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Public employment and women: the impact of Argentina's Jefes Program on female heads of poor households
Tcherneva, Pavlina R.; Wray, L. Randall - 2007
households, and yet more than 70 percent of the people who turned up for work were women. The present paper evaluates the … problems, is well received by participants, and serves the needs of women particularly well. Some of the benefits women report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266603
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Public employment and women : the impact of Argentina's Jefes Program on female heads of poor households
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. (contributor);  … - 2007
households, and yet more than 70 percent of the people who turned up for work were women. The present paper evaluates the … problems, is well received by participants, and serves the needs of women particularly well. Some of the benefits women report … empowerment through work. -- Argentina ; Jefes y Jefas ; Public Employment ; Women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003727245
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What do poor women want? : public employment or cash transfers? ; lessons from Argentina
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2012
, turned out to be poor women. For a number of reasons that are explored below, the program was later reformed into a cash … relative impact of such policies on some of the most vulnerable members of society; namely, poor women. An examination of the … Argentine experience based on survey evidence and fieldwork reveals that poor women overwhelmingly want paid work opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485786
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Public Employment and Women : The Impact of Argentina's Jefes Program on Female Heads of Poor Households
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2007
households, and yet more than 70 percent of the people who turned up for work were women. The present paper evaluates the … problems, is well received by participants, and serves the needs of women particularly well. Some of the benefits women report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012728636
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Gender and the Job Guarantee : The Impact of Argentina's Jefes Program on Female Heads of Poor Households
Tcherneva, Pavlina R.; Wray, L. Randall - 2008
For many years Argentina was the poster child of IMF austerity and market liberalization policies, until it experienced an economic meltdown in the winter of 2001-2002. To deal with the looming crisis and skyrocketing unemployment and poverty rates, the Argentinean government implemented a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224706
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Enthusiastic Policy Implementation and Its Aftermath : The Sudden Expansion and Contraction of China's Microfinance for Women Program
Deng, Yanhua; O'Brien, Kevin J.; Chen, Jiajian - 2018
polices that are implemented with great enthusiasm. The Microfinance for Women Program fits in this last category. Especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014113124
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A Grant to Every Citizen : Survey Evidence of the Impact of a Direct Government Payment in Israel
Feldman, Naomi E.; Heffetz, Ori - 2020
In early August, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants to its citizens, of $220 per adult and $150 per child. Using survey data, we estimate that 25-45 percent either had already mostly spent or were planning to spend the money by year’s end and 36-52...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014089957
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Thesis for 3rd EAJs Conference ‘Boosting Economic Growth of Japan : What If Women Could?’
Rebrey, Sofia - 2020
, business sophistication, highly developed infrastructure and democratic institutions with relatively low inclusion of women in … economy. Japan remains a patriarchal society, which implies women to be housewives and mothers, leaving them vastly … families of three or more can not be financially supported only by a husband, extorting women to seek for a job. Meanwhile, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014103011
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What Do Poor Women Want? Public Employment or Cash Transfers? Lessons from Argentina
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2012
, turned out to be poor women. For a number of reasons that are explored below, the program was later reformed into a cash … relative impact of such policies on some of the most vulnerable members of society; namely, poor women. An examination of the … Argentine experience based on survey evidence and fieldwork reveals that poor women overwhelmingly want paid work opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111270
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Test of the German resilience
Bornhorst, Fabian; Mody, Ashoka - 2012
From its early post-war catch-up phase, Germany's formidable export engine has been its consistent driver of growth. But Germany has almost equally consistently run current account surpluses. Exports have powered the dynamic phases and helped emerge from stagnation. Volatile external demand, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311793