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The effect of foreign labor on native employment within an occupation depends on native labor supply to that occupation … implies that the effect of migrant labor supply on native employment is close to zero within this occupation, and may be …
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We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in Turkey using a synthetic panel approach. In our decomposition of age, year, and cohort effects, we use three APC models that have received close scrutiny of the demography community. We rely on...
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development level rises. For instance, the negative effects of the refugee shock on employment and labor force participation of … refugees on employment of men is negative for the least developed regions, it is positive for highly developed regions. Our …
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. Despite the massive size of the migrant influx, no adverse effects on the average wages of men or women or on total employment … of men are observed. For women, however, total employment falls - which results mainly from the elimination of part … effects on complementary workers in the formal sector. We estimate about one-to-one replacement in employment for native men …
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. Utilizing quasi-experimental variation in legal fertility limits on village council members in India, we find that at least 2 …
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Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex-selection is easily accessible. This paper investigates whether financial incentives can overcome this trade-off in the context of an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to...
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The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …
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networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for …
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are elected. Exposure to female leaders in state legislatures in India increases the likelihood that female constituents …
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bride-to-groom marriage payments, i.e., dowries, influence saving behavior in rural India. Exploiting variation in firstborn …
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