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Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes: Evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese twins
Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282745
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Maternal Age and Offspring Human Capital in India
Perez-Alvarez, Marcello; Favara, Marta - 2019
Early motherhood remains a widespread phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While the consequences of early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied, especially in LMICs, which host 95% of teen births...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059219
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Maternal age and offspring human capital in India
Pérez-Alvarez, Marcello; Favara, Marta - 2019
Early motherhood remains a widespread phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While the consequences of early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied, especially in LMICs, which host 95% of teen births...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037965
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Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes : evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
growth and schooling investments and returns. Using data from two surveys of twins in the People's Republic of China and …This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A … nutritional advantage - and schooling outcomes to make inferences about the relationships between specific aspects of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696201
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Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage, and Gender Differences in Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from the Birthweight Differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
growth and schooling investments and returns. Using data from two surveys of twins in the People's Republic of China and …This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A … nutritional advantage - and schooling outcomes to make inferences about the relationships between specific aspects of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507364
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Child labor and schooling in Bolivia: Who’s falling behind?
Guajardo, Dante Contreras; Kruger, Diana; Zapata, Daniela - Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Economía y Negocios - 2007
decisions. We find that a tradeoff exists and that gender and ethnicity matter. Boys are more likely to work if pure market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527247
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Child Labor And Schooling In Bolivia: Who’s Falling Behind? The Roles Of Domestic Work, Gender And Ethnicity
Contreras, Dante; Kruger, Daniela; Zapata, Daniela - Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Economía y Negocios - 2007
decisions. We find that a tradeoff exists and that gender and ethnicity matter. Boys are more likely to work if pure market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558645
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Economic Growth, Comparative Advantage, and Gender Differences in Schooling Outcomes: Evidence from the Birthweight Differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark; Zhang, Junsen - eSocialSciences - 2012
development in affecting gender differences in the trends in, levels of, and returns to schooling observed in China and in many …Data from two surveys of twins in China are used to contribute to an improved understanding of the role of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493957
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Cognitive development and infectious disease : gender differences in investments and outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar S. - 2013
a 0.1 standard deviation increase in test scores, but only for girls. We show that a reason for the gender … water provision to narrow test score gaps across countries and, within countries, across gender. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010228782
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Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - 2013
a 0.1 standard deviation increase in test scores, but only for girls. We show that a reason for the gender … water provision to narrow test score gaps across countries and, within countries, across gender. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329103