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The effects of conflict on fertility : evidence from the genocide in Rwanda

Schindler, Kati; Brück, Tilman; Di Maio, Michele; … - 2019

This paper analyzes the fertility effects of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. We study the effects of violence on both the … hazard of having a child in the early post-genocide period and on the total number of post-genocide births up to 15 years …-level sex ratio. Results indicate that the genocide had heterogeneous effects on fertility, depending on the type of violence …

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Business in genocide : understanding and avoiding complicity

Stel, Nora; Naudé, Wim - 2016

engaged in genocide to a more analytical exploration of why businesses have made the choices they did in the process of their … engagement with genocide. This is also necessary to advance the debate on how to hold businesses accountable for gross human …

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Surviving the genocide : the impact of the Rwandan genocide on child mortality

Ciani, Federico; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - 2013

is measured exploiting the differential effects of timing of birth and genocide intensity at the household and geographic …

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Persecution, pogroms and genocide : a conceptual framework and new evidence

Becker, Sascha O.; Mukand, Sharun W.; Yotzov, Ivan - 2022

Persecution, pogroms, and genocide have plagued humanity for centuries, costing millions of lives and haunting … causes and consequences of persecution, pogroms, and genocide. Finally, we discuss gaps in the literature and take several …

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Do reemployment programs for the unemployed work for youth? : evidence from the Great Recession in the United States

Michaelides, Marios; Mueser, Peter R.; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2020

We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI … that policymakers should require job counseling for youth UI recipients during recessions. …

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Fast times at ridgemont high? : The effect of compulsory schooling laws on teenage births

Black, Sandra E. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Research suggests that teenage childbearing adversely affects both the outcomes of the mothers as well as those of their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this imply that policies that increase educational attainment reduce early...

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"Might not be a tomorrow" : a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime

Brezina, Timothy (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor); … - 2008

factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have … early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the … that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a …

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Living arrangements in Western Europe : does cultural origin matter?

Giuliano, Paola (contributor) - 2006

Why are there such large differences in living arrangements across Western European countries? Conventional economic analyses have not been successful in explaining differences in living arrangements and particularly the dramatic increase in the fraction of young adults living with their parents...

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Ugly criminals

Mocan, Naci (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor) - 2006

Using data from three waves of Add Health we find that being very attractive reduces a young adult's (ages 18-26) propensity for criminal activity and being unattractive increases it for a number of crimes, ranging from burglary to selling drugs. A variety of tests demonstrate that this result...

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"It wasn't me, it was them!" - Social influence in risky behavior by adolescents

Clark, Andrew E. (contributor); Lohéac, Youenn (contributor) - 2005

Many years of concerted policy effort in Western countries has not prevented young people from experimenting with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. One potential explanation is that social interactions make consumption "sticky". We use detailed panel data from the Add Health survey to examine...

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