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The labour force participation rate of married women varies considerably between the European countries. There may be … calculate for each of the countries the hypothetical part time and full time participation rates of married women if the … that the design of the tax scheme is highly important for the economic incentives that married women face and their …
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The present study applies a particular econometric framework which allows for complex non-convex budget sets, highly non-linear labor supply curves and imperfect markets with institutional constraints. A married couple version of the model is estimated on Italian microdata. The empirical results...
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outcomes for New Zealand women. We use a difference-in-differences approach to control for economic and other confounding … partnering, but increased work hours for both partnered and unpartnered women. …
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The Paper investigates the relationship of work and family life in Britain. Using hazard regression techniques we estimate a five-equation model, which includes birth events, union formation, union dissolution, employment and non-employment events. The model allows for unobserved heterogeneity...
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of (1) rural migration, (2) women's age at marriage, (3) children mortality, and (4) educational level - constitutes part …
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status of Ghanaian women. Based on 60 interviews, covers women workers, rural women, marriage, maternity and fertility trends …Working paper reporting on the impact of the education of women, migration and employment on social roles and social …
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ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey of the social role of women in Jordan - discusses islamic … influences on marriage, responsibilitys and decision making, woman worker employment, clan family structure and religious … practice, presents folklore interpretations of female social roles, and comments on women's legal status and legislation as …
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This paper examines whether marriage increases the risk of HIV infection among women aged 15-24 in Lesotho, Swaziland … marriage as an institution does not necessarily elevate the risk of HIV infection among young women. …-married young women than ever-married young women; however, the difference in risk disappears when we control for age, educational …
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Legal mechanisms to achieve justice should factor in the challenges and roadblocks of its implementation, structural or otherwise, right from the stage of planning and framing the law. Law can be expected to promote justice it cannot do so in absence of its strict adherence and swift...
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