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We propose an innovative child-specific measure of son preference. It allows to explicitly address birth order and sex composition effects. We first establish that, when using this child-specific measure, son preference is more common among later born children and in families with fewer sons. We...
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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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We exploit a large exogenous shock to study socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence and the consequences on … relevant economic outcomes, focusing on gender differences. Using novel, longitudinal, microdata on cohorts of East German … in SED impact behavior, however, we find stark differences by gender, observing important changes in externalizing …
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We exploit a large exogenous shock to study socioemotional development (SED) during adolescence and the consequences on … relevant economic outcomes, focusing on gender differences. Using novel, longitudinal, microdata on cohorts of East German … in SED impact behavior, however, we find stark differences by gender, observing important changes in externalizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240562
opportunities they present for promoting a gender-equality agenda and women's empowerment. The paper begins with a brief … context, concepts, and definitions relevant to SP policies and identifies gender-specific social and economic risks and …
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, gender, and economic development. Finally, I conclude by demonstrating that the net impacts of those biases could lead to … the ranking mechanism that a Noah-like economist would use to prioritize species with respect to gender concerns. I begin … complexity. (Originally: "Biodiversity Prioritisation and Gender" available at www.iegindia.org/workpap/wp324.pdf) …
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prioritisation is likely biased when ignoring the linkages between biodiversity, gender, and economic development. Finally, I … such prioritisation mechanisms with respect to gender concerns. I begin by defining biodiversity and how species are …
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market participation through gender lens. Results show that women’s education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work …
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‘threatening’ planning for Women in Development (WID) to the more ‘confrontational’ gender planning with its aspiring goal of …The concept of women’s development has now become an integral part of the development discourses and policy initiatives …. This development has been informed by a remarkable though gradual shift in the perception about women, from the stature of …
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How is prenatal sex selective behaviour influenced by the presence of cheap fetal gender identification technology and …
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