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The dynamics of women’s labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
that the within-country relationship of women's employment and income is, on average, negative in Asia and Latin America … and potentially correlated shocks. In Asia and Latin America, characteristics that strengthen counter-cyclical responses … self-employment amongst women. In Asia and Latin America, there is a parallel rise in paid employment and a sharp drop in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952941
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Youth labor force participation, education, and human capital in Asia, by gender, 1990-2019
Fraumeni, Barbara M. - 2023
Of great importance to the future World economy is the future labor force of Asia, as Asia is by far the most populous … between Asia and selected other regions and aggregates are also included. Gini human capital coefficients are constructed for … regions in Asia and the selected other regions and aggregates are constructed to reinforce the importance of recognizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334973
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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
; Africa ; Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824965
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International financial integration and Real Exchange Rate long-run dynamics in emerging countries : some panel evidence
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Amor, Thouraya Hadj; Rault, … - 2009
America, Asia and MENA). It covers the period 1979-2004, and carries out "second-generation" tests for non-stationary panels …
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Gender gaps in Latin American labor markets: implications from an estimated search model
Tejada, Mauricio; Piras, Claudia; Flabbi, Luca; … - 2021
We develop and estimate a search model that captures the specific characteristics of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) labor markets and the crucial differences between men and women. Labor force participation decisions are integrated in the labor market dynamics, taking into account sample...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486482
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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...
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Cost-effective public daycare in a low-income economy benefits children and mothers
Hojman, Andrés; López Bóo, Florencia - 2019
This paper evaluates the impacts of a public program that introduced access to part-time childcare centers for children younger than four years of age in poor urban areas in Nicaragua. We explore the effects of this program on several measures of children's and parental outcomes. Our...
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Efficient labor supply for Latin families : is the intra-household bargaining power relevant?
Campaña, Juan Carlos; Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; … - 2018
This paper analyzes the efficient labor supply of male and female workers in Latin American countries employing the collective model framework (Chiappori et al.,2002). Using data from Time Use Surveys for Mexico (2009) and Colombia (2012), we find evidence of Pareto-efficient labor supply...
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Navigating educational disruptions : the gender divide in parental involvement and children's learning outcomes
Ciaschi, Matías; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; Viollaz, … - 2024
This study analyzes the adjustment in time allocation to school support activities by mothers and fathers during the pandemic across 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries, exploring the repercussions on labor market outcomes and children's learning losses. Our analysis reveals that mothers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529820
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The productivity of working hours
Pencavel, John H. - 2014
Observations on munition workers, most of them women, are organized to examine the relationship between their output and their working hours. The relationship is nonlinear: below an hours threshold, output is proportional to hours; above a threshold, output rises at a decreasing rate as hours...
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