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Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
wiley   +1 more source

The origin and formation of socio-economic relations between Russia and Armenia

RUDN Journal of Public Administration, 2019
This article, dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the accession of Western Armenia to the Russian Empire, is aimed at drawing attention to the monumentality of this historical event, characterized by the comprehensive development of Russian-Armenian ...
Valery Vitalevich Safarian
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Migration, Networks and Human Capital Transferability from the New European Borderlands. A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries. [PDF]

In the paper we use a unique new data set which has been collected in late 2006 in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to investigate the determinants for short term migration and its destination and duration patterns.
Danzer, Alexander M., Dietz, Barbara
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
wiley   +1 more source

Temporary Labour Migration and Welfare at the New European Fringe: A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries [PDF]

This paper investigates patterns and determinants of temporary labour migration in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine after EU enlargement in 2004.
Danzer, Alexander M., Dietz, Barbara
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The ISCIP Analyst, Volume II, Issue 15 [PDF]

, 1997
This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Cavan, Susan, Dreher, Lt. Col. Cathy, Jones, Mark, Kim, Alex, Lanskoy, Miriam, Rosenberger, Chandler, Shepherd, Monika, Steele, CDR John G., Thurman, Michael   +8 more
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Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hassan F. Gholipour   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lithostratigraphy, Geochronology and Early Humans: The evolution of Quaternary volcanic successions and their impact on archaeological sites in the north-western edge of the Ararat Depression, Armenia

Quaternary Science Reviews
This paper explores the geological context of Dalarik-1 Cave, located in the Mastarahegheghat River Gorge within the Aragats Volcanic Province (AVP) in Armenia. By integrating lithostratigraphy, geochronology, and geomorphology, we examine the processes that shaped the cave and its associated terrace sequence, establishing chronological constraints on ...
Gevorgyan, H., Karampaglidis, T., Nomade, S., Fenn, K., Petrosyan, A., Gasparyan, B., Oikonomou, I.A.K., Malinsky-Buller, A.   +7 more
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The Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan: the identity and social position of a once-dominant minority [PDF]

, 2016
Based on recent empirical findings and field observations, this article examines the Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan. Nowadays numbering about one and a half percent of the population, the main threat to its continuity is not persecution nor ...
De Cordier, Bruno
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Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
wiley   +1 more source