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Does hepatitis B infection or son preference explain the bulk of gender imbalance in China? : a review of the evidence
Das Gupta, Monica (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003707115
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Water quality, brawn, and education : the rural drinking water program in China
Xu, Lixin Colin; Zhang, Jing - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010437116
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Why is son preference so persistent in East and South Asia? : A cross study of China, India and the Republic of Korea
Das Gupta, Monica (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001743168
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Gender bias in China, the Republic of Korea, and India 1920 - 90 : effects of war, famine, and fertility decline
Das Gupta, Monica; Li, Shuzhuo - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001405383
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Gender bias and intergenerational educational mobility : theory and evidence from China and India
Emran, M. Shahe; Jiang, Hanchen; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan - 2020
leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. In urban China, and urban and …This paper incorporates gender bias against girls in the family, school and labor market in a model of … mobility. This paper tests these predictions in India and China using data not subject to coresidency bias. The evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241186
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Gender bias in agricultural child labor : evidence from survey design experiments
Galdo, Jose; Dammert, Ana C.; Abebaw, Degnet - 2020
individuals' work activities. The problem is further complicated by the presence of widespread gender stratification of work and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388670
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Who benefits from better roads and why? : mixed methods analysis of the gender-disaggregated impacts of a rural roads project in Vietnam
Mannava, Aneesh; Perova, Elizaveta; Phuong Thi Minh Tran - 2020
The literature lends empirical support for the idea that improvements to transport infrastructure lead to economic development. How and why the benefits of better transport differ between genders is less clear. This paper attempts to answer this question by combining a nonexperimental impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240557
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"She helps me all the time" : underestimating women's economic engagement in rural Honduras
Muller, Miriam; Sousa, Liliana D. - 2020
This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic activities, including production for own consumption,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240558
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Demand for safe spaces : avoiding harassment and stigma
Kondylis, Florence; Legovini, Arianna; Vyborny, Kate; … - 2020
What are the costs to women of harassment on public transit? This study randomizes the price of a women-reserved "safe space" in Rio de Janeiro and crowdsource information on 22,000 rides. Women in the public space experience harassment once a week. A fifth of riders are willing to forgo 20...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241328