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The effects of agricultural extension on farm yields in Kenya
Evenson, Robert E.; Mwabu, Germano M. - 1998
The paper examines effects of agricultural extension on crop yields in Kenya controlling for other determinants of yields, notably the schooling of farmers and agro-ecological characteristics of arable land. The data we use were collected by the Government of Kenya in 1982 and 1990, but the...
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Government decentralization and prevalence of the shadow economy
Goel, Rajeev K.; Saunoris, James W. - In: Public finance review : PFR 44 (2016) 2, pp. 263-288
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Cities drifting apart : heterogeneous outcomes of decentralizing public education
Brutti, Zelda - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 9 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-38
before decentralization was implemented, even when looking within different local development ranges. Based on the analysis …
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Remittances and gender : theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2011
In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826713
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Women and budget deficits
Krogstrup, Signe; Wälti, Sébastien - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 113 (2011) 3, pp. 712-728
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Part-time work, wages, and productivity : evidence from Belgian matched panel data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - In: ILR review : the journal of work and policy 67 (2014) 3, pp. 926-954
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Sibling rivalry in educational attainment : the German case
Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336863
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Gender and generosity in charitable giving : empirical evidence for the German Red Cross
Emrich, Eike; Pierdzioch, Christian - In: Applied economics letters 22 (2015) 13/15, pp. 1041-1045
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Gender and racial discrimination in pay and promotion for NHS nurses
Pudney, Stephen E.; Shields, Michael - 1999
For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the … simultaneous model is then developed which has important consequences for estimates of the influence of gender, ethnicity, training … and career interruptions. We find evidence of significant differences in speed of promotion between gender and ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317479
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Part-time work, wages and productivity : evidence from Belgian matched panel data
Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - 2013
lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010224589