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This paper estimates and decomposes multidimensional poverty in 82 natural regions in India using unit data from the … Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2011-12. Multidimensional poverty is measured in the dimensions of health, education … poverty at the sub-national level. Results indicate that 43% of India's population are multidimensional poor with large …
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Prominent research has claimed that work-family reconciliation policies trigger "tradeoffs" and "paradoxes" in terms of gender equality with adverse labor market consequences for women. These claims have greatly influenced debates regarding social policy, work, family, and gender inequality....
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In this paper, the authors assess the relationship between digitalization and labour demand and supply, and how this relationship affects wages and income inequality. We also explore implications of recent digitalization trends for the future of work.
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Ein funktionierendes Gemeinwesen, individuelle Teilhabe und die Bewältigung von Krisen sind ohne die erfolgreiche Erbringung von Dienstleistungen in kritischen Bereichen nicht denkbar. Das GenDis-Projekt („Gesellschaftlich notwendige Dienstleistungen sicherstellen: Ist Arbeit am Gemeinwohl...
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This paper studies the consequences of the buildup of a new economic sector—the Norwegian petroleum industry—on investment in human capital. We assess both short-term and long-term effects for a broad set of educational margins, by comparing individuals in regions exposed to the new sector...
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multidimensional poverty dynamics in 84 natural regions of India. Multidimensional poverty is measured in the dimensions of health … economic dimension alone accounts for about one-third of multidimensional poverty in most of the regions of India. Based on … these analyses, the authors suggest target based interventions in the poor regions to reduce poverty and inequality, and …
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While annual poverty rates and monthly unemployment figures are useful, from a policy perspective, it matters whether … individuals experience poverty and unemployment for short periods of time or persistently. …
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Microcredit can be an effective tool for tackling the global poverty problem. Making microcredit work better for the … economic options of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries within Third World economic and poverty conditions. Governance principles can … for poverty reduction and development. In view of the Philippine government’s limitations, economic and fiscal challenges …
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Poverty is a reality that is present to a greater or lesser extent in all regions of the world. Disability, like … poverty, is also a reality in the society in which we live. Disability is not only a reality, but an inescapable truth, as at … some point in life all people will be vulnerable and will exhibit some form of disability. When combined, poverty and …
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We investigate the potential impacts of the government's proposed reforms to the Work Capability Assessment.
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