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This article explores the influence of social background and social situation on the smoking career. This study is based on a sample of 4.473 individuals who answered the 2006 French Health, Health Care and Insurance Survey. The results of a non-parametric analysis and of a stratified Cox model...
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insecurity in terms of monetary poverty. Using a Malian survey that incorporates exceptionally detailed information on food …
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Africa has been hard hit by the international crisis. Initially exogenous and above all financial, it has exacerbated various internal crises already present in the region. Like the DRC, which is a test case in many respects, Africa could experience severe setbacks that could cancel out the...
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This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households …’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it …
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In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected … scenario without remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the …
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The aim of this article is to analyse in depth the interactions of growth and poverty in Syria, which undertook reforms … agriculture a decreasing one. Agricultural and land-policy reforms could have had a negative impact on poverty, despite their …
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part of the population to the risk of poverty. Among households, lowincome and women are particularly vulnerable during … individualized pension raises the question of the poverty during the retirement period. In this context, could life insurances and … private pension contracts avoid the risk of poverty ? In this paper, we analyze the behaviour of life insurance holding in …
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In this paper, a novel approach is implemented to quantify the effects on poverty and inequality of the financial …
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