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The family as a cultural nexusThis review paper focuses on the literature that studies the interactions between the family and culture...
Families Culture Subjective beliefsWorking Paper
Poverty, changing political regimes, and social cash transfers in Zimbabwe, 1980–2016Since 2000, Zimbabwe has been under some pressure to provide more fully for its children. It is not clear whether child poverty has worsened, although AIDS, drought, and economic mismanagement have all compromised poverty reduction...
Poverty Child poverty PoliticsWorking Paper
Delayed marriage, contraceptive use, and breastfeeding: Fertility patterns over time and wealth quintiles in sub-Saharan AfricaThe rate of fertility decline has been slow in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...
Families Human fertility PopulationWorking Paper
Gender-based violence and gender bias in schooling decision: Evidence from sub-Saharan AfricaThis paper examines the impact of gender based violence against women and girls (GBV), in the environment the children live in, on school attendance, school achievement, as well as boys’ and girls’ dropouts...
Education Families HouseholdsWorking Paper
Social and political capital in rural VietnamThis paper exploits five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to investigate issues of social and political capital in rural Vietnam...
Economic development Families Household surveyBook Chapter
An Empirical Analysis of the Economics of Marriage in Egypt, Morocco, and TunisiaFrom the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2. Marriage is the single most important contractual arrangement youth in North Africa undertake as they navigate their transition to adulthood...
Families Game theory Economic powerWorking Paper
The Economics of Marriage in North AfricaMarriage is the single most important economic transaction and social transition in the lives of young people. Yet little is known about the economics of marriage in much of the developing world...
Families Game theory Economic powerWorking Paper
Determinants of Foreign Aid in Family Planning: How Relevant is the Mexico City Policy?The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) FamiliesBook Chapter
The Demographic Transformation of Post-Socialist Countries: Causes, Consequences and QuestionsFrom the book: Economies in Transition
Families Health PopulationWorking Paper
Transformation of the Family under Rising Land Pressure: A Theoretical EssayIf we understand well the individualization of land tenure rules under conditions of growing land scarcity and increased market integration, much less is known about the mode of evolution of the farm-cum-family units possessing the land...
Agriculture Families Land reformWorking Paper
The Demographic Transformation of Post-Socialist Countries: Causes, Consequences, and QuestionsThe formerly socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have experienced a remarkable demographic transformation in the past twenty years...
Families Health PopulationBook Chapter
Household Wealth in Latin AmericaFrom the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Families Income distribution Informal sectorBook Chapter
Gender and the Distribution of Wealth in Developing CountriesFrom the book: Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Equality and inequality Families Inheritance and successionWorking Paper
Gender and the Distribution of Wealth in Developing CountriesOnly recently has it been recognized that women may not share in the wealth of men, even within the same household or family. Moreover, there is growing evidence that the gender distribution of wealth matters...
Equality and inequality Families Inheritance and successionWorking Paper
Household Wealth in Latin AmericaThis paper provides a descriptive analysis of wealth ownership and wealth inequality in Latin American countries, using diverse published sources and primary data analysis for 16 nations...
Families Income distribution Informal sectorWorking Paper
Inequality in Income and Access to Education: A Cross-Country AnalysisIn the current debate on the relationship between inequality in income distribution and growth one of the possible link works through the access to education...
Economic development Education Equality and inequality