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Nepal and Bhutan : economic growth in two Shangri-Las
Dhakal, Dharmendra Purush; Pradhan, Gyan; Upadhyaya, … - In: International journal of social economics 36 (2009) 1/2, pp. 124-137
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003817184
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Population policy : abortion and modern contraception are substitutes
Miller, Grant; Valente, Christine - 2016
instances, abortion services). In this paper, we study Nepal's 2004 legalization of abortion provision and subsequent expansion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455255
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Do perceptions of economic well-being predict the onset of war and peace?
Swee, Eik Leong; Zhan, Haikun; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2019
While economic deprivation is an important determinant of civil conflict, it cannot completely explain the incentives for warfare. In irregular wars, for example, both incumbents and insurgents may employ various tactics to win the hearts and minds of civilians in order to muster territorial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120621
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Why do costs act as a barrier in maternity care for some, but not all women? : a qualitative study in rural Nepal
Simkhada, Bibha; Van Teijlingen, Edwin R.; Porter, Maureen - In: International journal of social economics 41 (2014) 8, pp. 705-713
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426076
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Violent conflict and the child quantity-quality tradeoff
Nepal, Apsara Karki; Halla, Martin; Stillman, Steven - 2018
negative consequences for the quality of the current and previous cohort of children. Our empirical evidence is based on Nepal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011891527
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War and women's work : evidence from the conflict in Nepal
Menon, Nidhiya; Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen - 2011
This paper examines how Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women's decisions to engage in employment. Using … three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of … effect ; geography ; Nepal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523500
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In "trusts" we trust : socially motivated private schools in Nepal
Pal, Sarmistha; Saha, Bibhas - 2014
database from Nepal. There are two novel features of our analysis: firstly we allow for heterogeneity among private schools, by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010370097
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Child labor, urban proximity and household composition
Fafchamps, Marcel (contributor); Wahba, Jackline (contributor) - 2006
Using detailed survey data from Nepal, this paper examines the determinants of child labor with a special emphasis on … proportion of all children, work much harder than other children and appear particularly at risk. -- child labour ; Nepal ; child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003334455
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A deliberative ethic for development : a Nepalese journey from Bourdieu through Kant to Dewey and Habermas
Cameron, John; Ojha, Hemant - In: International journal of social economics 34 (2007) 1/2, pp. 66-87
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003415818
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Saving neonatal lives for a quarter
Valente, Christine; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik; Puri, Mahesh C. - 2020
contribute to slow CHX adoption. Studying the first national CHX roll-out - in Nepal - we find that CHX reduces neonatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012293693