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This paper studies how land reform and population growth affect land inequality and landlessness, focusing particularly on indirect effects owing to their influence on household divisions and land market transactions. Theoretical predictions of a model of household division and land transactions...
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find that, when the father migrates without his family, children spend more time in household production, while mothers … household labor for both children and mothers and, if migration occurs in response to a negative shock, we should observe an … by an increase in mothers' bargaining power, as children's human capital is not affected by migration, controlling for …
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Russian Empire. We propose that this dramatic migration was rooted in institutional changes initiated by the 1906 Stolypin … conditions in the reform area. However, this titling reform increased land liquidity and actually promoted migration by easing …-in-differences analysis on a panel of province-level data that describe migration and economic conditions. We find that the reform had a …
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Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development. Individuals' choices of educational content are often shaped by the political economy of government policies that determine the incentives to acquire various skills. We first present...
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Social networks can affect demand for human capital investments by relaxing household time or budget constraints or by defining and reinforcing human capital preferences. However, empirically identifying the effect of social networks on human capital investment is usually problematic because...
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given work permits from 1950 to 1979, and studies indicators of family migration, inactivity, duration of stay and return … migration, etc. References and statistical tables. …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on data collecting and data analysis for the study of relationships between migration …, technological change and agricultural production - discusses major mechanisms by which migration affects and is affected by … modules to cover (1) small farming enterprises, (2) cottage industries, and (3) attitudes of family members concerning effects …
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Working paper reporting on the impact of the education of women, migration and employment on social roles and social …, family and child-rearing roles, birth control, abortion and cultural factors. Bibliography and tables. …
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developing countries - considers factors affecting women's roles, such as cultural factors, family structure, household size …, marital status, living conditions, etc. Examines changes in fertility, mortality, migration and labour force participation of …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on migration effects for migrant worker families left behind in Lesotho - includes … research results of a survey of migrant households, examines living conditions of married women, and considers migration policy …
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