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Transfers to households with children and child development

Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J.; Wiswall, Matthew - 2014

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of various transfer policies on the distribution of child outcomes. We develop a cost criterion that can be used to compare the cost effectiveness of unrestricted, restricted, and...

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The impact of caste: a missing link in the literature on stunting in India

Ramachandran, Rajesh; Deshpande, Ashwini - 2021

associated high prevalence of stunting has generated a stream of research explaining why chronic malnourishment in India is … of chronic malnourishment in India - that is, the difference in stunting incidence across caste and religious groups. A …

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Spatial differences in stunting and household agricultural production in South Africa : (re-)examining the links using national panel survey data

Otterbach, Steffen; Rogan, Michael - 2017

South Africa is one of only a handful of countries in which the prevalence of child stunting has increased over the … stunting's evolution among South African children and adolescents aged 0–19, with particular attention to how the prevalence of … stunting differs between urban (14.9%) and rural (19.6%) areas and how the drivers of poor nutrition vary spatially. The …

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Costly posturing : ceremonies and early child development in China

Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2017

Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...

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Syrian refugees and human capital accumulation of native children in Turkey

Çakır, Selcen; Erbay, Elif; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021

Turkey hosts the highest number of refugees in the world. The arrival of Syrian refugees has significantly changed the relative abundance of different skill groups in Turkey and the labor market conditions. This paper examines how this massive refugee influx affects native working-age children's...

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School integration of refugee children: evidence from the largest refugee group in any country

Kirdar, Murat G.; Koç, İsmet; Dayıoğlu, Meltem - 2021

Although school integration of the children of economic migrants in developed countries is well-studied in the literature, little evidence based on large scale representative data exists on the school integration of refugee children - many of whom live in low- or middle-income countries. This...

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Can dreams come true? : eliminating extreme poverty in Africa by 2030

Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014

With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We...

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A survey of the role of fiscal policy in addressing income inequality, poverty reduction and inclusive growth

Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - 2014

A growing concern on widening income gap between the rich and the poor, the policy mismatch in tackling the relative poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient growth. Developed countries have experienced the...

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The impact of positive and negative income changes on the height and weight of young children

Buser, Thomas; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Plug, Erik J. S.; … - 2014

We estimate the impact of changes in unearned income on the height and weight of young children in a developing country. As source of variation we use changes in the eligibility criteria for receipt of an unconditional cash transfer in Ecuador. Two years after families lost the transfer, which...

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Job creation in a multi-sector labor market model for developing economies

Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Fields, Gary S.; … - 2016

This paper proposes an overlapping generations multi‐sector model of the labor market for developing countries with three heterogeneities – heterogeneity within self‐employment, heterogeneity in ability, and heterogeneity in age. We revisit an iconic paradox in a class of multi‐sector...

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