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The study discusses the aspirations and preferences of youth in rural sub-Saharan Africa using a large-scale SMS … when youth in southwestern Ethiopia. The cross-country youth study shows that most rural youth in Africa prefer working in … nonfarm economic sectors. It also finds that above half of the rural youth are undecided about their migration aspirations …
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Youth empowerment, i.e., the ability of young people to take control over key aspects of their lives, has become a … youth, but to monitor the progress a better understanding on what constitutes youth empowerment is needed. However, in … important for youth and how they can be operationalized with indicators for measurement. We propose four domains of youth …
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The increasing number of married women in full-time and managerial positions raises the question of whether mothers’ working conditions have any impact on the non-cognitive skills of their children. Using a nationwide child–parent survey in Japan, this study examines the association between...
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substantial negative effects in the short run. These effects are similar for male and female youth. In terms of how these changes …
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current social issue of overwork among school teachers in Japan. Additionally, corporal punishment in youth sports has …
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A new study by the AgingWell Hub at Georgetown University and the TIAA Institute finds many young people struggling financially: many live paycheck-to-paycheck, feel finances control their lives, and doubt they will do as well economically as their parents. This report examines attitudes and...
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Building on cross-sectional data for Austrian high school students from fifth to twelfth grade, we investigate the correlations between socio-economic background variables and a comprehensive set of variables related to financial decision-making (i.e., financial knowledge, behavioral...
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In this paper, we provide causal evidence on abortions and risky health behaviors as determinants of mental health development among young women. Using administrative in- and outpatient records from Sweden, we apply a novel grouped fixed-effects estimator proposed by Bonhomme and Manresa (2015)...
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Technology is an integral part of everyday life, and its utilisation significantly influences how buyers behave when making decisions on their purchases, no matter the type of goods purchased. Therefore, it is necessary to observe how various generations of shoppers, based on technological...
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We implement a randomized controlled trial to investigate whether students in lower-secondary school more effectively acquire information about potential career paths if this information is preceded by a task that allows students to explore their own interests and the career information is...
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