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The power of the interviewer: a qualitative perspective on African survey data collection
Randall, Sara; Coast, Ernestina; Compaore, Natacha; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal and Burkina Faso. RESULTS Despite comprehensive training manuals and definitions, interviewers … an ability to follow precise wording. In Africa, where survey concepts are often different from local concepts and where …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071335
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England and Wales: stable fertility and pronounced social status differences
Sigle-Rushton, Wendy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
For nearly three decades, the total fertility rate in England and Wales has remained high relative to other European … countries, and stable at about 1.7 births per woman. In this chapter, we examine trends in both period and cohort fertility … and quantum of fertility. Breaking with a market-oriented and laissez-faire approach to work and family issues, the last …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745633
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Fertility and union dissolution in Brazil: an example of multi-process modelling using the Demographic and Health Survey calendar data
Leone, Tiziana; Hinde, Andrew - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
This study examines the union and conception histories of Brazilian women aged 15-49 using the 1996 Demographic and … between union instability and fertility in Brazil which has been long understudied. Using the example of Brazil it … fertility in Brazil using multiprocess event history analysis techniques as developed by Lillard (1993). This type of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746580
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The UK productivity and jobs puzzle: does the answer lie in labour market flexibility?
Pessoa, João Paulo; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
GDP per worker fell for the five years after 2008 which is unprecedented in post war UK history. In this paper we argue that “capital shallowing” (i.e. the fall in the capital-labour ratio) could be the main reason for this. This is likely to have occurred due to changes in factor prices: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126109
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School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction
Gibbons, Stephen; Silva, Olmo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Researchers in economics of education usually assume that parents choose schools for their high academic performance, with some support from revealed preference evidence based on local house prices. However, anecdotal evidence and common sense suggest that school quality is not one-dimensional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745351
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A representation of time discounting
Heilmann, Conrad - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
The concept of time discounting introduces weights on future goods to make these less valu- able. Famously, both the specic functional form of time discounting and its normative sta- tus are contested. To address these problems, this paper provides a measurement-theoretic framework of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884501
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Political competition and economic performance: theory and evidence from the United States
Besley, Timothy; Persson, Torsten; Sturm, Daniel.M - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
One of the most cherished propositions in economics is that market competition by and large raises consumer welfare. But whether political competition has similarly virtuous consequences is far less discussed. This paper formulates a model to explain why political competition may enhance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884502
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Revitalising the Planning Commission
Ikram, Khalid - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper considers the key problems confronting the Pakistan Planning Commission, briefly examines the essentials of planning for a mixed economy, draws lessons from the experience of countries, both developed and developing, that have formulated and implemented successful plans, and suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884504
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Commitment and credibility: EU conditionality and interim gains
Bronk, Richard - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884509
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LARCH, leverage, and long memory
Giraitis, Liudas; Leipus, Remigijus; Robinson, Peter M.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884511