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on a unique firm-to-firm dataset of Bangladesh's textiles and garment sectors. We look at the female employment of …
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working poor in acquiring education. From a field study conducted in Bangladesh, this paper provides invaluable insights for …
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with that of individual sellers. Using a unique data set, from tea auctions in Chittagong, Bangladesh, we argue that an …
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with women in rural Bangladesh, we measure social norms in the form of empirical and normative expectations about menstrual … menstrual health and hygiene and observe how this changes the perceived social norms. We find that the majority of women report …, although results are more pronounced for women who have more autonomy and agency over their own decisions. …
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disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in Bangladesh, a country with a very high exposure to weather risk. We use a … comprehensive dataset for the 483 subdistricts (Upazilas) in Bangladesh, tracking disaster risk reduction and adaptation funding … transfers, provided that it is allocated rationally. Broadly, this appears to be the case in Bangladesh. We leave the measuring …
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Flexible repayment schedules allow borrowers to invest in profitable yet risky projects, but practitioners fear they erode repayment morale. We study repayment choices in rigid and flexible loan contracts that allow discretion in repayment timing. To separate strategic repayment choices from...
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Economic preferences - like time, risk and social preferences - have been shown to be very influential for real-life outcomes, such as educational achievements, labor market outcomes, or health status. We contribute to the recent literature that has examined how and when economic preferences are...
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Conflicts between management and workers are common and can have significant impacts on productivity. We study how workers in a large Bangladeshi sweater factory responded to management’s decision to lay off about a quarter of the workers following a period of labor unrest. Our main finding is...
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Menstruation can limit female labor force participation, especially in low-income countries, where menstrual hygiene practices are constrained by lack of finances and information. In a randomized controlled trial with around 1,900 female workers from four Bangladeshi garment factories, we relax...
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, and potentially hinder, effective menstrual hygiene practices. We engaged with women in rural communities in Bangladesh to …Every month, millions of women worldwide face challenges managing their menstrual hygiene, suffering negative impacts …
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