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Mother's and children's employment in Turkey
Dayioglu, Meltem - In: Journal of Developing Areas 42 (2008) 1, pp. 95-115
The paper attempts to identify the link between children's employment and that of their mothers in Turkey's labor market. Statistical evidence indicates that a disproportionately larger number of employed women are in households where there is at least one working child. Considering that this...
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Interactions among poverty, access to modern energy sources, and gender in Nigeria
Ogwumike, Fidelis O.; Ozughalu, Uche M. - In: Journal of Developing Areas 48 (2014) 4, pp. 225-241
This study examines the interactions among poverty, access to modern energy sources and gender in Nigeria. Descriptive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213062
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Gender and agricultural productivity in a surplus labor, traditional economy:empirical evidence from Nepal
Aly, Hassan Y.; Shields, Michael P. - In: Journal of Developing Areas 43 (2010) 2, pp. 111-124
In this paper, two approaches (labor efficiency and separate factors approach) and two production functions ( a ray-homothetic function and the Cobb-Douglas function), are used to estimate the productivity of female versus male farm laborers in the traditional agricultural economy of Nepal. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213144
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Ethnic and Gender Wage Discrimination in Guatemala
William F. Vásquez* - In: Journal of Developing Areas 44 (2011) 2, pp. 109-126
This paper compares the influence of gender and ethnicity on wage discrimination in Guatemala using the 2000 Living … Standards Measurement Survey. The sample of employees is divided into six ethnic-gender groups: males and females in three … structures for each ethnic gender group including the inverse of Mill's ratio as a regressor to correct for potential selectivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213157
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Giving a Little Help to Girls? Evidence on Grade Discrimination and its Effect on Students' Achievement
Terrier, Camille - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique … during high school. Based on double-differences, the identification of the gender bias in grades suggests that girls benefit …
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Cortez, Rafael; Bowser, Diana; Quinlan-Davisonson, Meaghen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The objectives of the study were to understand the impact that structural and proximal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213765
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Pakistan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213930
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Bangladesh: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213934
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Maldives: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213936
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Bhutan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
about 23 percent in 2007 to 12-13 percent in 2012. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213937