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Women's mobility and labor supply : experimental evidence from Pakistan

Field, Erica Marie; Vyborny, Kate - 2022

In cities with conservative norms or high crime, female workers may face greater restrictions on their, physical mobility. This limits women’s labor market opportunities and the pool of workers that firms, can attract. In this study, we experimentally vary access to a transport service in...

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Evidence from measuring community flood resilience in Asia

Laurien, Finn; Keating, Adriana - 2019

Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic gains. Arresting this rapid increase in exposure requires risk-informed development and urban planning - a challenging proposition complicated by multiple economic and political...

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The impact of internet access on COVID-19 spread in Indonesia

Kunz, Johannes; Propper, Carol; Trong Anh Trinh - 2024

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of Internet access in pandemic prevention and response. Internet access has facilitated the rapid dissemination of vital information, provided telemedicine services, and enabled remote work and education. This study...

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Food prices and population health in developing countries : an investigation of the effects of the food crisis using a panel analysis

Lee, Suejin; Lim, Jae-young; I, Hyeon hun; Park, Cyn-Young - 2013

High food prices can be an immediate threat to household food security, undermining population health, retarding human … population health measured by infant mortality rate, child mortality rate, and the prevalence of undernourishment. We find that … rising food prices have a significant and adverse effect on all three health indicators in developing countries. Furthermore …

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Gender differences in access to health care among the elderly : evidence from Southeast Asia

Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen; Zveglich, Joseph E. - 2021

more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast … Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our analysis of household survey data from Cambodia, the Philippines …

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Technology and wage share of older workers

Park, Donghyun; Shin, Kwanho - 2023

Technological progress may be less beneficial for older workers than younger workers. In this paper, we empirically examine the impact of technological change on the wage share of older workers. More specifically, we look at five different types of technological advancement using data from 30...

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Gender and the total work of older workers in Asia

Donehower, Gretchen - 2023

In Asia, aging countries with slow population growth worry about a lack of workers in the future and see older people's labor as a potential solution. However, this leaves out the work that many older people already do-unpaid care work. Drawing on data from Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, and...

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Closing development gaps : challenges and policy options

Brooks, Douglas Howard (contributor) - 2010

failures. Policy makers should improve access to and quality of health, education, and other social services. This means better …

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On the concept of equity in opportunity

Son, Hyun H. - 2011

changes in the opportunities for health care and education in the Philippines from 1998 to 2007. …

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Myanmar human capital development, employment, and labor markets

Tanaka, Sakiko; Spohr, Christopher; D'Amico, Sandra - 2015

in health and education - including technical and vocational education and training - are essential to engineer a …, with an emphasis on health and education in the context of employment growth and an employment-enabling environment. While …

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