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immigration has little if any negative impact on wages among natives, whereas others suggest that immigration has large, negative … effects on native wages. On the latter side of the debate, many point to the work of Borjas (2003), who takes a national view … estimate a positive, statistically significant relationship between men’s wages and women’s entry into education …
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Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages … to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Rising wages are likely a result of a combination of more ample … real wages has boosted the poor’s earnings, thereby reducing their likelihood of being poor. …
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Most of the poor in the developing countries are smallholder farmers. Improving their productivity is essential for reducing poverty. Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. If one treats...
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skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in …
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series of casual wages from 119 locations in both Ethiopian cities and rural towns. We use this data for two types of … changes in nominal wages respond to changes in food and non-food prices. We find alarming results. The disposable income of … evidence that wages substantially adjust to higher food prices, except in the long run. …
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evaluate how the 1998 “flood of the century” affected wages in Bangladesh. We find long-term declines in wages where …
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A boa nutrição é fundamental para se construírem vidas saudáveis, meios de subsistência fortes e resilientes, e economias prósperas. Em sua ausência, a construção é feita em areia movediça. Crianças com atraso de crescimento não se desenvolvem adequadamente e, em especial,...
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Empirical evidence suggests that women are more vulnerable to chronic poverty and gender inequality is likely to … condition the impacts of policies on the rest of the economy and consequently on poverty itself. While gender … economically direct way by which governments can influence individual behavior, requests have been made for gender-responsive tax …
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recent high oil prices through a gender lens in South Africa. A multisector general equilibrium framework is developed to … shock. The gender employment gap also increases under the fixed petroleum price scenarios regardless of the tax … decomposed by type of industry to further explore its gender employment impact. Simulation results indicate that the gender …
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