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Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
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for their daughters by taking on debt. But wealth asymmetry between mothers and fathers perpetuates gender inequality …
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for their daughters by taking on debt. But wealth asymmetry between mothers and fathers perpetuates gender inequality …
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household. In line with previous evidence on gender discrimination in Albania, the results show that the female shares of … resources within the family and find evidence that the time spent abroad by the male migrant increases gender inequality (by …
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The unequal treatment of children is not gender neutral from the parent side. Our results show that women try to … symmetry between mothers' and fathers' financial situations leads to the perpetuation of gender inequality through generations …
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the population that is calorie deficient (FAO's prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children … the prevalence of child underweight for the child undernutrition dimension, the use of the under-five mortality rate from … analyses with indicators of micronutrient deficiencies, the index is revised as follows: (1) The child underweight indicator is …
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. -- relative social status ; squeeze effects ; food consumption ; stunting ; underweight …
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. -- Relative Status ; Squeeze Effect ; Nutrients Intake ; Stunting ; Underweight ; Gender … from lavish ceremonies is associated with lower height‐for‐age zscore, higher probability of stunting and underweight in … from net squeeze effect on stunting, underweight and lower height‐for‐age zscore, respectively. The squeeze effect is …
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Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959055
Non-unitary household models suggest that enhancing women's bargaining power can influence child health, a crucial determinant of human capital and economic standing throughout adulthood. We examine the effects of a policy shift, the Hindu Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted...
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