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C14, C34, D12, F24, J16 </AbstractSection> Copyright Göbel; licensee Springer. 2013
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J22, Time Allocation and Labor Supply; F22, International Migration; F24, Remittances; O12, Microeconomics Analyses of …
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goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …
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sent remittances in 2013, about 10 percent of GDP. Twenty-five percent of Sri Lanka?s population is under 15. Declining …
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Nepal has made a remarkable progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in extreme poverty and education. Nepal has achieved MDG 5 but only one in three births is attended by skilled medical personnel. Disparities exist in access to maternal care by residence and...
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Utilizing a nationally representative sample of households from Sri Lanka, this study examines gender differences in … economic position. We also find that remittances from females emphasize investment in home improvements and acquisition of farm … land and nonfarm assets, whereas remittances of men are channeled more toward housing assets and business ventures. …
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foreign remittances and the acquisition of modern gadgetry. Kerala is becoming too much dependant on migration for employment …
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receiving and sending remittances. Knowing about gender differences will help to better explain the impact of remittances and to … Standard Surveys for 1992/93 and 1997/98 to study the role of gender in these remittance flows, both from the perspective of … understand the nature of gender roles during a time of economic transformation. We find important distinctions, such as a …
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possible by the flow of remittances. …
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