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War and Women's Work: Evidence from the Conflict in Nepal
Menon, Nidhiya; van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper examines how Nepal’s 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women’s decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women’s employment decisions. Results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395429
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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - 2006
measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267771
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Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Assunção, … - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269117
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War and women's work: Evidence from the conflict in Nepal
van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana - 2011
This paper examines how Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women's decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women's employment decisions. Results indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282335
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Genetic, Cultural and Geographical Distances
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio; Tonon, Giovanni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
measures of geography within Europe, we show that i) geography explains both genetic distance and transportation costs between … European countries, and ii) genetic distance does not explain economic outcomes once we control for geography. We conclude that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763533
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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039651