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Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan
Chang, Simon; Fleisher, Belton M.; Kim, Seonghoon; Liu, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855348
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The Impact of Education on Unemployment Incidence and Re-employment Success: Evidence from the U.S. Labour Market
Riddell, W. Craig; Song, Xueda - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals’ transitions between employment and unemployment …, with particular focus on the extent to which education improves re-employment outcomes among unemployed workers. Given that … positive correlations between education and labour force transitions are likely to be confounded by the endogeneity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008868121
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The Effect of Education on Smoking Behavior: New Evidence from Smoking Durations of a Sample of Twins
Koning, Pierre; Webbink, Dinand; Martin, Nicholas G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper analyses the effect of education on starting and quitting smoking, using longitudinal data of Australian … twins. The endogeneity of education, censoring of smoking durations and the timing of starting smoking versus that of … completion of education are taken into account by the flexible Mixed Proportional Hazard specification. Unobserved effects are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611310
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How to Deal with Covert Child Labour, and Give Children an Effective Education, in a Poor Developing Country
Cigno, Alessandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
As credit and insurance markets are imperfect, and given that intra-family transfers, and the way a child uses her time outside school hours, are private information, the second-best policy makes school enrollment compulsory, forces overt child labour below its efficient level (if positive), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009001091
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National Youth Policy 2010 (NYP 2010)
Youth, Ministry of; YAS, Sports Affairs - eSocialSciences - 2011
The NYP 2010 is a step forward from the earlier Policy formulated in 1988 and, later, in 2003. It reaffirms commitment of the nation to the holistic development of the young people of the country. This document aims to reinforce existing policies and programmes of the current Policy that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002232
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No Protection for the AamBachcha
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
Despite some commendable efforts and achievements of the Indian state, it is an explicit fact that the majority of children in India are suffering, deprived of basic resources and needs for an average human existence. Due to their own incapacity to fight for their rights, the ‘unprotected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002240
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Gender Budget 2011-12
BMC, Municipal Commissioner - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Corporation has decided to implement various schemes for females within the framework of its obligatory and discretionary functions as laid down in the M.M.C. Act. A step towards it, is a separate provision in the Budget Estimates for the year 2011-12. This provision is to be utilized for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002260
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The State of the World’s Children 2011 Adolescence – An Age of Opportunity
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2011
health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002272
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2010-11
Kapur, Avani; Chowdhury, Anirvan - eSocialSciences - 2011
through access and enrolment. [Budget Briefs]. URL: [http://www.accountabilityindia.in/sites/default/files/budget-education/final_education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002275
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Delhi Fails to Protect its Children
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
Can Delhi really hold its head high when it cannot even protect its own children? URL: [http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/Delhi%20Fails%20to%20Protect%20its%20Children_BfC%202011-12(2).pdf]
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