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found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The …This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … of child income as well as in the demographic composition. -- child poverty ; economic growth ; Bangladesh ; China …
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found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The …This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067479
This paper estimates the causal impact of China's targeted poverty alleviation program on the academic achievement of students from poor households. We use the longitudinal academic records of a cohort of students from all middle schools in a nationally designated poor county in China. Using the...
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rural households of north-western Bangladesh using a quasi-experimental analysis. A government organization - the Barindra … after defecation and before feeding children. The treated households own larger water containers which implies that the … health benefits, such as decreased diarrhea incidence of in under-five children, improved child anthropometrics stunting …
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in Bangladesh. We find that the provision of mental support to participating women improves their mental health ten … and time invested in homeschooling of children, suggesting that improvement in mental health is an important step toward …
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-monetary poverty for individual wellbeing or happiness in rural Bangladesh. The study is the first estimate of a wellbeing function for … Bangladesh using nationally representative micro-panel data. Employing a linear panel model with individual random effects and a …
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This paper generates multidimensional poverty profiles for women and children over a ten-year period from 1993 to 2003 … bivariate probit model. The results show that the distribution of poor women and children differs across groups, space and time …
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Neither market income nor consumption expenditure provides an adequate picture of individual standard of living. It is time which enables and restricts individual activities and is a further brick to a more comprehensive picture of individual well-being. In our study we focus on a prominent part...
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Life after alternative care can be quite scary for homeless and vulnerable children and youth. There are challenges …
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