The transformation of global agri-food systems has led to the increased establishment of exportoriented horticultural plantations in developing countries. These labor intense production sites are associated with feminized employment patterns for the delicate handling of fruits and vegetables and...

This paper examines the role of culture in households' saving decisions. Exploiting the historical language borders within Switzerland, I isolate the effect of households' exposure to certain language groups from economic, institutional, demographic and geographic factors for a homogeneous and...

Forward-looking poverty analyses are essential for targeting and implementing poverty prevention interventions. In the presence of uncertainty and risk, the current poverty status of households is not a good indicator of whether they will be poor in the future. This paper examines consumption...

We use a lab-in-the-field experiment to investigate intra-couple labor supply decisions and the division of housework under individual and joint income taxation systems. In order to eliminate problems of endogenous intra-couple time use decisions, we exogenously varied not only the taxation...

This paper explores the impact of child labor on child welfare, with a specific focus on the relationship between working and education. I look at the empirical relationship between working and educational expenditure budget shares for children age 5-14 in Mexico. I accomplish this using a...

This study examines the determinants of women's empowerment in Rwanda using data obtained from DHS 2010. A regression analysis is used to investigate the association between women's empowerment and its covariates. The study also uses a multinomial logistic regression to assess what determines...

Diese Dissertation besteht aus vier unabhängigen Aufsätzen über die Finanzentscheidungen von Haushalten. Die ersten drei Aufsätze untersuchen die Beziehungen zwischen Haushalten und Banken. Der erste Aufsatz untersucht die Determinanten und die aggregierten Implikation von...

While the job search literature has increasingly recognised the importance of the spatial distribution of employment opportunities, local labour market conditions have been a notable omission from much of the empirical literature on commuting outcomes. This study of the commute times of dual...

Cover -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. LITERATURE REVIEW -- IV. EMPIRICAL APPROACH -- V. EMPIRICAL RESULTS -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- FIGURES -- 1. Nigeria: Poverty Headcount, 2012/13 -- 2. Nigeria: Financial Inclusion, 2011 -- 3. Nigeria: Household by Type, 2010/11 --...

Introduction: A hidden inequality -- Worlds of uncertainty. Earning -- Spending -- Smoothing and spiking -- How families cope. Saving -- Borrowing -- Sharing -- New ways of seeing. Sometimes poor -- Secure and in control