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Pesticide poisoning of farm workers : implications of blood test results from Vietnam

Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005

"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the...

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Mexico : human capital effects on wages and productivity

Lopez Acevedo, Gladys - 2005

"The authors follow the Hellerstein, Neumark, and Troske (1999) framework to estimate marginal productivity differentials and compare them with estimated relative wages. The analysis provides evidence on productivity and nonproductivity-based determinations of wages. Special emphasis is given to...

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Activities, employment, and wages in rural and semi-urban Mexico

Verner, Dorte - 2005

consumption distribution tend to earn a larger share of their nonagricultural incomes from wage labor activities. For the poorest …, low-productivity wage labor activities are important. The quantile wage regression analysis for rural Mexico shows a … rather heterogeneous impact pattern of individual characteristics across the wage distribution on monthly wages. The author …

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Why should we care about child labor? The education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor

Dehejia, Rajeev Harsha - 2005

"Although there is extensive literature on the determinants of child labor and many initiatives aimed at combating it, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health. Beegle, Dehejia, and Gatti evaluate the causal...

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Teachers' salaries and professional profile in Mexico

Lopez Acevedo, Gladys - 2004

"Teachers' salaries have often been highlighted as an important issue in discussions on school improvement. The level and structure of teacher remuneration affect morale and the ability to focus on and devote adequate time to teaching. Lopez-Acevedo examines who teachers are, whether teachers...

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The urban unbanked in Mexico and the United States

John, Patrick - 2006

"This paper examines the ways in which lower-income households obtain basic financial services in urban communities in Mexico and the United States. And it discusses the efforts that private sector and government organizations are making to lower the cost or improve the quality of those...

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Health care decisions as a family matter : intrahousehold education externalities and the utilization of health services

Lindelow, Magnus - 2004

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