutions, and then applies the idea to identify the sources of institutional trajectories of economic development in China, Japan, and Korea. It stylizes the Malthusian-phase of East Asian economies as peasant-based economies in which...

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Historical Sources of Institutional Trajectories in Economic Development : China, Japan, and Korea Compared

Aoki, Masahiko - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012

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Governance in Indiaââ‚¬â„¢s Public Transport Systems - Comparing Indian Railways and Airlines

Goyal, Ashima - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

The paper examines the basic reasons and feasible remedies for organizational weakness, and the possible contribution of ownership, industry and management structure, leadership, social norms, and institutional incentives to alleviating the weaknesses in the Indian context. The arguments are...

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Inter-regional project : How to strengthen social protection coverage in the context of the European Union Agenda on decent work and promoting employment in the informal economy. T...

Chandoevwit, Worawan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Thailand is a middle-income country with per capita income of 134,343 baht or US$3,887 in 2007.1 It was once an agrarian economy, but with the pace of development, its economy now relies more on industry and services. As a result, employment in these sectors has been increasing. With the move...

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Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh A Preliminary Assessment

Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; Hossain, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

ILOs initiative to assess the impact of the financial crisis on employment and labour market of South Asian economies and develop alternative policy responses to mitigate the adverse social effects of the crisis on the world of work, especially the vulnerable groups, is timely and addresses a...

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Heterogeneity in Returns to Work Experience : A Dynamic Model of Female Labor Force Participation

Yamada, Ken - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

This paper provides structural estimates of heterogeneous returns to work experience for Japanese married women. A dynamic model of labor force participation is used to account for dynamic self-selection into employment. Heterogeneity is incorporated into the model in a way that allows for the...

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Labor Supply Responses to the 1990s Japanese Tax Reforms

Yamada, Ken - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

The consumption-leisure choice model implies that an exogenous change in tax rates will bring about a change in labor supply. This implication is expected to be important to labor supplied by secondary earners under a progressive tax system when spousal income alters effective marginal tax...

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Migration, Policy and Welfare in the Context of Developing Economies : A Simple Extended Family Approach

Hussain, S.M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

After giving an overview of the state of migration policy in developing countries with special reference to Pakistan this paper essentially revisits the issue of policy and its effect on rural to urban migration under an extended family theoretical framework. This specific approach is motivated...

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