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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....

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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries

World Bank - 2021

Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood,...

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The Little Data Book on Gender 2009

World Bank - 2009

This handy pocket guide is a quick reference for users interested in the gender statistics. It presents gender …

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Gender in Bolivian production : reducing differences in formality and productivity of firms

2009

understand gender-based differences in firms' tendencies toward formality, the impact of formality on profits, and the … groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings … shed new light on how gender-based differences contribute to a firm's decision to become formal and the consequences of …