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Fertility and parental labor-force participation : new evidence from a developing country in the Balkans
Trako, Iva - 2019
This paper examines the effect of fertility on parental labor force participation in a developing country in the … address the potential endogeneity in the fertility decision, the analysis exploits the Albanian parental preference for having …-section of parents with at least two children, the analysis finds a positive and statistically significant effect of fertility on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059052
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Labor supply and retirement policy in an overlapping generations model with stochastic fertility
Jorgensen, Ole Hagen; Hougaard Jensen, Svend Erik - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008663019
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Reform and backlash to reform : economic effects of ageing and retirement policy
Hougaard Jensen, Svend Erik; Jorgensen, Ole Hagen - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008860412
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Free primary education, fertility, and women’s access to the labor market : evidence from Ethiopia
Chicoine, Luke E. - 2020
This article investigates the causal relationship between women's schooling and fertility by exploiting variation … year of schooling led to a reduction in fertility. An investigation of the underlying mechanisms linking schooling and … fertility finds that the decline in fertility is associated with an increase in labor market opportunity and a reduction in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228185
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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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No household left behind : Afghanistan targeting the ultra poor impact evaluation
Bedoya, Guadalupe; Coville, Aidan; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2019
The share of people living in extreme poverty fell from 36 percent in 1990 to 10 percent in 2015 but has continued to increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas are also where the least evidence exists on how to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051866
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Impact of international migration on labor supply in Nepal
Phadera, Lokendra - 2019
This paper analyzes the differential impact of migration on labor supply of the left-behind household members in Nepal, where international migration for employment, predominantly a male phenomenon, increased substantially between 2001 and 2011. Using the Nepal Living Standard Survey data, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114430
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Saving for dowry : evidence from rural India
Anukriti, S; Kwon, Sungoh; Prakash, Nishith - 2020
The ancient custom of dowry, that is, bride-to-groom marriage payments, remains ubiquitous in many contemporary societies. This paper examines whether dowry impacted household decision making and resource allocation in rural India during 1986-2007. Utilizing variation in firstborn gender and...
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How access to contraception affects fertility and contraceptive use in Tunisia
Cochrane, Susan; Guilkey, David K. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138556
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How reduced demand for children and access to family planning accelerated the fertility decline in Colombia
Rofman, Rafael - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138637