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Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?
Cigno, Alessandro; Rosati, Furio C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural … favourable indirect repercussions on the nutritional status of children. Both types of policies discourage fertility. Income re …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700866
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Tariffs, Social Status, and Gender in India
Anukriti, S; Kumler, Todd J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
higher mortality rates when more exposed to tariff declines. Consistent with the fertility-sex ratio trade-off in high son … preference societies, fertility increases for low-status women and decreases for high-status women. An exploration of the …
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Education and Fertility: Evidence from a Policy Change in Kenya
Chicoine, Luke E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper investigates the relationship between women's education and fertility by exploiting a 1985 policy change in … treatment intensity across birth cohorts. The reform led to an increase in education, a delay in marriage, and reduced fertility … beginning at the age of 20. The effect on fertility becomes increasingly negative through age 25. The findings suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570798
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Does Cash for School Influence Young Women's Behavior in the Longer Term? Evidence from Pakistan
Alam, Andaleeb; Baez, Javier E.; Del Carpio, Ximena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
productivity, consumption, inter-generational human capital accumulation and desired fertility. Lastly, there is no evidence that …
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The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Education in Chile
Berthelon, Matias; Kruger, Diana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We analyze the effect of having a child in adolescence on high school completion, educational attainment, and college enrollment in a developing country setting using nine repeated rounds of Chilean household surveys that span the 1990–2009 period. We control for selection bias and household...
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The Role of Coresidency with Adult Children in the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Older Men and Women in China
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Zhang, Dandan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Over the course of China's economic reforms, a pronounced divergence in the labor force participation patterns of rural and urban elders emerged – rural elders increased their rates of participation while urban elders reduced theirs. In this project, based on the data of the Chinese population...
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Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 Indonesian regions, and investigate the labour market mechanisms behind these effects. The identification strategy relies on combining information on initial regional labour and product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884152
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Internal vs. International Migration: Impacts of Remittances on Child Well-Being in Vietnam
Binci, Michele; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from the 1992/93 and 1997/98 Vietnam Living Standards Surveys, we investigate average school attendance and child labour in remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The...
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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Household Migration and Child Educational Attainment: The Case of Uganda
Ferrone, Lucia; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
In many Sub-Saharan African countries, a large number of people migrate internally or abroad because of demographic, economic and political factors. This pronounced mobility is likely to have consequences for child education, which is still a matter of concern in the region. We study this issue...
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