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This paper examines the role of ethnic-based gender norms in explaining the occurrence and intensity of sexual violence in conflict. We generate a novel dyadic dataset that contains information on the ethnic identity of the actors involved in 33 ethnic civil conflicts in Africa between 1989 and...
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Using micro-level data coming from household surveys over 5 years, from 2013 to 2017, we analyse what are the determinants of mobile broadband adoption in developing economies. We provide empirical evidence on the presence of a learning effect stemming from mobile money use, which by providing a...
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Broadband is seen as a vector of economic growth and social development. In the developing world, mobile technologies are widely adopted and mobile broadband is progressively rolled-out with high expectations on its impact on the countries' development. We highlight what the determinants of...
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This paper examines the effect of two different soda taxes on consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children … in Europe: Hungary imposed a Public Health Product Tax (PHPT) on several unhealthy products in 2011. France introduced …
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This paper examines the effect of soda taxes on the consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children in Europe …: Hungary imposed a "Public Health Product Tax" on several unhealthy products including sodas in 2011. France introduced solely …
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Inadequate hygiene during menstruation can have severe consequences, such as adverse health effects, lower educational … in rural Bangladesh, we measure social norms in the form of empirical and normative expectations on menstrual health and … hygiene explicitly and relate them to behavior and knowledge. We provide an information intervention on menstrual health and …
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. Interestingly, the Adolescent Motherhood, Human Capital, Child Development, Cognition, Health, Nutrition, Gender, Parenting effect … age on offspring human capital in terms of health and cognition. The analysis relies on mother fixed effects to allow for … on health weakens over time, while the cognition effect surges in early adolescence. Further analysis suggests both …
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. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of child nutrition and health on their cognitive achievements measured … and nutrition have improved and primary school enrolments have increased. This study uses longitudinal data of 1813 strong … there is a positive association between child nutrition (measured by height-for-age WHO z-scores) and cognitive achievements …
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health condition. However little is known about the side effects of governmental policies that aim to promote the unemployed …'s reintegration into the labor market on the health status of participants. On the one hand, these interventions could have positive … health effects if they increase the chances of finding new employment, however, on the other hand, they might also have …
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