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The impact of aid on growth revisited : do donor motives matter?
Kilby, Christopher; Dreher, Axel - 2009
The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically. -- Aid ;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003832281
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Should easier access to international credit replace foreign aid?
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Lahiri, Sajal; Younas, Javed - 2011
We examine the interaction between foreign aid and binding borrowing constraint for a recipient country. We also analyze how these two instruments affect economic growth via non-linear relationships. First of all, we develop a two-country, two-period trade-theoretic model to develop testable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488418
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Impact of paternal temporary absence on children left behind
Booth, Alison L.; Tamura, Yuji - 2009
Using the first two waves of the Vietnam Living Standards Survey, we investigate how a father's temporary absence … investment ; child labor ; Vietnam ; VLSS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894803
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Inequality in Vietnamese urban-rural living standards, 1993 - 2006
Le, Huong Thu; Booth, Alison L. - 2010
Using data from five waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we find evidence of significant urban …-rural expenditure inequality. Urban-rural inequality in Vietnam increased dramatically from 1993 to 1998, and peaked in 2002 before …-rural inequality ; Vietnam ; unconditional quantile regression ; Oaxaca decomposition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003975202
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Drawn into violence : evidence on "what makes a criminal" from the Vietnam draft lotteries
Lindo, Jason M.; Stoecker, Charles - 2010
Draft lottery number assignment during the Vietnam era provides a natural experiment to examine the effects of military … used to draft servicemen. -- crime ; violence ; military ; two-sample IV ; Vietnam War …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009006947
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Gender patterns in Vietnam's child mortality
Pham, Thong Le; Kooreman, Peter; Koning, Ruud Hans; … - 2011
We analyze child mortality in Vietnam focusing on gender aspects. Contrary to several other countries in the region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009307351
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Does the military train men to be violent criminals? : new evidence from Australia's conscription lotteries
Siminski, Peter; Ville, Simon P.; Paull, Alexander - 2013
prepares people for violent warfare, are hypothesized to link service to violent crime. Using Australia's Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696945
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Who suffers the penalty? : a panel data analysis of earnings gaps in Vietnam
Nguyen Huu Chi; Nordman, Christophe J.; Roubaud, François - 2013
structure compared to that of the formal sector. Taking advantage of the VHLSS dataset in Vietnam, in particular its three wave …, we draw conclusions highlighting the Vietnam's labour market specificity. -- informal employment ; earnings gap … ; transition matrix ; panel data ; Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696962
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Monetary transfers from children and the labour supply of elderly parents : evidence from Vietnam
Trong Ha Nguyen; Liu, Amy Y. C.; Booth, Alison L. - 2012
In the absence of a broad-based pension scheme, the elderly in developing countries may rely on monetary transfers made by their children and on their own labour supply. This paper examines whether monetary transfers from children help to reduce elderly parents' need to work. Taking the possible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009663908
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Education and freedom of choice : evidence from arranged marriages in Vietnam
Emran, M. Shahe; Maret-Rakotondrazaka, Fenohasina; … - 2012
Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use … significantly weaker for men. -- arranged marriage ; education ; schooling ; freedom of choice ; development ; Vietnam ; Red River …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621556