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Birth order effects in the developed and developing world : evidence from international test scores
Andersen, Dana C.; Güneş, Pinar Mine - 2023
This paper examines the effect of birth order and family size on human capital using a consistent measure of cognitive skills across a diverse set of countries with different levels of development from PISA dataset. Using a birth order index that is orthogonal to family size, as well as...
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Diverging destinies in international perspective : education, single motherhood, and child poverty
Härkönen, Juho - 2017
Educational differences in family demography have gained wide attention, not least due to arguments that they amplify existing inequalities in child well-being and life chances. Despite the interest, there has been a lack of comprehensive cross-national descriptions of trends in educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011714382
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Closing the Gender Gap in Education : Does it Foretell the Closing of the Employment, Marriage, and Motherhood Gaps?
Ganguli, Ina; Hausmann, Ricardo; Viarengo, Martina - 2011
labor force participation gap), married and single women’s labor force participation (the marriage gap), and mothers’ and …
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Mums the word! : cross-national effects of maternal employment on gender inequalities at work and at home
McGinn, Kathleen L.; Lingo, Elizabeth Long; Ruiz … - 2015 - Rev. July 2015
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Maternal Health and Fertility : An International Perspective
Albanesi, Stefania - 2012
in women's human capital, relative to men. The resulting rise in the opportunity cost of children leads to a subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554399
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Speech at Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit, Toronto, Canada, May 30, 2014
Kim, Jim Yong - 2014
development. Too many women and children are still dying because they lack access to quality health care, especially in the least … extremely effective in getting high quality, essential health services to women and children. He remarks that empowering … transformational changes in access and quality. As countries move toward universal coverage, fewer mothers die in childbirth, and more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644658
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Caesarean Section without Medical Indications is Associated with an Increased Risk of Adverse Short-term Maternal Outcomes : The 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinat...
Souza, J. P.; Gulmezoglu, A.; Lumbiganon, P. - 2010
BACKGROUND: There is worldwide debate about the appropriateness of caesarean sections performed without medical indications. In this analysis, we aim to further investigate the relationship between caesarean section without medical indication and severe maternal outcomes. METHODS: This is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012562113
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Innovations in global maternal health : improving prenatal and postnatal care practices
Information Resources Management Association - 2020
"This book addresses the main issues facing women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It also explores new techniques, tools, and solutions that can be used in a global capacity to support women regardless of their wealth or location"--Provided by publisher.
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Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health
Black, Robert E. (ed.); Laxminarayan, Ramanan (ed.);  … - 2016 - Online-Ausg.
diseases / Gerald T. Keusch, Christa Fischer-Walker, Jai K. Das, Susan Horton, and Demissie Habte -- Vaccines for children in … -- Management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition in children / Lindsey Lenters, Kerri Wazny, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta -- Infant …
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