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Does the WTO agreement on agricultural endanger food security in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Gayi, Samuel K. - 2006
The paper examines the state of food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), based on an analysis of a selection of indicators of food security and nutritional wellbeing during the period 1990-2002 within the context of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. It argues that it may be advisable for those...
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Gender and Food Security in Nigeria: the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Oil Producing Communities
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2023
(GMoU) on gender and food security in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This paper adopts a survey research technique aimed … nutritional security. This is achieved by enhancing coherence in policies on gender, agriculture, nutrition, health, trade and … Africa. This research contributes to the gender debate in agriculture from a CSR perspective in developing countries and …
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More coffee, more cigarettes? Coffee market liberalisation, gender, and bargaining in Uganda
Golan, Jennifer; Lay, Jann - 2008
has traditionally been a male domain, higher income from this activity might increase gender disparities. In addition …, gender-related inefficiency in household production might undermine the positive impact of improved incentives. Using data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273141
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Gender, Transnational Networks and Remittances: Evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2010
and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600938
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Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being in and out of Management Positions
Trzcinski, Eileen; Holst, Elke - 2010
This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600941
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294455
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Female labour force participation and child education in India: The effect of the national rural employment guarantee scheme
Afridi, Farzana; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Sahoo, Soham - 2012
We study the impact of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on children's educational outcomes via women's labour force participation. Using data from the Young Lives Study and taking advantage of the spatial and temporal variation in the intensity of implementation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284016
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Promotion and wages in mid-career: Gender, unionism, and sector
Addison, John T.; Ozturk, Orgul Demet; Wang, Si - 2012
This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289854
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Minimum wages and female labor supply in Germany
Bredemeier, Christian - 2012
In Germany, there is a vivid political debate on introducing a general statutory minimum wage. In this paper, we study the effects of minimum wages on labor supply using a structural household model where we distinguish between married and single households. In the model, labor supply of married...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289898
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The impact of flexible working arrangements on work-life conflict and work pressure in Ireland
Russell, Helen; O'Connell, Philip J.; McGinnity, Frances - 2007
Recent rapid economic growth in Ireland has been accompanied by a strong surge in the number of women in employment, and this has led to a significant increase in the proportion of dual-earner families. These changes have brought the issue of reconciliation between work and care commitments to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290561