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Minoia, Giulia. |
This article aims to investigate some aspects of the social process related to water resources management and gender relations. Given that gender and water management are interrelated issues exposed to a growing attention at the international level, it is therefore necessary to identify relations between the academic literature, the institutional framework and the field-based research. This document has been inspired by the Nostrum DSS project (Network on Governance, Science and Technology for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean), a Co-ordination Action funded by the European Commission, which involves eighteen partners from the North and South shores of the basin. As the scope of the project is to disseminate Best Practice... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Irrigation; Gender; Regional Development Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; J16; Z13. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9556 |
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Shurchkov, Olga. |
Gender gaps in income and level of position in the workplace are widespread. One explanation for this inequality is that the genders perform differently under competitive conditions, as previous experimental studies have found a significant gender gap in competitive tasks that are perceived to favor men. In this paper, we use a verbal task that is perceived to favor women and find no gender difference under competition per se. We also reject the hypothesis that a .stereotype threat. explains the inability of women to improve performance under competition. We propose an alternative explanation for gender inequality: namely, that women and men respond differently to time pressure. With reduced time pressure, competition in verbal tasks greatly increases the... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Gender Differences; Competition; Effects of Time Pressure; Labor and Human Capital; C9; J16; J71. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55294 |
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Tansel, Aysit. |
This study investigates the determinants of school attainments of boys and girls in Turkey. Although high levels of enrollments have been achieved at the primary school level for both boys and girls in much of Turkey, substantial regional differences remain. In particular, in the Southeastern region, girls begin to drop out of school around the third grade. Only half of the primary school graduates register at the middle level. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of educational attainments at the primary, middle and high school levels. Attainments of boys and girls are examined separately so as to shed light on the causes for the significantly lower level of attainment for girls. Understanding the constraints causing the large... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: School attainments; Gender; Turkey; Labor and Human Capital; I21; J16. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28519 |
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Rico Gonzalez, Margarita; Gomez Garcia, Jesus Maria. |
La participación de la mujer en el tejido socioeconómico de las zonas rurales se ha visto frecuentemente infravalorada. Sin embargo, desde hace pocos años existe una clara conciencia por parte de los poderes públicos de que la inclusión de la mujer en las estrategias de dinamización socioeconómica del mundo rural es fundamental para fijar población y generar renta y empleo. El objetivo de este trabajo se centra en determinar la contribución económica de la mujer en el desarrollo del medio rural de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León. Para ello, se ha analizado la relación existente entre el grado de desarrollo de los municipios rurales y las características socioeconómicas de las mujeres que los habitan. Para alcanzar tal fin, se han empleado tres... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Género; Desarrollo rural; Métodos cuantitativos; Castilla y León (España).; Agricultural and Food Policy; J16; O18; R23. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57286 |
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Bhagowalia, Priya; Chen, Susan E.; Shively, Gerald E.. |
Most developing countries strive to improve agricultural productivity by relaxing credit constraints, supplying better inputs, and improving marketing and distribution. However the efficacy of these reforms needs to be examined in the context of the behavioral responses of farming households. This study examines gender biases within households that affect short-term decisions with immediate and long-term implications. This study utilizes data from ICRISAT's village level studies in India (1975-85) to highlight the effects of child gender on the use of agricultural inputs. The main finding is that households with boys tend to use purchased inputs such as fertilizers and insecticides more intensively compared with households with girls. In general, household... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Gender bias; Agricultural economics; Inputs; Village level studies; Son; Labor and Human Capital; J16; Q12. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7328 |
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Mammen, Sheila; Lawrence, Frances C.; St. Marie, Peter; Berry, Ann A.; Knight, Suzanne Enzian. |
The differences between rural low-income mothers who were participants and non-participants in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were examined. One-third of the 224 eligible mothers in a multi-state study did not claim the tax credit. Non-participants were more likely to be Hispanic, less educated, with larger families, borrowing money from family, and living in more rural counties. Participating mothers, on the other hand, were more food secure, perceived their household income as being adequate, reported recent improvements in their economic situation, were satisfied with life, and lived in states with a state EITC. Analysis of qualitative data revealed that rural mothers had many misconceptions about the EITC. These findings contribute to family and... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: EITC non-participants; EITC participants; Rural low-income mothers; State EITC; Rural low-income families; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; I38; J16; J18. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47510 |
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Tansel, Aysit. |
There is no evidence on the extent of public versus private wage differentials in Turkey. The main objective of this paper is to examine the factors which explain the employment choice and the wage differentials in the public administration, state owned enterprises and the formal private wage sector in Turkey. Selectivity corrected wage equations are estimated for each sector for men and women separately. Oaxaca decomposition of the wage differentials between sectors for men and women are carried out. For this purpose, results of the 1994 Household Expenditure Survey Conducted by the State Institute of Statistics are used. The results indicate that when controlled for observed characteristics and sample selection, for men, public administration wages are... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Public-private wages; Gender; Turkey; Labor and Human Capital; J31; J45; J16. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28377 |
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Joshi, Shareen. |
This paper uses data from Matlab, Bangladesh to examine the characteristics of female-headed households and estimate the impact of female-headship on children's schooling. Female householdheads in Matlab fall into two broad groups: widows and married women, most of whom are wives of migrants. These women differ from each other not only in their current socio-economic circumstances, but also in their backgrounds and circumstances prior to getting married. To identify the effects of female-headship on children's outcomes, I use a two-stage least squares strategy that controls for the possible endogeneity of both types of female-headship. Results indicate that children residing in households headed by married women have stronger schooling attainments than... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Female-headed Households; Widowhood; Migration; Schooling; Labor and Human Capital; J12; J13; J16; I21; O15. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28424 |
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Sun, Yan; Mwangi, Esther; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. |
Women’s participation in decision making at the user-group level and in forest committees has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on forest sustainability. For example, women’s participation enhances forest regeneration and reduces illegal harvesting through improved monitoring. Their presence in forest user groups increases the groups’ capacity to manage and resolve conflict, which in turn increases the likelihood that resource users will comply with and respect harvesting and use rules. These insights have been especially useful in informing policy and project interventions designed to strength and amplify women’s participation. This paper adopts a cross-national approach and employs quantitative techniques to analyze the relative... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Gender; Forest management; Forest user groups; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q01; Q23; J16. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103456 |
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