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After the reforms$aan analysis of the factors associated with the use of legal services in child welfare proceedings in Ireland
Walsh, Edel; Murphy, Aileen; Halton, Carmel; Harold, Gill - In: International Journal of Management, Economics and … 8 (2019) 2, pp. 81-98
Against the backdrop of austerity measures and public sector reforms in Ireland, this paper examined legal costs incurred in child welfare proceedings by the State Child and Family Agency - Tusla, using a need-based allocation model. The direct financial costs of engaging with legal services,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036699
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Electricity Outages and Health Outcomes of Children: Empirical Evidence from Transition Economy
Sargsyan, Yermone - 2021
The electricity prices in developing countries are relatively low to recover its costs of generation and provision. This results in under-investment in infrastructure, which usually leads to frequent outages or rolling blackouts by the electricity suppliers. Outages may have an adverse impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012695550
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The Inter-generational Fertility Effect of an Abortion Ban: Understanding the Role of Inherited Wealth and Preferences
Gutierrez, Federico H. - 2018
This paper studies to what extent banning first-generation women from aborting affected the fertility of second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011780703
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Children's Schooling and Parental Migration: Empirical Evidence on the "Left Behind" Generation in Albania
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Mangiavacchi, Lucia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause relational and psychological problems that may affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536010
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Providing Greater Old-Age Security in China
Herd, Richard; Hu, Hu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
China’s population is set to age fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. With ongoing migration of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542491
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Receptarea soap-opera de către tineri. Studiu de caz: „Beverly Hills”
Branea, Silvia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
Besides the theoretical approach, the paper also includes an research conducted with students of the Faculty of Jornalism and Communication at the University of Bucarest. The main objective of this research was to determine the extent to which the media fiction (television series for youth)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257700
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Permanent Changes in the Wage Structure and the East German Fertility Crisis
Arntz, Melanie; Gathmann, Christina - Verein für Socialpolitik - VfS - 2014
After the fall of the Berlin wall, the total fertility rate in East Germany tumbled from 1.7 (1989) to a stunning 0 … suggest that women postpone fertility when the wage penalty for time off work in the current period are high; and the … fertility decline and demonstrate that incentives in the labor market have a strong influence on fertility decisions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011164124
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Providing Greater Old-Age Security in China
Herd, Richard - 2010
China’s population is set to age fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. With ongoing migration of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444116
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Electricity outages and health outcomes of children : empirical evidence from transition economy
Sargsyan, Yermone - 2021
The electricity prices in developing countries are relatively low to recover its costs of generation and provision. This results in under-investment in infrastructure, which usually leads to frequent outages or rolling blackouts by the electricity suppliers. Outages may have an adverse impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650671
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Children's Schooling and Parental Migration : Empirical Evidence on the 'Left Behind' Generation in Albania
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - 2010
This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause relational and psychological problems that may affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144391