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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …
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Transactional sex as a response to risk in Western Kenya
Robinson, Jonathan - 2009
"Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex workers have long been identified as crucial in affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the nature of sex-for-money transactions remains poorly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394151
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The elimination of Madagascar's vanilla marketing board, ten years on
Cadot, Olivier - 2006
contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small …
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INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and Complementary Services : Status Report
World Bank - 2013
ongoing work under a joint energy study entitled INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and. Complementary Services. INGENS …
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Size distribution of income : a compilation of data
Jain, Shail - 1975
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000051068
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Career placement of skilled migrants in the U.S. labor market : a dynamic approach
Neagu, Ileana Cristina - 2009
"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394185
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The foreign-born population in the European Union and its contribution to national tax and benefit systems : some insights from recent household survey data
Barbone, Luca - 2009
2006 European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions show that internal migrants are a relatively small share of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394193
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International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility
Beine, Michel - 2009
"This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394219
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Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor market : contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks
Walque, Damien de - 2008
personal income, the foreign born are doing worse than the native born from the same racial background, with the exception of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521022
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The Malaysia-Indonesia remittance corridor : making formal transfers the best option for women and undocumented migrants
Hernández-Coss, Raúl (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521355