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In the mind, the household, or the market? : concepts and measurement of women’s economic empowerment
Fox, Louise; Romero, Carolina - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730276
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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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Taking power : women's empowerment and household well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa
Annan, Jeannie; Donald, Aletheia; Goldstein, Markus P.; … - 2019
how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a …-conflicting reports of intrahousehold decision making. It finds that women's power substantially matters for health and various family and … reproductive outcomes. Women taking power is also better for children's outcomes, in particular for girls' health, but it is worse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121195
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On gender and growth : the role of intergenerational health externalities and women’s occupational constraints
Agénor, Pierre-Richard; Santos Filho, Otaviano Canuto dos - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901304
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The right to be nudged? : rethinking social and economic rights in the light of behavioral economics
Gauri, Varun - 2019
Social and economic and rights are incorporated into many national constitutions, and courts in many countries are effectively and legitimately enforcing them. However, the large majority of rights rulings addresses the cost of goods and services and focuses exclusively on access. There is now...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058927
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Human rights based approaches to development : concepts, evidence, and policy
Gauri, Varun; Gloppen, Siri - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009499860
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On the relevance of freedom and entitlement in development : new empirical evidence (1975 - 2007)
Chauffour, Jean-Pierre - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009384799
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Social rights and economics : claims to health care and education in developing countries
Gauri, Varun - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001771613
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The law’s majestic equality? : the distributive impact of litigating social and economic rights
Brinks, Daniel M.; Gauri, Varun - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009541515
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The 2019 update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : an overview
Wagstaff, Adam; Eozenou, Patrick; Neelsen, Sven; Smitz, Marc - 2019
This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection … refinements to the estimation of out-of-pocket expenditures. On the health equity side, the 2019 database includes 198 more data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051874