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The role of constitutions on poverty : a cross-national investigation

Minkler, Lanse; Prakash, Nishith - 2015

In this paper we use novel historical data on economics and social rights from the constitutions of 201 countries and an instrument variable strategy to answer two important questions. First, do economic and social rights provisions in constitutions reduce poverty? Second, does the strength of...

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The impact of micro-credit on employment : evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan

Kahn, Azhar; Rahman, Twyeafur; Wright, Robert E. - 2016

-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non …. For Pakistan, there is no evidence that micro-credit effects employment. However, for Bangladesh, there is robust evidence …

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Does a food for education program affect school outcomes? : The Bangladesh case

Meng, Xin (contributor); Ryan, Jim G. (contributor) - 2007

"The Food for Education (FFE) program was introduced to Bangladesh in 1993. This paper evaluates the effect of this …

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Economic growth and child poverty reduction in Bangladesh and China

Begum, Syeda Shahanara; Deng, Quheng; Gustafsson, Björn - 2011

This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The … of child income as well as in the demographic composition. -- child poverty ; economic growth ; Bangladesh ; China …

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School access, resources, and learning outcomes : evidence from a non-formal school program in Bangladesh

Dang, Hai-anh; Sarr, Leopold; Asadullah, Niaz - 2011

– in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools …

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Multidimensional targeting and evaluation : a general framework with an application to a poverty program in Bangladesh

Robano, Virginia; Smith, Stephen C. - 2013

-poverty program in Bangladesh, and find that our measures of multidimensional poverty have fallen significantly for participants. This …

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The effect of islamic secondary school attendance on academic achievement

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz - 2014

secondary schools (i.e. madrasahs) in Bangladesh. Students attending registered madrasahs fare worse in maths and English than … in rural Bangladesh. …

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Impact of hospital delivery on child mortality : an analysis of adolescent mothers in Bangladesh

Pal, Sarmistha - 2015

, especially among vulnerable young adolescent mothers in Bangladesh. We exploit the exogenous variation in community's access to …

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Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women

Heath, Rachel; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq - 2014

We study the effects of explosive growth in the Bangladeshi ready-made garments industry on the lives on Bangladeshi women. We compare the marriage, childbearing, school enrollment and employment decisions of women who gain greater access to garment sector jobs to women living further away from...

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Evaluating the long-run impact of an innovative anti-poverty program : evidence using household panel data

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Ara, Jinnat - 2016

well-being of the very poor women in Bangladesh. Programme impact is assessed on a wide range of monetary and nonmonetary …

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