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Gender and household education expenditure in Pakistan [PDF]
Applied Economics, 2008 Pakistan has very large gender gaps in educational outcomes. One explanation could be that girls receive lower educational expenditure allocations than boys within the household, but this has never convincingly been tested. This paper investigates whether the intra-household allocation of educational expenditure in Pakistan favours males over females ...
Monazza Aslam, Geeta Kingdon
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Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007 SUMMARYMedical expenses are an increasingly important contributor to household financial risk. We examine the effect of medical expenditure risk on the willingness of Medicare beneficiaries to hold risky assets. Using a discrete‐factor maximum likelihood method to address the endogeneity of insurance choices, we find that having a moderately protective
Dana P. Goldman, Nicole Maestas
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Consumption displacement in households with noncommunicable diseases in Bangladesh.
PLoS ONE, 2018 The economic burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including treatment costs and income and productivity losses, is a growing concern in developing countries, where NCD medical expenditure may offset consumption of other essential commodities.
Biplab Kumar Datta +3 more
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Socio-Economic Evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) among Selected Households in Hilongos, Leyte [PDF]
Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies, 2023 This study investigates the impact of the conditional cash transfer program or locally known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on the socio-economic status of selected household beneficiaries in Hilongos Leyte, Philippines. This study aimed to
Darylle C. Chavez, Ma. Salome B. Bulayog
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Household energy-saving behavior, its consumption, and life satisfaction in 37 countries
Scientific Reports, 2023 Since energy consumption became an important contributor to climate change owing to carbon emissions, energy-saving behavior and expenditure at the household level have been attracting scholars’ and policymakers’ attention.
Xiangdan Piao, Shunsuke Managi
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Methods and Tools for the Microsimulation and Forecasting of Household Expenditure [PDF]
, 2008 This paper reviews potential methods and tools for the microsimulation and forecasting of household expenditure. It begins with a discussion of a range of approaches to the forecasting of household populations via agent-based modelling tools.
Lawson, Tony
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An empirical analysis of household formal education expenditure in Ghana
Cogent EducationUsing data from the latest 2017 Ghana Living Standards Survey Round Seven, this paper explores variables affecting household spending on education using the OLS model.
Isaac Addai
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Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2007 Expenditure Allocation of Resin Tapper`Households in Somagede Village, Kebumen Regency, Central Java Pine forest has contributed to local people economy, especially the resin tappers.
S. Andy Cahyono +2 more
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Kelaniya Journal of Management, 2020 Using a nationally representative data set, this study examines the impact of migrant remittances on expenditure pattern and intra-household decision making process of rural households in Sri Lanka.
Dharmadasa, R. A.P.I.S. +2 more
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Determinants of household food expenditure in Tanzania: implications on food security
Agriculture & Food SecurityBackground Food expenditure in developing countries particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa constitutes about 65–70% of total household expenditure. Existing literature on the determinants of household food expenditure in developing countries have mixed
Furaha Ndakije Rashid +3 more
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