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Der Bruch der Theorie in der Praxis durch Not
Schlicht, Ekkehart - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
Some Remarks on Lujo Brentano's View of Labor Market Problems Lujo Brentano (1844-1931) aimed for "realism" in economics. Regarding labor market theory, two topics are of particular interest: His investigations on "Hours and Wages in Relation to Production" (Scribner's 1894) and his analysis "On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187283
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Role of women and demographic change in Cuba.
A, Farnos; F, Gonzalez; R, Hernandez - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1983
Revolution; analyses the fertility levels and trends during the last decade and some of the factors associated with changes in … fertility (female labour force participation, education, mortality, marriage and divorce, contraception and abortion); examines …
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Regional child care availability and fertility decisions in Spain
Baizan, Pau - In: Demographic Research 21 (2009) 27, pp. 803-842
fertility; and (2) Formal childcare availability has different effects across contexts, according to the degree of adaptation of …
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities Title: Salud sexual y reproductiva y reforma del sector sal...
Nigenda, Gustavo; Langer, Ana - Inter-American Development Bank
The report explores the convergence of the health sector reform processes and the improvement of sexual and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes the results of three sub-regional meetings, sponsored by the IDB and organized by the Population Council (LAC Regional...
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Relative Cohort Size and Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Panel Data Approach
Xiao, Linlan; Shields, Michael - In: Research in World Economy 5 (2014) 2, pp. 135-142
Latin America has experienced a considerable decline in fertility over the past decades. The total fertility rate at … region level was 4.57 in 1975 and fell to 2.29 in 2012. In this study, we examine effect of cohort size on fertility rate to … relative to the income of their parents is an important determinant of fertility. A major factor influencing relative income is …
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Is Latin America starting to retreat from early and universal childbearing?
Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Castro-Martín, Teresa; … - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 9, pp. 169-194
The 2000 censuses show that the proportion of women below age 30 who are mothers has dropped substantially in most Latin America countries, suggesting that the social imperative of early motherhood, which has long prevailed in the region, is weakening. Surveys conducted in 14 Latin American...
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Empirically probing the quantity–quality model
Fitzsimons, Emla; Malde, Bansi - In: Journal of Population Economics 27 (2014) 1, pp. 33-68
This paper etimates the causal effects of family size on girls’ education in Mexico, exploiting prenatal son preference as a source of random variation in the propensity to have more children within an instrumental variables framework. It finds no evidence of family size having an adverse...
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Fertility Changes in Latin America in the Context of Economic Uncertainty
Adsera, Alicia; Menendez, Alicia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We explore the relation between fertility and the business cycle in Latin American countries taking advantage of the … existing cross-country and within-country differences in both fertility and macroeconomic conditions. First, we use a panel of … 18 nations for over 45 years to study how different labor market and economic shocks may have affected fertility. Second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703544
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities Title: Salud sexual y reproductiva y reforma del sector sal...
Nigenda, Gustavo; Langer, Ana - Inter-American Development Bank
The report explores the convergence of the health sector reform processes and the improvement of sexual and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes the results of three sub-regional meetings, sponsored by the IDB and organized by the Population Council (LAC Regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772445
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Women and social security in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub- saharan Africa.
N, Folbre - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1993
One of a series of reports examining issues related to equality for women in employment. Provides an overview of the treatment of women in social security programmes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub- Saharan Africa. Calls attention to four separate aspects of gender bias. Also traces the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966003