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The profile of income-poor children
Bastos, Amélia; Machado, Carla; Passos, José - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) October, pp. 933-950
Purpose – Child poverty has become an important issue in social and political agendas. In Portugal, almost 25 per cent … of children are at risk of poverty and the most vulnerable age group. This paper seeks to investigate child poverty in … sociodemographic and economic attributes associated with child poverty in order to design the profile of income-poor children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788375
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The profile of income‐poor children
Bastos, Amélia; Machado, Carla; Passos, José - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 12, pp. 933-950
Purpose – Child poverty has become an important issue in social and political agendas. In Portugal, almost 25 per cent … of children are at risk of poverty and the most vulnerable age group. This paper seeks to investigate child poverty in … sociodemographic and economic attributes associated with child poverty in order to design the profile of income‐poor children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805638
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Socioeconomic status, family structure and child outcomes in Brazil: health in the childhood
Hermeto, Ana Maria; Caetano, André Junqueira - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 979-995
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the large differences between poor and rich Brazilian households regarding children's outcomes; that is, understanding inequality in health outcomes in the childhood in Brazil, examining the link between the health of Brazilian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005005732
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Socioeconomic status, family structure and child outcomes in Brazil: health in the childhood
Hermeto, Ana Maria; Junqueira Caetano, André - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 10, pp. 979-995
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the large differences between poor and rich Brazilian households regarding children's outcomes; that is, understanding inequality in health outcomes in the childhood in Brazil, examining the link between the health of Brazilian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805560
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Aging population, emigration and growth in Barbados
Banik, Arindam; Bhaumik, Pradip K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) November, pp. 781-788
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the dual effect of demographic changes and emigration of young people on the economic growth of small Caribbean economies and the serious economic challenges arising therefrom. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081281
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An analysis of the interdependence of demographic factors, labour effort and economic growth in Ireland
Doran, Justin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) March, pp. 221-237
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of a declining birth rate and an increasing old age-population ratio on Ireland's economic output. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises data on the birth rate, old-age population ratio, economic output and labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551551
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Payment for health in Singapore
Reisman, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) February, pp. 132-159
Purpose – Singapore's rapid economic progress has been accompanied by a series of experiments in medical savings and health insurance. This paper aims to examine the “three Ms” – Medisave, MediShield, and Medifund – in order to establish the way in which the policy-instruments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047677
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Economic impacts of ageing: an inter-industry approach
Albuquerque, Paula C.; Lopes, João C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) October, pp. 970-986
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of the evolution of consumption patterns associated with ageing on the relative importance of industries in Portugal, quantifying the changes in production, value added, imported intermediate inputs and employment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788349
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Gender gap in Pakistan: a socio-demographic analysis
Raza, Ahmad; Murad, Hasan Sohaib - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) July, pp. 541-557
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of socio-demographic bases of gender gap in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes various aspects of gender gap (gender inequalities) in Pakistan. The analysis is based on the secondary data drawn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788372
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Perceived societal values of Indian managers
Pearson, C.A.L.; Chatterjee, S.R. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 4, pp. 368-379
Societal values are emerging as critical variables in providing context relevance to extending international management research. A hallmark of the 1990s was the widespread adoption of market cultures in Asian nations that embraced large‐scale reform and restructuring. These programmes brought...
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