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A Constitutional Theory of the Family
Cigno, Alessandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The paper re-examines the idea that a family can be viewed as a community governed by a self-enforcing constitution, and extends existing results in two directions. First, it identifies circumstances in which a constitution is renegotiation-proof. Second, it introduces parental altruism. The...
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Inmigración y cuidados de mayores en la Comunidad de Madrid
 … - Fundación BBVA
La presente monografía muestra una mirada sobre los cuidados de las personas mayores ofrecidos por cuidadoras inmigrantes en el ámbito familiar en Madrid, en un mercado informal. A ello se llega a través de los discursos proporcionados por los actores que intervienen en ese proceso, las...
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Spatial Modeling of the Migration of Older People with a Focus on Amenities
Jensen, Tomas; Deller, Steven - In: The Review of Regional Studies 37 (2007) 3, pp. 303-43
Using U.S. county-level migration data from the 2000 Census, we examine patterns of migration of older people. This study makes three contributions to the literature. First we focus attention on differences in migration patterns of older people by separately modeling four age classifications....
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Life of elderly in India
prasad, syam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
of demographic transition or demographic achievements with a decline in both fertility and mortality rates and consequent … human life? How does differ life varies across chronological ladder across space in India over time through a narration of … being is betterly positioned in the states of north India rather than south India. …
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A comparative study of well-being for elders in Mexico and England
Guzman, David Vázquez - Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad … - 2012
This paper establishes econometrically a clear connection between levels of happiness, health and cognition with their respective levels of income, using Mexican (MHAS) and English (ELSA) data. In general, elderly people increase their happiness with income, education, with a partner and when...
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Leasing by small enterprises
Neuberger, Doris; Räthke-Döppner, Solvig - Institut für Volkswirtschaftlehre, Universität Rostock - 2012
Using internal data of a leasing company in Germany, we examine the determinants of the probability and use of leasing by small firms. We find that small and young firms are likely to be constrained on the leasing market but use leasing to increase their debt capacity. Beyond contract- and...
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Small but effective: India's targeted unconditional cash transfers
Dutta, Puja; Howes, Stephen; Murgai, Rinku - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
India's approach to social security stresses the provision of subsidized food and public works. Targeted, unconditional … based on national household survey data and surveys on social pension utilization in two of India's states, Karnataka and … level of leakage. We hypothesize that social pensions suffer less from corruption than India's other safety net programs …
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The Role of Coresidency with Adult Children in the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Older Men and Women in China
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Zhang, Dandan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Over the course of China's economic reforms, a pronounced divergence in the labor force participation patterns of rural …
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Gender, quality of life, and growth in Asia 1070 to 1990
Seguino, Stephanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970-90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the...
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The great equalizer?: Globalization effects on gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Seguino, Stephanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper assesses the impact of 30 years of globalization on gender equity in well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean. Data indicate that while some gaps in well-being have narrowed, progress is uneven across a set of nine indicators, and in some cases, conditions have worsened. Despite...
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