of gender equality, especially an increase in women?s access to the labour market, in bringing about a reduction in …This Working Paper investigates the possible link between gender inequalities in the labour market and significant … economic outcomes such as income growth, poverty and inequality indicators. Our analysis is based on microsimulations for eight …

1990 and the effects on poverty. To produce comparability between two household surveys, they use survey matching …The authors estimate changes in the distribution of household consumption expenditure in Namibia since Independence in … significant decrease in the poverty headcount over the period and small but insignificant decreases in the country's extremely …

This paper studies income poverty among the 50+ population in 10 EU countries using newly collected data from the SHARE … (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) project. A measure of the household's disposable annual income is used …. Relative income poverty range from 10 percent (in Sweden) to 22 percent (in Switzerland). Logistic regression estimates show …

of recipients. I then discuss empirical work on the effects of the EITC on poverty and income distribution, and its …

determinants of changes in poverty incidence within cohorts revealed statistically significant roles for age, gender and, to a … traditional notion of income mobility as well as for mobility around extreme and moderate poverty lines. The estimates suggest … lesser degree, education of the household head and dwelling characteristics. …

Sexual harassment of women and girls in streets and other public spaces is often trivialized by the label of "eve … literature on public-space harassment (PSH) is sparse. Based on 2021-22 surveys in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan this paper … that women are not only unable to lead lives free of violence but also deprived of a range of additional capabilities: to …

Sexual harassment of women and girls in streets and other public spaces is often trivialized by the label of "eve … literature on public-space harassment (PSH) is rather sparse. Based on 2021 surveys in Bangladesh and India, this paper examines … that PSH deprives women of a range of capabilities: to lead lives free of violence, to enjoy emotional well-being, to be …

did not complete their terms of indenture; late arrival and early departure from the master’s household was widespread …