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Structural change in developing countries: Has it decreased gender inequality?
Rendall, Michelle - 2012
results show that India, the country with the greatest physical labor requirements, exhibits the largest labor market gender … labor demand requirements in four developing countries: Brazil, Mexico, India and Thailand. The results highlight the … importance of structural change in reducing gender disparities by decreasing the labor demand for physical attributes. The …
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Delivery mechanisms and impact of training through microfinance
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2011
We evaluate the effect of delivery mechanisms for training provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for both membership and training endogeneity. Training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321423
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The impact of skill development and human capital training on self help groups
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2009
We evaluate the effect of training, in both skill development and human capital, provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGOformed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results suggest that, in general, training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321443
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The role of gender inequalities in explaining income growth, poverty and inequality: Evidence from Latin American countries
Costa, Joana; Silva, Elydia; Vaz, Fábio - 2009
This Working Paper investigates the possible link between gender inequalities in the labour market and significant … Latin American countries. We consider four aspects of gender inequalities: differences in labour market participation … of gender equality, especially an increase in women?s access to the labour market, in bringing about a reduction in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293303
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International reserves and swap lines: Substitutes or complements?
Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Park, Donghyun - 2010
Developing Asia experienced a sharp surge in foreign currency reserves prior to the 2008-9 crisis. The global crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287777
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Pan-Asianism in Meiji and Taishô Japan : A Preliminary Framework
Saaler, Sven - 2002
Pan-Asianism in Japanese history has not received much scholarly attention so far. Indeed, as some scholars have pointed out (Beasley 1987a), it is questionable whether the notion of an ideology that only existed as a loose set of ideas and, moreover, had its foundations in European concepts,...
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Do Austrian Men and Women Become more Equal? At Least in Terms of Labor Supply!
Wernhart, Georg; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2008
We study the development of wage elasticity of labor supply for Austrian men and women over time using comparable and representative survey data for the 1980s and 1990s. The elasticity of men is relatively low and constant over time, similar to the behavior of single women. Most remarkable is...
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Unemployment and Subsequent Wages: Does Gender Matter?
Wiklund, Fredrik - 1999
Are there any differences in how men and women fare from unemployment in terms of the wages they receive on a new job? This paper addresses that question using the 1991 wave of the Level of Living Survey. The results suggest that men who experience unemployment will suffer a reduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321796
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Male vs. female guest-worker migration: Does it matter for fertility in the source country?
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2011
Men's additional income from their guest-worker employment generates a pure income effect, which increases fertility. The timing of women's higher-wage employment relative to child bearing is crucial for its effect on fertility. If women work abroad during the same time period when they can bear...
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Deciding to decide: gender, leadership and risk-taking in groups
Ertac, Seda; Gurdal, Mehmet Yigit - 2010
Being the leader in a group often involves making risky decisions that affect the payoffs of all members, and the decision to take this responsibility in a group is endogenous in many contexts. In this paper, we experimentally study: (1) the willingness of men and women to make risky decisions...
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