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Social Norms and Female Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh : The Role of Social Expectations and Reference Networks
Bellani, Luna; Biswas, Kumar; Fehrler, Sebastian; Marx, Paul - 2023
About 50% of Bangladesh's female youth working-age population is not in employment, education, or training (NEET … goal in Bangladesh and other countries from the Global South. In this study, we analyze the social basis of support for … husbands regarding the role of females are a key obstacle to a higher labor force participation of young women in Bangladesh …
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Social norms and female labor force participation in Bangladesh : the role of social expectations and reference networks
Bellani, Luna; Biswas, Kumar; Fehrler, Sebastian; Marx, Paul - 2023
About 50% of Bangladesh's female youth working-age population is not in employment, education, or training (NEET … goal in Bangladesh and other countries from the Global South. In this study, we analyze the social basis of support for … husbands regarding the role of females are a key obstacle to a higher labor force participation of young women in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014230218
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Achieving Bangladesh's tourism potential : linkages to export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy"
Honeck, Dale; Akhtar, Md. Shoaib - 2014 - Manuscript date: 26 August, 2014
Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn … majority of least developed countries (LDCs) - a challenging task in Bangladesh in the face of the country's success as an … priorities of export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy". It is well-known that Bangladesh is under …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010411131
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Miserly developments
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove - 2008
In many countries extreme poverty is unnecessary. Yet it persists. We propose a simple index, denoted the Miser index, to measure the extent to which societies have poverty in the midst of affluence. It builds on the generalized Lorenz curve, but can also be seen as a measure of polarization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275899
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Miserly developments
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove - 2008
In many countries extreme poverty is unnecessary. Yet it persists. We propose a simple index, denoted the Miser index, to measure the extent to which societies have poverty in the midst of affluence. It builds on the generalized Lorenz curve, but can also be seen as a measure of polarization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808963
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Does aid work for the poor?
McGillivray, Mark; Fielding, David; Torres, Sebastian; … - 2011
This paper econometrically examines the impact of aid on the well-being of population sub-groups within 48 developing countries. This is a radical departure from previous empirical research of aid effectiveness at the country level, which has looked mainly at the relationship between aid and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009409618
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Pakistan’s Poverty Puzzle : Role of Foreign Aid, Democracy & Media
Afzal, Ayesha; Mirza, Nawazish; Arshad, Fatima - 2021
In theory, poverty reduction is associated with economic growth and equal access to opportunities for all citizens, regardless of their age, gender and income. Pakistan has reduced its poverty headcount by nearly 66% between 2002–2016, despite poor gov- ernance, weak institutions, mediocre...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013218578
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Ending Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere
Flentø, Johnny - 2021
As the world approaches the halfway point to the target year of 2030 for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved in 2015, it is clear that poverty will be far from eradicated by then. Absolute poverty is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and overwhelmingly in 12-15...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211291
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The Village of Billionaires : Fair Taxation and Redistribution Amid Relative and Absolute Poverty
Brassey, Alexis - 2020
Tax justice and principles underpinning the international tax regime are in vogue. The idea that companies and individuals need to pay their "fair share", not just in the domestic sense but also the international sense, is now a mainstream position. This paper explores the problems relating to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828633
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Conflict and poverty in Afghanistan's transition
Floreani, Vincent A.; López Acevedo, Gladys; Rama, Martín - 2019
Despite record economic growth in the decade that followed the fall of the Taliban regime, poverty remained stubbornly high in Afghanistan, and especially so in regions that suffered less from conflict. This paper aims to explain this puzzle by combining a model of conflict intensity at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019512