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Determinantes de la fecundidad en el Ecuador

Llerena, Freddy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper examines the determinants of Total Fertility Rate in Ecuador on the basis of ENDEMAIN 2004. We find empirical evidence suggests that women who have information about childbirth and pregnancy, contraceptive use, have higher levels of education and work, are more likely to have fewer...

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The Link between Extreme Poverty and Young Dependents in the Philippines:Evidence from Household Surveys

Mapa, Dennis S.; Albis, Manuel Leonard F.; Lucagbo, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The high level of extreme poverty or those experiencing hunger in the country is the most pressing issue that needs to be addressed by our policymakers. Official government statistics and data from self-rated hunger surveys show an increasing trend in hunger incidence among households. On the...

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Impact of Child Labour on School Attendance and School Attainment: Evidence from Bangladesh

Khanam, Rasheda; Ross, Russell - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

The paper examines the linkages between child work and both school attendance and school attainment of children aged 5–17 years using data from a survey based in rural Bangladesh. This paper first looks at school attendance as an indicator of a child’s time input in schooling; then it...

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Economic insecurity and fertility intentions: the case of Italy

Modena, Francesca; Rondinelli, Concetta; Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

We aim to provide an explanation for the combination of the relatively low female participation rates and lowest-low fertility levels in Italy. Starting from the assumption that childbearing decisions also depend on uncertainty about future employment, income, and wealth, we empirically assess...

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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 in Italy. The analysis accounts for the characteristics of both possible parents. Our results do not support established theoretical predictions according to which the increase...

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Are Fertility Responses to Local Unemployment Shocks Homogenous Across Social Strata? Evidence from England, 1994 to 2010

Aksoy, Cevat Giray - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Are fertility responses to local unemployment homogenous across sub-demographic groups? This paper investigates how … changes in local unemployment rates affect household fertility decisions in England while taking sub-demographic differences … children are normal goods, this paper hypothesizes that an increase in male and female unemployment will have different effects …

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Exclusion and Discrimination as Sources of Inter-Ethnic Inequality in Peru

Barron, Manuel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

According to the 2003 National Household Survey, mean labour income for an indigenous worker is only 56% of that for a non-indigenous worker. Studies of ethnic discrimination in Peru’s labour markets generally find that discrimination is too low to explain inequalities of this magnitude....

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Improving customer churn models as one of customer relationship management business solutions for the telecommunication industry

Slavescu, Ecaterina; Panait, Iulian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Nowadays, when companies are dealing with severe global competition, they are making serious investments in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies. One of the cornerstones in CRM is customer churn prediction, the practice of determining a mathematical relation between customer...

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New Taxonomies for Limited Dependent Variables Models

Biørn, Erik; Wangen, Knut R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

We establish a `map' for describing a wide class of Limited Dependent Variables models much used in the econometric literature. The classification system, or language, is an extension of Amemiya's typology for tobit models and is intended to facilitate communication among researchers. The class...

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Iterative Least Squares Estimator of Binary Choice Models: a Semi-Parametric Approach

Wang, Weiren; Zhou, Mai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1995

Most existing semi-parametric estimation procedures for binary choice models are based on the maximum score, maximum likelihood, or nonlinear least squares principles. These methods have two problems. They are difficult to compute and they may result in multiple local optima because they require...

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