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Love, money, and old age support : does parental matchmaking matter ?
Huang, Fali; Jin, Ginger Zhe; Xu, Lixin Colin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Parental involvement in matchmaking may distort the choice of spouse because parents are willing to substitute love for market and household production, which are more sharable between parents and their children. This paper finds supportive evidence in a survey of Chinese couples. In both rural...
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War and women's work : evidence from the conflict in Nepal
Menon, Nidhiya; Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
This paper examines how Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women's decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, the authors employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women's employment decisions. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193249
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Gender inequality in multidimensional welfare deprivation in west Africa : the case of Burkina Faso and Togo
Agbodji, Akoete Ega; Batana, Yele Maweki; Ouedraogo, Denis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
The importance of gender equality is reflected not only in the Millennium Development Goals, but also in the World Bank's Gender Action Plan launched in 2007 as well as in other treaties and actions undertaken at regional and international levels. Unlike other work on gender and poverty, which...
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Measuring the effect of a community-level program on women's empowerment outcomes : evidence from India
Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This paper uses primary data from rural north India to show that participation in a community-level female empowerment program significantly increases access to employment, physical mobility, and political participation. The program provides support groups, literacy camps, adult education...
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The contribution of African women to economic growth and development in post-colonial Africa : historical perspectives and policy implications
Akyeampong, Emmanuel; Fofack, Hippolyte - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This paper draws on history, anthropology, and economics to examine the dynamics and extent of women's contribution to growth and economic development in post-colonial Africa. The paper investigates the paradox of increased female enrollment in education and the persistence of gender...
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Changing norms about gender inequality in education : evidence from Bangladesh
Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Das, Maitreyi Bordia - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2007
Using a recent household survey for two cohorts of married women, this paper examines norms about gender equality in education for children and adults. Among the main findings are that gender education gap norms have changed: younger generations of women are more positive about female vs. male...
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Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions
Filmer, Deon; Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including higher mortality, worse health status, or lower educational attainment among girls. This study focuses on one measure of son preference in the developing world, namely the likelihood of continued...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030429
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Disability and international cooperation and development : a review of policies and practices
Lord, Janet; Posarac, Aleksandra; Nicoli, Marco; … - World Bank Group - 2010
bilateral development agencies, aimed at including disability in development. Development that includes disability, as … beneficiaries. It can be achieved by disability specific initiatives, by adding disability-specific components to development … programs, by fully inclusive programming, designed to include disability concerns into all development processes, or by a …
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Does parental disability matter to child education ? evidence from Vietnam
Cuong, Nguyen Viet; Mont, Daniel - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
This paper examines the effect of parental disability on school enrollment and educational performance for children in … of parents with a disability have a lower enrollment rate in primary and secondary school of about 8 percentage points …: 73 percent compared with 81 percent. However, the association of parental disability with educational performance is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193252
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Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi
Verwimp, Philip; Van Bavel, Jan - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
This paper investigates the effect of exposure to violent conflict on human capital accumulation in Burundi. It combines a nationwide household survey with secondary sources on the location and timing of the conflict. Only 20 percent of the birth cohorts studied (1971-1986) completed primary...
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