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The motherhood penalty and female employment in urban India
Bordia Das, Maitreyi; Žumbytė, Ieva - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011632724
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Paid maternity leave and female employment : evidence using firm-level survey data for developing countries
Amin, Mohammed; Islam, Asif - 2019
The relationship between the length of paid maternity leave and the proportion of female workers in the private sector is explored using firm-level survey data for 66 mostly developing countries. The paper finds a large, positive, and statistically significant relationship between the two....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004770
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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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How access to contraception affects fertility and contraceptive use in Tunisia
Cochrane, Susan; Guilkey, David K. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138556
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Going beyond the first child : analysis of Russian mothers' desired and actual fertility
Levin, Victoria; Besedina, Elena; Aritomi, Tami - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454057
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Development, modernization and son preference in fertility decisions
Filmer, Deon (contributor); Friedman, Jed (contributor);  … - 2008
preference is larger for women with more education and is increasing over time. The explanation for these patterns appears to be … that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758849
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Son preference, fertility and family structure : evidence from reproductive behavior among Nigerian women
Milazzo, Annamaria - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357889
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Why are adult women missing? : son preference and maternal survival in India
Milazzo, Annamaria - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010259635
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Is the baby to blame? : an inquiry into the consequences of early childbearing
Azevedo, Joao Pedro; López-Calva, Luis F.; Perova, … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009564280
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Secondary schools and teenage childbearing : evidence from the school expansion in Brazilian municipalities
Koppensteiner, Martin; Matheson, Jesse - 2020
This article investigates the effect increasing secondary education opportunities has on teenage fertility in Brazil … between 1997 and 2009, the analysis shows an important role of secondary school availability on underage fertility. An …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388752