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Croissance, distribution et pauvreté : un modèle de micro simulation en équilibre général appliqué à Madagascar
Cogneau, Denis; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie - DIAL - 2001
This paper presents a microsimulation model in a General Equilibrium framework applied to Madagascar. The model is primarily focused on labor markets and labor allocation at the household level, and consumption behavior is also modeled. At the aggregate level, it allows for the endogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767571
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Dentro la famiglia: le condizioni di vita dei bambini
Colombini, Sara; Silvestri, Paolo - Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi", Università … - 2008
On the basis of a local household survey, this paper examines the economic and social conditions of families with children under fifteen. The analysis refers to a particular area, the province of Modena, one of the richest in Italy, with high female occupation rates and a good deal of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008517816
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The School Going Child Worker: An Analysis of Poverty, Asset Inequality and Child Education in Rural India
Chaudhuri, Sanjukta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In examining child work and education in rural India, I find that Parental education and hours of non household child work demonstrate a U shaped relationship. I contend this is due to weak labor markets for skilled workers in rural India that creates a “high education trap.” This results in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476356
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Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern
Chen, Xi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This paper is based on an ongoing joint work with David Sahn and Xiaobo Zhang.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021580
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Pauvreté et bien-être de la population : analyse à partir des enquêtes statistiques auprès des ménages
Cling, Jean-Pierre; Herrera, Javier; Razafindrakoto, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072561
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Gender and Climate Change in Latin America: An analysis of vulnerability, adaptation and resilience based on household surveys
Andersen, Lykke E.; Verner, Dorte; Wiebelt, Manfred - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2014
This paper analyzes gender differences in vulnerability and resilience to shocks, including climate change and climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106477
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Relative income, network interactions and social stigma
Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2010
Blood donation with compensation is considered as a social stigma. However, more people in the reference group donate blood often leads to less moral concern and more followers. Therefore, the behavior is likely to be influenced through one's interactions with neighbors, friends and relatives....
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The impact of home production on economic inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011634373
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Multi Dimensional Deprivation in the Awakening Giants: A Comparative Study on Micro Data
Mishra, Ankita; Ray, Ranjan - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, … - 2010
mother’s health, between the two countries. China outperforms India on child health with lower incidence of stunting and … wasting. While both countries still record high rates of child stunting in the new millennium, wasting is much more of an … of undernourished mothers are at high risk from stunting and wasting, but this does not extend to China. Notwithstanding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680496
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Family matters: endogenous gender discrimination in economic development
Rahim, Fazeer; Tavares, José - 2011
We present a growth model where savings, fertility, labour force participation and gender wage discrimination are …
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