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Migration, School Attainment, and Child Labor : Evidence from Rural Pakistan

Mansuri, Ghazala - 2016

proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …

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Upgrading Investment Regulations in Second Pillar Pension Systems : A Proposal for Colombia

Castaneda, Pablo - 2017

The passivity of the demand for pension products is one of the striking features of mandatory pension systems. Consequently, the provision of multiple investment alternatives to households (multifund schemes) does not ensure that contributions are invested efficiently. In addition, despite the...

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Reform and Backlash to Reform : Economic Effects of Ageing and Retirement Policy

Hougaard Jensen, Svend E. - 2017

Using a stochastic general equilibrium model with overlapping generations, this paper studies (i) the effects on both extensive and intensive labor supply responses to changes in fertility rates, and (ii) the potential of a retirement reform to mitigate the effects of fertility changes on labor...

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Designing the Payout Phase of Funded Pension Pillars in Central and Eastern European Countries

Vittas, Dimitri - 2017

Over the past decade or so, most Central and Eastern European countries have reformed their pension systems, significantly downsizing their public pillars and creating private pillars based on capitalization accounts. Early policy attention was focused on the accumulation phase but several...

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An Assessment of Reform Options for the Public Service Pension Fund in Uganda

Bogomolova, Tatiana - 2016

This paper analyzes the future liabilities that the Ugandan Public Service Pensions Fund might accumulate under the provisions of the Pensions Act (CAP 286) unless it is reformed. It then discusses alternative reform options that can be used in designing an educated homegrown reform of the fund....

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Determinants of Social Distancing and Economic Activity During COVID-19 : A Global View

Maloney, William F. - 2020

The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...

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Psychic vs. Economic Barriers to Vaccine Take-Up : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

Sato, Ryoko - 2018

This paper experimentally evaluates the relative importance of psychic costs of tetanus vaccination compared to monetary costs among women in rural Nigeria. To measure psychic costs, vaccine take-up between two conditions to receive cash incentives is compared: clinic attendance vs. vaccine...

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Rural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfare : Evidence from Malawi

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge - 2017

This paper uses nationally representative panel data and a combination of econometric approaches, to explore linkages between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare in rural Malawi. The paper analyzes the average treatment effects and distributional effects on...

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Is Consanguinity an Impediment to Improving Human Development Outcomes?

Mete, Cem - 2017

consanguinity on child cognitive ability and height-for-age are identified by (current and past) grandfather land ownership and …

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Documenting Myanmar's Social Transformation : Insights from Six Rounds of Research on Livelihoods and Social Change in Rural Communities

Pursch, Samuel James - 2017

This paper presents the initial findings from six rounds of research conducted between 2012 and 2016 on livelihoods and social change in rural Myanmar, undertaken as part of the Qualitative Social and Economic Monitoring initiative. These data provide unique insights into the ways in which broad...

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