Background: Family education investment is a key factor in reducing intergenerational transmission of poverty. At the price of higher health risk, the poor may overdraw their bodies to earn more money to invest in education. This study investigates the effect of physical overdraft, health risks...

This research is based on a survey of 71 organizations. The research examines the major characteristics of the workplaces of low-income earners in terms of ownership, nationality, sector of economy, and size, and further examines the relationship between the level of wages and human resource...

This paper investigates the causal consequences of Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) - the strongest tropical storm ever to strike Guatemala since rainfall records have been kept - on household welfare. The analysis reveals substantial negative effects, particularly among urban households. Per capita...