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The dynamics of women’s labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952941
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Working less to take care of parents? : labor market effects of family long-term care in Four Latin American countries
Stampini, Marco; Oliveri, María Laura; Ibarrarán, Pablo; … - 2020
We provide causal evidence that children's school schedules contribute to the persistence of the gender pay gap between parents. Historically, French children have had no school on Wednesdays. In 2013, a reform reallocated some classes to Wednesday mornings. Exploiting variations in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296661
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Welfare programs and labor supply in developing countries : experimental evidence from Latin America
Alzúa, María Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; Ripani, Laura - 2012
male beneficiaries and a resulting increase in household labor income. Moreover, PROGRESA seems to have reduced female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656614
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The tragedy of clientelism : opting children out
Ronconi, Lucas; Zarazaga, Rodrigo - 2017
children do not vote. Based on the main Argentine household survey and on personal interviews with 120 brokers, this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731872
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Push or pull? : drivers of female labor force participation during India's economic boom
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke - 2012
In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004, showing a much more nuanced picture of female labor force...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533351
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Gender differences in the distribution of total work-time of Latin-American families : the importance of social norms
Campaña, Juan Carlos; Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; … - 2015
We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America, with particular attention to the effect of social norms. To this end, we use survey data on time use in Mexico (2009), Peru (2010), Ecuador (2012) and Colombia (2012), to estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010501875
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Skill premium, labor supply and changes in the structure of wages in Latin America
Fernández, Manuel; Messina, Julián - 2017
Earnings inequality declined rapidly in Argentina, Brazil and Chile during the 2000s. A reduction in the experience premium is a fundamental driver of declines in upper-tail (90/50) inequality, while a decline in the education premium is the primary determinant of the evolution of lower-tail...
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Latin American and Caribbean countries : the labor supply impact by gender
Viollaz, Mariana; Salazar-Saenz, Mauricio; Flabbi, Luca; … - 2022
We study the labor supply impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by gender in four Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries: Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. To identify the impact, we compare labor market stocks and labor market flows over four quarters for a set of balanced panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887240
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Changing fertility preferences one migrant at a time : the impact of remittances on the fertility rate
Naufal, George; Vargas-Silva, Carlos - 2009
transmit to the household the ideas, values and attitudes predominant in the host country. Arguably, migrants with more … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the … level of social norms (including fertility preferences) that is transmitted from the migrant to the household. Second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824965
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Latin American household budget surveys 1913-1970 and what they tell us about economic inequality among households
Gazeley, Ian; Holmes, Rose; Lanata Briones, Cecilia; … - 2018
The article reports an analysis of the findings of a search for household budget surveys for Latin America for the …
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