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Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting …
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We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities …
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-being in China over the period 2005-2010 during which self-reported happiness scores show an increase across all income groups …. Ordered probit regression analysis of well-being reveals large influence of gender, rural residency and household income …. After controlling for demographic attributes, health, unemployment status, household size, agricultural hukou (household …
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Using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, we investigate the role of maternal gender role attitudes in explaining the differential educational expectations mothers have for their daughters and sons, and consequently their children's later educational outcomes and labour supply. We find that...
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Education, general health, and reproductive health are key indicators of human development. Investments in these domains can also promote economic growth. This paper argues for the importance of human development related investments based on i) a theoretical economic growth model with poverty...
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reduce women's midlife employment but do not appear to affect say in household resource allocation. Women in their forties …
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