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The home as factory floor : employment and remuneration of home-based workers
Cunningham, Wendy V. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523039
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Gender at Work : A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs
World Bank - 2014
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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Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey : Trends, Determinants and Policy Framework
World Bank - 2013
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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Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor market : contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks
Walque, Damien de - 2008
Series data for the 2000 Census. Among women and for labor market outcomes such as labor force participation, employment, and … Blacks. Among men, for labor force participation and employment, foreign-born Blacks are doing better than native Blacks. The …
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Time Use Data and the Living Standards Measurement Study
Acharya, Meena - 1982
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The promise of early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Vegas, Emiliana - 2009
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Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment
Macours, Karen - 2008
"A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer...
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Early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Schady, Norbert Rudiger - 2006
in early childhood can be long-lasting, affecting school attainment, employment, wages, criminality, and measures of …
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Expanding and Improving Early Childhood Education in Turkey
World Bank - 2013
Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced significant socioeconomic progress and demographic changes. The benefit of Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs is maximized when the interventions are targeted to children from disadvantaged families. This report examines the ECE provision in...
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Burkina Faso : Opportunities for Children
World Bank - 2013
poor; c) increasing employment and income-generating activities for the poor; and d) promoting good governance. Increased …
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