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pooled data attributed this U-shape relationship with female education attainment, sectoral employment share, unemployment … increased opportunities by increasing their level of education attainment. Research limitations/implications – In testing the U …-based education programmes should be promoted so that females could be absorbed in the formal labor market. It also recommends …
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pooled data attributed this U‐shape relationship with female education attainment, sectoral employment share, unemployment … increased opportunities by increasing their level of education attainment. Research limitations/implications – In testing the U …‐based education programmes should be promoted so that females could be absorbed in the formal labor market. It also recommends …
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Purpose – In the fall of 1996, Walstad suggested that the economics profession needed to obtain the students' perspective on the choice of major. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the choice of major. Design/methodology/approach – To recruit majors and to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether education and training affect pro-social behavior. Economics … education where teamwork and cooperation is promoted, become more cooperative and pro-social after their completed education …
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between women's education and workforce participation, and to predict the equalisation of female-male educational attainment …. Further, female education is found to be positively correlated with their workforce participation. Overall, the findings … women's education and employment needs to be further investigated using rigorous econometric techniques in order to …
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Purpose – South Africa is a developing country, and within this context, it is essential to be economically competitive and proactive. Various sources reveal that the national productivity has been traditionally low, and continues to remain low. Within the context of the international arena,...
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analysis. First, the authors estimate the correlation between the female's education and her number of children, and then the … authors use also partner's education to take into account the family dimension. Furthermore, in the context of fertility, zero … results, a significant negative correlation may be observed between the level of education and the number of children …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to take a close look at factors that influence the choice and quality of healthcare received by ailing and elderly people in rural north India. The author is primarily interested in seeing what role is played by the presence of sons in the family,...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the demand side determinants of schooling of Pakistani urban children and the factors affecting boys and girls' schooling separately. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study using the non-linear maximum likelihood probability...
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fishing. It is observed that the main cause of child labor is not poverty it comes out to be low quality of education, lack of … include information on education and employment facilities in these towns. Thus, severity may not be truly reflected …. Practical implications – Education with training needed to improve fishing skill may help in this regard. The state of education …
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