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Does Microcredit Meet the Needs of all Poor Women? Constraints to Participation Among Desitute Women in Bangladesh

Webb, Patrick; Coates, Jennifer; Houser, Robert - Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition … - 2002

), administers one of the largest microfinance initiatives in the world. Reaching around 450,000 women in each 18-month cycle, the … another. However, recent studies have noted that not all women avail themselves of every aspect of the programme, and that … perceptions favour ‘full’ participation (assuming that this is a goal to which poor women equally subscribe)?; 3) Which elements …

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Education and Labour Market Participation of Women in Asia : Theory and Evidence

Cameron, L; Dowling, J-M; Worswick, C - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1997

The role of education in determining the labour force participation of women in Asia is analyzed both theoretically and …

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Testing for Son Preference in South Africa.

Gangadharan, L.; Maitra, P. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1999

Evidence from most developing countries suggest that parents have a preference for sons over daughters. This is know as son preference. This paper uses individual level unit record data to test the son preference hypothesis in South Africa. We use an accelerated hazard model to estimate the...

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The Economics of Dowry Payments in Pakistan.

Anderson, S. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1999

Although there are numerous studies of the dowry phenonmenon in India, research pertaining to the custom in the rest of South Asia is sparse. The aim of this paper is to study dowry payments in Pakistan. Several interpretations for dowry are distinguished using a simple theoretical framework and...

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