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Investing in children's education: Are Muslim immigrants different?

Mitrut, Andreea; Wolff, Francois-Charles - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013

Using a unique data set on immigrants living in France in 2003, we investigate whether Muslims invest differently in their children’s education compared to non-Muslims. In particular, we want to assess whether educational inequalities between the children of Muslim and non-Muslim immigrants...

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Adult Mortality, AIDS and Fertility in Rural Malawi

Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013

The impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa has received attention recently, since changes in population … structure can impact on future economic development. We analyze the effect of AIDS on actual and desired fertility in rural … actual fertility responds positively to male mortality but negatively to female mortality, and that the overall fertility …

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How Does Communal HIV/AIDS Affect Fertility? - Evidence from Malawi

Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

Recently there has been a surge in interest on how HIV/AIDS affects fertility in countries hit by the disease. In this … study, the effect of communal HIV/AIDS on fertility in rural Malawi is estimated using individual data from the 2004 Malawi … Demographic and Health Survey on fertility and the ideal number of children. The survey includes individual HIV status, making it …

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Uncovering the Effect of the HIV Epidemic on Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi

Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008

women or of young women who have already given birth. The resulting change in the distribution of fertility across age …

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HIV/AIDS, Adult Mortality and Fertility: Evidence from Malawi

Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2007

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Malawi. The future course of fertility … geographical variation in the distribution of HIV/AIDS in Malawi. Fertility is estimated for individual women, and measured as the … major finding is that HIV/AIDS reduces fertility. Uninfected women both give birth to and desire to have fewer children in …

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Bridging the Gap for Roma Women: The Effects of a Health Mediation Program on Roma Prenatal Care and Child Health

Bejenariu, Simona; Mitrut, Andreea - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2014

Roma, Europe’s largest minority, face poverty, social exclusion and life-long inequalities, despite the intensified efforts to alleviate their plight. Surprisingly, despite substantial funding aimed at improving Roma outcomes, there is a very little evidence on the effectiveness of these...

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A choice experiment on coca cropping

Ibanez, Marcela; Carlsson, Fredrik - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008

Between 1997 and 2005, 5.2 billion USD were invested to reduce cocaine production in Colombia, the world’s main cocaine producer. However, little is known about the effectiveness of policies targeting coca cultivation, this paper evaluates the effects of the two main policies: eradication and...

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Are Religious People More Prosocial? A Quasi-Experimental Study with Madrasah Pupils in a Rural Community in India

Ahmed, Ali M. - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008

Using quasi-experimental data, this paper examines the relationship between religiosity and prosocial behavior. In contrast to previous studies which identify religious people by how often they attend religious services or by their self-reported religiosity, this study compares the behavior of...

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In the back of your mind: Subliminal influences of religious concepts on prosocial behavior

Ahmed, Ali M.; Salas, Osvaldo - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008

Does religion enhance prosocial behavior? We investigate the ways in which implicit influences of religious concepts affect generosity and cooperation. In contrast to previous studies, we assess the direct impact of religion as an independent variable on prosocial behavior. We do so by...

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The Effects of Gender Quotas in Latin American National Elections

Kotsadam, Andreas; Nerman, Måns - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2012

This study investigates the effects of gender quotas in national elections on political participation, public policy, and corruption in Latin America. We are able to replicate the findings from previous research that women in politics do affect these outcomes, but only when we treat the number...

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