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Subjective Well-Being and Relative Poverty in Rural Bangladesh
Asadullah, M. Niaz - 2012
-being using data from Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world with high levels of corruption and poor governance. We …
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Rural Households in a Changing Climate
Baez, Javier - 2012
This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099689
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Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports : Evidence from Bangladesh
Robertson, Raymond - 2020
the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) - spread through Bangladesh's labor markets. Although the end of the MFA was arguably … exogenous to Bangladesh, we instrument export demand with OECD imports to ensure identification. We compare estimates of the ….Unlike in other studies, these local labor market effects dissipate quickly. Furthermore, Bangladesh's export shock was sector …
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The Impact of Changing Climate on Children's Nutritional Status in Bangladesh
Hanifi, Syed Manzoor Ahmed; Menon, Nidhiya; Quisumbing, … - 2022
characteristics in rural coastal Bangladesh. We evaluate the health consequences of rising temperature and relative humidity and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087587
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Access to Land and Tenancy Practices on Tanah Bengkok : Evidence from Java, Indonesia
Kurosaki, Takashi - 2020
Tanah bengkok (bengkok land) in Java, Indonesia boasts a unique institution where elected village leaders receive usufruct rights to a parcel of land owned by the village, in lieu of salary. Despite its relevance to the political economy of land distribution in Java, unavailability of systematic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825593
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Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts : The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina - 2013
We estimate the crowding out of private transfers caused by 70 y Más – a public assistance program for the rural elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure Survey and a triple difference approach, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071752
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Village Economies and the Structure of Extended Family Networks
Angelucci, Manuela - 2009
This paper documents how the structure of extended family networks in rural Mexico relates to the poverty and inequality of the village of residence. Using the Hispanic naming convention, we construct within-village extended family networks in 504 poor rural villages. Family networks are larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155162
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Social Assistance Receipt and its Importance for Combating Poverty in Urban China
Gustafsson, Björn - 2007
Since the second half of the 1990s economic restructuring in urban China has led to widespread joblessness and income insecurity. The rapid expansion of the system of social assistance, Di Bao, can be understood from this perspective. Using a survey covering large parts of urban China in 2002,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777030
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Rural People's Perception of Poverty in China
Gustafsson, Björn - 2007
Subjective Poverty Line methodology is applied to rural China 2002 using a sample from 22 provinces. Respondents were asked two questions: one on amount of food necessary and another on amount of cash necessary for their households. The respondent's perception of how much cash is needed varies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778032
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Cognitive Skills, Noncognitive Skills, and School-to-Work Transitions in Rural China
Glewwe, Paul - 2017
Economists have long recognized the important role of formal schooling and cognitive skills on labor market participation and wages. More recently, increasing attention has turned to the role of personality traits, or noncognitive skills. This study is among the first to examine how both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962277