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"This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to account for unobserved factors that...
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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have all experienced a sharp increase in remittances during the past decade …, and are the countries among the top 20 receivers of remittances. The report provides a strategic overview of key issues … relating to the remittances industry in the South Asia region, and, builds on recent Bank research on the subject, that …
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(remittances) effect, the estimates show that having a migrant abroad decreases female paid labor supply and increases unpaid work …
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"The authors use panel data for Mexico for 1997 to 1999 to test several assumptions regarding the impact of a conditional cash transfer program on child labor, emphasizing the differential impact on indigenous households. Using data from the conditional cash transfer program in Mexico--PROGRESA...
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Though the national education system, including primary education, is neither compulsory, nor free in Mozambique, the school network has witnessed an impressive expansion since the signing of the Peace Agreement in 1992. Enrollments in lower primary education (Ensino Primario do Primeiro Grau or...
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