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Stylized facts about the quantity and quality of parental time investments on the skill formation of their children
Torres, Javier; Agüero, Jorge M. - 2017
This paper uses seven nationally representative time use surveys in Latin America to identify key stylized facts regarding the quantity and quality of parental time investment on the skill formation of their children. Traditional models of household behavior have failed to account for the...
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How families matter for understanding economic inequality
Santos, Cézar; Tertilt, Michele - 2023
In this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in principle be an amplifier or mitigator of economic inequality. We describe three channels on how families shape economic inequality. First, how people match to form families matters...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014546250
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Mitigating coercive parenting through home visitations : the impacts of a parenting program targeted at vulnerable communities in Jamaica
De Simone, Francesco; Mejia, Camila; Martinez-Carrasco, … - 2022
Family violence is a critical development challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), carrying high health, social, and economic costs and increasing the risk of perpetuating the cycle of violence across generations. Parenting programs have improved parenting practices in high-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014494611
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Helping families help themselves? : the (un)intended impacts of a digital parenting program
Amaral, Sofia; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Domínguez, Patricio; … - 2022
Parenting practices play a crucial role in child development. We evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of child maltreatment in El Salvador. Drawing on the prior success of in-person interventions, we study...
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Race-based educational, occupational and industry segregation and wages gaps in Trinidad and Tobago
Schimanski, Caroline; Chagalj, Cristian; Ruprah, Inder S. - 2018
sector of work and facing a large institutionalized pay difference. This raises the question whether segregation and …-based educational, occupational and industry segregation and wage gaps in Trinidad and Tobago’s private and public sector and its … segregation are with 7% in terms of the Karmel-Maclachlan index low and lower than respective gender-based segregation over the …
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Medium and long run economic assimilation of Venezuelan migrants to Peru
Torres, Javier; Beverinotti, Javier; … - 2024
over 4% of the population. This study delves into the dynamics of medium- and long-term labor market integration in Perú …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014537370
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Barriers to immigrant assimilation evidence on grading bias in Ecuadorian high schools
Rangel, Marcos A.; Marotta, Luana; Van der Werf, Cynthia; … - 2024
We investigate the assimilation of immigrant youth in Ecuador. Focusing on formal schooling and employing administrative data from high schools, we document subtle ways by which assessment biases against students with an immigrant background play a significant role in this assimilation process....
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The labour market entry and integration of refugees and other migrants in Austria
Jestl, Stefan; Tverdostup, Maryna - 2023
This paper analyses the labour market entry of refugees and other (non-humanitarian) migrants originating from middle- and low-income non-European countries that arrived in Austria in 2014-2016. Specifically, we analyse factors that shaped the transition to and out of the first job in the...
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Family change in Latin America : schooling and labor market implications for children and women
Esteve, Albert; Castro Torres, Andrés Felipe; Becca, … - 2023
This chapter provides an account of the major family transformations that occurred in recent decades across Latin American and Caribbean countries and examines the implications of such transformations for childrens school attendance and progress and womens labor force participation. Latin...
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Can public policy increase paternity acknowledgement? : evidence from earnings-related parental leave
Raute, Anna; Weber, Andrea; Zudenkova, Galina - 2022
A child's family structure is a fundamental determinant of future well-being, making it essential to understand how public policies affect the involvement of fathers. In this paper, we exploit a reform of the German parental leave system which increased mother's income and reduced legal father's...
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