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In patriarchal societies, sticky norms affect married women's social circles, their autonomy, and the outcomes of intra …-household bargaining. This paper uses primary data on women's social networks in Uttarakhand, India; the modal woman has only three friends … household; perceived social norms; and an outcome of household bargaining: investments in her children. The analysis instruments …
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This paper examines how parents' early childhood exposure to a refugee crisis impacts their children's health status … treatment. The findings show that children who were born to parents who were living closer to refugee camps during their early …
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This paper documents stylized facts on rates of returns to education during economic crises. It shows from three middle-income countries - Indonesia, Pakistan, and South Africa - that the rate of return to university education (versus secondary education) has increased during economic crises....
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This paper studies foreign direct investment spillovers on the gender-related labor market practices of domestic firms, based on a unique firm-to-firm data set of Bangladesh's textiles and garment sectors. The paper looks at the female employment of domestic firms that are directly and...
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