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Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?
Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
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Apuntes acerca de la población del territorio colombiano al momento de la Conquista
Mejía Cubillos, Javier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper studies the population estimates for 1500 of the current territory of Colombia. It reviews the literature and analyzes critically the methods and sources used in the field. We conclude that there is no consensus on population estimates for the period, much less with respect to the...
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Familienpolitik: Förderung von Familien - nach welchem Konzept?
Stewens, Christa; Ristau, Malte; Klingholz, Reiner; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 09, pp. 03-21
Familienpolitik hat Konjunktur und ist ins Zentrum der politischen Agenda gerückt, weil sie eng mit Demographie- und Wachstumspolitik verbunden ist. Über die Notwendigkeit einer wirksamen Familienpolitik herrscht Einigkeit, aber welches Konzept ist das richtige? Christa Stewens, Bayerische...
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Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Sachsen: der Einfluss von Wanderungen und Geburtenzahlen
Kriese, Mandy; Montén, Anna; Siedentop, Stefan - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 14 (2007) 03, pp. 40-47
Die sächsische Bevölkerung hat seit 1990 kontinuierlich in jedem Jahr durchschnittlich um 0,79% abgenommen. Diese Bevölkerungsabnahme ergibt sich keineswegs, wie häufig angenommen, ausschließlich aus der Abwanderung, sondern aus der Summe aus den Bevölkerungsveränderungen aufgrund von...
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From Shame to Game in One Hundred Years: A Macroeconomic Model of the Rise in Premarital Sex and its De-Stigmatization
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Greenwood, Jeremy; … - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2012
Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
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Does Maternity Leave Encourage Higher birth Rates? An Analysis of the Australian Labour Market
Risse, Leonora - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 9 (2006) 4, pp. 343-370
This paper uses data from the 2003 HILDA Survey to assess the impact of maternity leave on the incidence of pregnancy among Australian women. The empirical analysis accounts for the fact that data on maternity leave is unobserved for non-working women and applies a Heckprobit selection model to...
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From Shame to Game in One Hundred Years: An Economic Model of the Rise in Premarital Sex and its De-Stigmatization
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Greenwood, Jeremy; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …
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The Economics of Work and Family
Kimmel, Jean (contributor); Hoffman, Emily P. (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Kimmel and Hoffman present a set of topical, non-technical papers authored by nationally known experts in this field. Using an economic perspective, they confront work/family issues including child care (potentially the biggest obstacle to parents successfully integrating work and family...
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Female Education and Child Mortality in Indonesia.
Cameron, L.; Mellington, N. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1999
This paper uses a sample of 6620 women from the 1994 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey to examine the relationship between female education and child mortality in Indonesia. Feamle education is measured in terms of both years of education and literacy. Both primary and secondary schooling...
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