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 …

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 …

Both theoretically and empirically, childbearing decreases labour supply of females, but few papers examine the effect …

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. …

-low fertility levels in Italy. Starting from the assumption that childbearing decisions also depend on uncertainty about future …

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 …