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the entry of women into the labor force. We both find a much lower wage elasticity than Borjas to immigration (-0.2) and …
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Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh....
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massive unemployment problem. This paper takes stock of the international literature and conducts an economywide macro … investigates whether this policy measure is appropriate in dealing with South Africas particular sources of unemployment. We argue … dominant policy instrument for dealing with the broader unemployment problem. To enhance the effectiveness of wage subsidies …
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considerable reforms, the country has failed to generate pro-poor growth, with both unemployment and inequality worsening over the … on growth, employment and poverty in South Africa. More specifically, it examines how men and women have been affected … differently and whether liberalization has contributed to the faster rise in female unemployment and poverty. The results suggest …
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Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...
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promoted as a strategy to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A among young children and adult women in Uganda. As an … and nonland assets controlled by women, affect adoption and diffusion decisions. …
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whether benefits affect men and women equally. Using a randomized field experiment in Senegal and Burkina Faso, we compare … hypothesize that this difference results from the fact that although men and women are equally exposed to yield risk, women face … essence, the basis risk associated with agricultural insurance products is higher for women. Insurance was more effective than …
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Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within the household, income generation, and women’s empowerment....
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and development implementers could improve outcomes for women in future projects. …
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