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The long-term relationship between population and economic development is an important research topic in development … indicate a population-driven economic development in Indonesia. In other words, Indonesia could represent a textbook case of … population-induced development where a rapid population growth stimulates economic development. …
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This study is an attempt to broaden the discussion about the prevention of domestic violence against women informed by a rights-based strategy. Specifically, the study discusses the critical elements of a human rights framework to reduce domestic violence, present research findings on the...
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The object of the paper is to place the present issues of world poverty, development, demographic change into proper …
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This article outlines work in progress on a study of technological choice in the context of North-South development …
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Gender-based discrimination is a pervasive and costly phenomenon. To a greater or lesser extent, all economies present a gender wage gap, associated with lower female labour force participation rates and higher fertility. This paper presents a growth model where saving, fertility and labour...
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Path dependence in occupations refers to the observed occupational distribution in a population or in a sub-population …
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regarding industrial production per capita in the majority of the African countries. International cooperation to development … also to foster investment in industrial sector because it has positive impacts on economic development, not only due to its …
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Loss of a parent is one of the most traumatic events a child can face. If loss of a parent reduces investments in children, it can also have long-lasting implications. This study uses parametric and semi-nonparametric matching techniques to estimate how one human capital investment, school...
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In many arranged marriage contexts, a mediator assists the bride and the groom's families in determining the actual amount of the dowry. Although social scientists in general and economists in particular have studied many aspects of dowries, to the best of our knowledge, the nature of the...
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We apply the a nonparametric method of kernel regression on a dataset for 109 countries to estimate the income fertility nexus in demo-economic transition. The results suggest the existence of a critical level of per capita income above which fertility decreases exponentially with rising income....
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