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Why should we care about child labor? The education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor
Dehejia, Rajeev Harsha - 2005
, there is limited evidence on the consequences of child labor on socioeconomic outcomes such as education, wages, and health … (young) adults who worked as children. The authors find no significant effects on health. Over a longer horizon, they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522719
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The impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Ghana
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2008
"This paper uses a new, 2005/06 nationally-representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To control for selection and endogeneity, it uses a two-stage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521027
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Remittances and poverty in Ghana
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2006
"The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he finds that both types of remittances reduce the level,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522222
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Remittances, household expenditure and investment in Guatemala
Adams, Richard H. Jr - 2005
education, health, and housing. The analysis shows that a large amount of remittance money goes into education. At the margin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522667
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one … used to proxy living standards. Special attention is devoted to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods …. Volume two focuses on the estimation of the (absolute) poverty line. Both elements are at the core of the poverty measurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553137
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 2. Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The paper describes the main methodological issues underlying the estimation of poverty rates for Croatia. Volume one … used to proxy living standards. Special attention is devoted to the estimation of the consumption flow from durable goods …. Volume two focuses on the estimation of the (absolute) poverty line. Both elements are at the core of the poverty measurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553138
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From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs
World Bank - 2012
The role and relevance of Social Fund Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly debated in the international development community. Some conceive these programs only as parallel and temporary arrangements that can ensure short-term delivery of development benefits. Others emphasize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553203
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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1, Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity
World Bank - 2012
The Croatian economy has performed moderately well in the past decade, enabling a gradual narrowing of the income gap with the European Union (EU). Using a cost-of-basic-needs poverty line, poverty in Croatia is found to be low, with only a small proportion of the poor facing hard-core...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553367
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Economic Inclusion of LGBTI Groups in Thailand
World Bank - 2018
's challenges in their access to education, health, and government services. Based on the study's results, international experience …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254988
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Cox's Bazar : Inclusive Growth Diagnostic
World Bank - 2022
The district of Cox's Bazar, in southeastern Bangladesh, is an instructive context to understand how long-standing and newer growth opportunities and constraints manifest at the local level, remote from Bangladesh's major growth poles of Dhaka and Chittagong. Potentially exacerbating Cox's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255368