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"Chen focuses on the effects of age structure changes on the size of budget deficits of national governments. More specifically, he determines whether differences in age structure can account for the observed differences in budget deficits across countries as well as across time. By way of an...
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economic implications of demographic transition in Sri Lanka, focusing on employment and productivity related issues on one … methodology documenting how the demographic change and aging contribute to life-cycle deficit and to Sri Lanka's employment and …
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employment and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. With the objective … of providing inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and …
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Today, many more girls are going to school and living longer, healthier lives than 30 or even 10 years ago. That was the good news in our flagship 2012 World Development Report on gender. But this has not translated into broader gains. Too many women still lack basic freedoms and opportunities...
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profound effect on employment patterns for women, especially among those who have not attained university education. Family …-confidence and social respectability. Higher female employment is instrumental in building capacity for economic growth and poverty … reduction. Higher levels of female employment allow government investments in education to be used more efficiently as women use …
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. However, women with past family migration experience are significantly more likely to engage in self-employment and less …
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