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parental time investments in early childhood among low-income parents. We designed and screened a video that provided …, we added a positive feedback message to parents about their accomplishments during their participation in an earlier …
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. Data from 135 couples and their children show that the father's risk aversion is negatively associated with school …
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. The effects seem to be driven by changes in gender and cultural norms, because there is a reduction in the prevalence of … arranged marriages with minimum involvement of the bride. Overall results suggest a change in gender norms after 18 years of …
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male adults, female adults and children; the second extends the analysis to girls and boys. To improve the identification … household. In line with previous evidence on gender discrimination in Albania, the results show that the female shares of … resources within the family and find evidence that the time spent abroad by the male migrant increases gender inequality (by …
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wellbeing', and 'gender equality' by 2030. It is thus important to investigate son preference to inform policy-makers of the … policy analysis and result in unintended consequences. Existing measures including sex ratios and gender composition of … children do not reflect the true extent of son preference in high fertility countries such as Pakistan, where the success of …
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This paper discusses whether the Asian financial crisis affected men and women differently in Indonesia by estimating the effect of district consumption shock during the crisis on changes in men's and women's working status and assets. I found that in rural areas there seems to be no effect of...
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marriage-that is, marriage before the legal age of marriage of girls. We hypothesize that parents who perceive themselves to … also find no such effect of gender-neutral crimes (such as theft and robbery) on the likelihood of early marriage of girls … the northern region of India, where patriarchal culture and gender norms are stronger than in the southern region. These …
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Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in … children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality. The paper discusses important … of paternal and maternal shocks on different cohort groups, roles of cognitive abilities of children and quality of …
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targeting parents of children aged six to 24 months in a poor, rural district of Rwanda. The programme engaged parents through … baseline, children's communication, problem-solving, and personal social skills improved in treated groups. After almost three … resulted in increases in maternal time investments in both the short and the medium term, as well as improvements in parents …
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. Nevertheless, the share of gender inequality that occurs within households is largest for this last indicator, accounting for more …
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