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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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Constitutions and economic development: evidence from the American Indian Nations

Akee, Randall; Jorgensen, Miriam; Sunde, Uwe - 2012

This paper presents an empirical examination of economic and institutional development. Utilizing a novel data set on American Indian tribal nations, we investigate how constitutional design affects economic development, while holding the broader legal and political environment fixed....

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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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Do pro-poor schools reach out to the poor? : location choice of BRAC and ROSC schools in Bangladesh

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz - 2016

Non-formal schools play an increasingly important role in the delivery of educational services in poor communities, but little systematic evidence is available about their placement choices. We study location choice of "one teacher, one classroom" non-formal primary schools pioneered by BRAC...

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Does microcredit really matter for healthcare expenditure of the poor fish-farmers? : perspective from rural Bangladesh

Mahmud, Kazi Tanvir; Hilton, David - In: Journal of poverty : innovations on social, political & … 24 (2020) 2, pp. 147-167

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Cognitive and non-cognitive skills, hiring channels, and wages in Bangladesh

Hilger, Anne; Nordman, Christophe J.; Sarr, Leopold R. - 2018

This paper uses a novel matched employer-employee data set representing the formal sector in Bangladesh to provide …

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On determinants of poverty and inequality in Bangladesh

Islam, Md. Deen; Sayeed, Jamil; Hossain, Md. Nazmul - In: Journal of poverty : innovations on social, political & … 21 (2017) 4/6, pp. 352-371

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Does workfare work well? : the case of the Employment Generation Program for the Poorest in Bangladesh

Cho, Yoonyoung; Ruthbah, Ummul - 2018

evidence building by examining the impact of a large-scale workfare program in Bangladesh, the Employment Generation Program …

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Family planning and women's and children's health : long term consequences of an outreach program in Matlab, Bangladesh

Joshi, Shareen; Schultz, T. Paul - 2012

implemented in Matlab, Bangladesh in 1977. Village data from 1974, 1982 and 1996 suggest that program villages experienced extra … Bangladesh have many dimensions extending well beyond fertility reduction, which do not appear to dissipate after two decades …. -- fertility ; family planning ; health and development ; program evaluation ; Bangladesh …

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