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SELLING OUR WAY INTO POVERTY: The Commercialisation of Poverty in Malawi
Bokosi, Fanwell Kenala - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The aim of the article is to investigate the impact of commercialisation on household poverty in Malawi using the 1997 … than those who did not and thus commercialisation should be encouraged as a means of alleviating poverty. In terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616643
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The Effects of Remittances on Poverty at the Household Level in Bolivia: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
López-Videla, Bruno; Machuca, Carlos Emilio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
explore the effects of remittances on Bolivian household poverty levels. We use micro data from the 2008 Household Survey … treated to compare the poverty level between households which receive and do not receive remittances. Results show that … remittances have a positive effect on reducing urban households’ poverty level, whereas there is no effect on rural households …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113053
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Economic insecurity and fertility intentions: the case of Italy
Modena, Francesca; Rondinelli, Concetta; Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
-low fertility levels in Italy. Starting from the assumption that childbearing decisions also depend on uncertainty about future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647368
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Work status and family planning: insights from the Italian puzzle
Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
out an investigation into the socio-economic determinants of couples’ childbearing decisions in Italy. Since having … childbearing as well. Other relevant explanatory variables are age, current family size, and the strength of family ties. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533579
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I Would if I Could: Precarious Employment and Childbearing Intentions in Italy
Modena, Francesca; Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper carries out an investigation into the socio-economic determinants of childbearing decisions made by couples …. Couples in which there is an unemployed woman are less likely to plan childbearing as well. Other relevant explanatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684879
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Co-resident and absent mothers: Motherhood and labour force participation in South Africa
Dorrit, Posel; Gabrielle, van der Stoep - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The effects of motherhood on women's labour force participation are estimated usually for mothers who are co-resident with their children. This paper, however, shows that a co-residency requirement upwardly biases the negative effects of motherhood in a country where labour force participation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107751
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Children and Maternal Migration: Evidence from Exogenous Variations in Family Size
Sarma, Vengadeshvaran; Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Both theoretically and empirically, childbearing decreases labour supply of females, but few papers examine the effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111514
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The effects of training on Romanian migrants’ income: a propensity score matching approach
Roman, Monica; Popescu, Madalina Ecaterina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Training programs are an important tool of human resource management, especially in case of technological and organizational changes inside a company. According to the human capital theory, trainings generally lead to increased post-training wages. Having this into consideration, this paper aims...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011211852
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A methodological proposal to estimate changes of residential property value: case study developed in Bogota
Andres, Jorge; Calvo, Perdomo; Andres, Jorge; Calvo, Perdomo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This article is an empirical study of residential land values in the vicinity of the TransMilenio system (Bus Rapid Transit, BRT) in Bogota´ (Colombia). The results have been established through impact evaluation by means of nonparameteric approaches (Propensity Score Matching, PSM) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267892
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Exploiting Zero-Inflated Consumption Data using Propensity Score Matching and the Infrequency of Purchase Model, with Application to Climate Change Policy
Bardsley, Nicholas; Buechs, Milena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We apply propensity score matching (PSM) to the estimation of household motor fuel purchase quantities, to tackle problems caused by infrequency of purchase. The results are compared to an alternative, regression-based, imputation strategy using the infrequency of purchase model (IPM). Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259134