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A Century of Work and Leisure
Ramey, Valerie; Francis, Neville - eSocialSciences - 2006
Has leisure increased over the last century? Standard measures of hours worked suggest that it has. In this paper, we … develop a comprehensive measure of non-leisure hours that includes market work, home production, commuting and schooling for …. Finally, leisure per capita is approximately the same now as it was in 1900 [NBER WP No. 12264]. …
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Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?
Cigno, Alessandro; Rosati, Furio C. - eSocialSciences - 2007
The causes and consequences of child labour are examined theoretically and empirically within a household decision …
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Effects of Court Errors on Efficiency of Liability Rules: When Individuals are Imperfectly Informed
Singh, Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009
regarding the levels of care they take, and their decision to buy the information about the court errors. The analysis is …
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Fuel for the Clean Energy Debate – A Study of Fuelwood Collection and Purchase in Rural India
MISHRA, ARABINDA - eSocialSciences - 2009
In many parts of rural India the use of wood for fuel is the cause of significant environmental and health problems. Efforts to help people switch to cleaner fuels have not been effective and fuelwood use remains high in the countryside. To help find a solution to this challenge, the study in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512492
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Trends in Diversion of PDS Grain
Khera, Reetika - eSocialSciences - 2011
, using the well-established method of matching state offtake figures published by the government, with household purchase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002226
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Health and Human Rights in Chin State, Western Burma: A Population-Based Assessment Using Multistaged Household Cluster Sampling
Sollom, Richard; Richard, Adam K - eSocialSciences - 2011
these reported violations and health status at the household level. URL: [http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F …
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Turning the Tide: Improving Water Resource Management in the Philippines
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
Water is arguably the most important natural resource and because it is scarce, its optimal usage and proper management must be ensured. Water governance in the Philippines, however, has become too complex with so many institutions involved, all with different hierarchical coverage, varied...
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Report of the Expert Group to Review the Methodology for Estimation of Poverty
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
rural and urban poverty lines for 2004-05, the latest available major National Sample Survey (NSS) round on household …
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Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis
McKelvey, Christopher; Thomas, Duncan; Frankenberg, … - eSocialSciences - 2011
well as household resources on contraceptive use and method choice. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/312 …
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
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