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The consequences of child labor : evidence from longitudinal data in rural Tanzania
Beegle, Kathleen (contributor) - 2008
"This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on education, employment choices, and marital status over a 10-year horizon. Shocks to crop production and rainfall are used as instrumental variables for child labor. For boys, the...
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Migration, school attainment, and child labor : evidence from rural Pakistan
Mansuri, Ghazala - 2006
expectations of future employment and induce changes in household structure that can exert an independent effect on the private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522117
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Leveling the intra-household playing field : compensation and specialization in child labor allocation
V. Del Carpio, Ximena - 2009
"This paper analyzes changes in the allocation of child labor within the household in reaction to exogenous shocks … compensated for some of the intra-household differences, as they reduced child labor more for older boys who used to work more and … suggest that time allocation and specialization patterns in child labor within the household are important factors to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394116
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Child labor, school attendance, and indigenous households : Evidence from Mexico
Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2005
"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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Household composition and the response of child labor supply to product market integration : / evidence from Vietnam
Edmonds, Eric V. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523098
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Microfinance in South Asia : Toward Financial Inclusion for the Poor
World Bank - 2006
of the twenty-first century reinforced this trend as the Bangladesh numbers continued to grow impressively; in India, a …
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Child labor, income shocks, and access to credit
Dehejia, Rajeev Harsha - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523360
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The Cost of Adapting to Extreme Weather Events in a Changing Climate
World Bank - 2011
Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. Situated in the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM) rivers, the country is exposed to a range of river and rainwater flood hazards due to climate variability, the timing, location, and extent of which depend...
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World - Climate Services Operational Pathways : Pathways for Transforming Weather, Water, and Climate Services in Jamaica
World Bank - 2022
pathways to transform weather, water, and climate services in the three case study countries. In Jamaica, the analysis of the … data collected revealed seven themes regarding critical pathways to continue to transform weather, water, and climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545607
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World - Climate Services Operational Pathways : Pathways for Transforming Weather, Water, and Climate Services in Mozambique
World Bank - 2022
structured interviews and literature review, were used to identify promising pathways to continue to transform weather, water … themes regarding critical pathways to transform weather, water, and climate services in the country. These are: harmonizing …
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