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from lavish ceremonies is associated with lower height-for-age zscore, higher probability of stunting and underweight in … from net squeeze effect on stunting, underweight and lower height-for-age zscore, respectively. The squeeze effect is …
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Presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by fellow villagers have been regarded as social norms in Chinese villages for thousands of years. However, it is more burdensome for the poor to take part in these social occasions than for the rich. Because the poor often lack...
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Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
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the population that is calorie deficient (FAO's prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children … the prevalence of child underweight for the child undernutrition dimension, the use of the under-five mortality rate from … analyses with indicators of micronutrient deficiencies, the index is revised as follows: (1) The child underweight indicator is …
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aim of this paper is to extend this approach by introducing a gender perspective in the analysis of policy effects. We use …, Finland and Sweden. Second, we estimate the policy effects for men and women in couples. To obtain gender specific effects, we …
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This paper analyzes gender and ethnic differences in vulnerability and resilience to external shocks and stresses in … line are classified as highly resilient. The analysis shows that both gender and ethnicity are almost irrelevant as …
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revealed the presence of gender asymmetries stemming from men having experienced disproportionately high job losses. In this … role in explaining the gender differences in unpaid work time changes. In turn, varied shifts in the household structure …
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Transition to a market economy is accompanied by a period of greater economic uncertainty. Women are likely to suffer substantial disadvantages from this uncertainty compared to men as they are, for example, more likely to lose their job. This not only implies a monetary loss for the entire...
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household. In line with previous evidence on gender discrimination in Albania, the results show that the female shares of … resources within the family and find evidence that the time spent abroad by the male migrant increases gender inequality (by …
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Transition to a market economy is accompanied by a period of greater economic uncertainty. Women are likely to suffer substantial disadvantages from this uncertainty compared to men as they are, for example, more likely to lose their job. This not only implies a monetary loss for the entire...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014331185