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The dynamics of women's labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …
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Welfare Programs and Labor Supply in Developing Countries. Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Alzúa, María Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; Ripani, Laura - 2010
This paper studies the effect of welfare programs on work incentives and the labor supply of adults in developing countries. The document builds on the experimental evaluations of three programs implemented in rural areas: Mexico’s PROGRESA, Nicaragua’s Red de Protección Social (RPS) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429298
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Welfare programs and labor supply in developing countries: Experimental evidence from Latin America
Alzúa, María Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; Ripani, Laura - 2012
male beneficiaries and a resulting increase in household labor income. Moreover, PROGRESA seems to have reduced female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289984
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The Effect of Conditional Cash Transfers on Educational Opportunities - Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Ham, Andrés - 2010
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) provide income to the poor in an effort to improve current welfare and promote investment in human and social capital to prevent future deprivation. So far, the impact evaluation literature has focused on estimating current effects on outcomes such as school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429307
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Remesas y Migración Internacional en América Latina: Simulación de los Efectos en la Pobreza y la Desigualdad
Battistón, Diego - 2010
Este trabajo realiza un estudio comparativo del impacto de las remesas y la migración internacional sobre la pobreza y la desigualdad en cuatro países latinoamericanos con importantes procesos migratorios (Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua). A partir de encuestas de hogares se estiman...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429322
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Changing fertility preferences one migrant at a time: the impact of remittances on the fertility rate
Naufal, George S.; Vargas-Silva, Carlos - 2009
transmit to the household the ideas, values and attitudes predominant in the host country. Arguably, migrants with more … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the … level of social norms (including fertility preferences) that is transmitted from the migrant to the household. Second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275920
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Household wealth in Latin America
Torche, Florencia; Spilerman, Seymour - 2006
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of wealth ownership and wealth inequality in Latin American countries, using diverse published sources and primary data analysis for 16 nations. We produce estimates of the distribution of home ownership, land, and financial assets, and find very high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284670
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Structural change in developing countries: Has it decreased gender inequality?
Rendall, Michelle - 2012
This paper examines the evolution of female labor market outcomes from 1987 to 2008 by assessing the role of changing labor demand requirements in four developing countries: Brazil, Mexico, India and Thailand. The results highlight the importance of structural change in reducing gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316911
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Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story
Duryea, Suzanne; Székely, Miguel - 1998
This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment, unemployment, and income differentials in Latin America in the 1990s. The two main forces driving labor supply in the region have been demographics and education.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327033
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Household Responses to Adverse Income Shocks in Latin America
Gaviria, Alejandro - 2001
This paper uses a new data set to study household responses to adverse income shocks in seven Latin American countries …
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