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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...
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India - based on two household surveys, examines socio-economic and demographic aspects influencing fertility and population …ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper examining the relationship between rural migration and urbanization and fertility in …
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, India - summarizes current mortality, fertility, migration, family size and household characteristics; examines bivariate … (children mortality, fertility, family planning, etc.); presents multivariate models of demographic behaviour and causes of …
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fertility among the rural population of India - presents data derived from a sample survey of 11 villages in which different … level variables are of significance in determining fertility. References and statistical tables. …
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I document extremely son-biased sex ratios at birth among Asian-born parents in Spain. Using data on the universe of registered births in Spain during 2007- 2012, I show that there are 117 boys per 100 girls born to Indian parents, compared with a national average of 107 boys per 100 girls. The...
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I document extremely son-biased sex ratios at birth among Asian-born parents in Spain. Using data on the universe of registered births in Spain during 2007- 2012, I show that there are 117 boys per 100 girls born to Indian parents, compared with a national average of 107 boys per 100 girls. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851372
Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex … an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to decrease both fertility and the sex ratio at birth. First, I construct a model …
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This paper examines the determinants of fertility, child mortality and female disadvantage in child survival in India … reducing fertility and child mortality during the period of the study. So far as the female disadvantage in child survival is …
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There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …
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Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding … decisions are modelled and test has been done to predict model's predictions us- ing survey data from India. …
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