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Measuring long-term inequality of opportunity
Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne; Peragine, Vito - 2010
In this paper, we introduce and apply a general framework for evaluating long-term income distributions according to the Equality of Opportunity principle. Our framework allows for both an ex-ante and an ex-post approach to EOp. Our ex-post approach relies on a permanent income measure defined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269663
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Is Inequality of Opportunity Robust to the Measurement Approach?
Ramos, Xavier; Van de gaer, Dirk - 2017
Recent literature has suggested many ways of measuring equality of opportunity. We analyze in a systematic manner the various approaches put forth in the literature to show whether and to what extent different choices matter empirically. We use EU-SILC data for most European countries for 2005...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011787007
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Measuring Long-Term Inequality of Opportunity
Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne; Peragine, Vitorocco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
In this paper, we introduce and apply a general framework for evaluating long-term income distributions according to the Equality of Opportunity principle. Our framework allows for both an ex-ante and an ex-post approach to EOp. Our ex-post approach relies on a permanent income measure defined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543265
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Climate Shocks, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Protective Role of Climate-Resilience Projects
Guimbeau, Amanda; Ji, Xinde James; Menon, Nidhiya - 2024
This study investigates the impact of climate change on intimate partner violence in Bangladesh and shows that policy …-referenced meteorological remote-sensed data with information on women's agency from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys, we find that …, amplifying existing social and environmental vulnerabilities. Climate resilience projects funded by the Bangladesh Climate Change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015210906
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Mending the Gap: Apparel Export Prices and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh
Robertson, Raymond; Kokas, Deeksha; Cardozo Medeiros, Diego - 2022
study the case of Bangladesh. Bangladesh was the 4th largest apparel supplier to the United States market in 2020. Recent … sector. The economy-wide male-female wage gap for less-educated workers in Bangladesh dropped by more than half with the … either changing minimum wage levels (that are not binding for apparel in Bangladesh) or other changes through time, and are …
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The Impact of Maternal Education on Child Immunization: Evidence from Bangladesh
Shahjahan, Md; La Mattina, Giulia; Ayyagari, Padmaja - 2022
Vaccine-preventable diseases remain a significant public health concern in Bangladesh. We examine the role of maternal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426402
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Delivering Remote Learning Using a Low-Tech Solution: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh
Wang, Liang Choon; Vlassopoulos, Michael; Islam, Asad; … - 2023
Bangladesh during the 2021 Covid-19 school closures. The intervention improved the test scores of children in literacy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296664
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Social Norms and Female Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh: The Role of Social Expectations and Reference Networks
Bellani, Luna; Biswas, Kumar; Fehrler, Sebastian; Marx, Paul - 2023
About 50% of Bangladesh's female youth working-age population is not in employment, education, or training (NEET … goal in Bangladesh and other countries from the Global South. In this study, we analyze the social basis of support for … husbands regarding the role of females are a key obstacle to a higher labor force participation of young women in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296750
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Ocean Salinity, Early-Life Health, and Adaptation
Guimbeau, Amanda; Ji, Xinde James; Long, Zi; Menon, Nidhiya - 2023
's anthropometric outcomes. Leveraging six geo-referenced waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys merged with gridded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469345
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Multidimensional Targeting and Evaluation: A General Framework with an Application to a Poverty Program in Bangladesh
Robano, Virginia; Smith, Stephen C. - 2013
-poverty program in Bangladesh, and find that our measures of multidimensional poverty have fallen significantly for participants. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329002