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"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...
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This chapter highlights the growing global and European financial inclusion agenda and provides a brief assessment of vulnerability and labor market outcomes for Roma in Eastern Europe. Financial inclusion is considered by many to be among the main instruments to improve welfare, especially...
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"Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex … falls ill. Women also increase their supply of risky sex on days after missing work due to symptoms from a sexually … themselves to increased risk of HIV infection. In particular, women are 3.1 percent more likely to see a client, 21.2 percent …
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findings show greater returns among men than among women; indeed, returns were not different from zero for women. The authors … social constraints limiting sales to local areas are not important. However, there is evidence that women invested grants … spend the grant on working capital and women on equipment. The gender gap is largest when male-dominated sectors are …
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