Essays about: "effect of child labour"
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1. Quality improvements contributing to effective midwife-led care : a Minor Field Study in Nairobi, Kenya
University essay from Sophiahemmet HögskolaAbstract : This study was a sub-study based on the MIDWIZE capacity building program for public health officials in maternal and child health. This is a leadership program where participants conduct a quality improvement project at a selected health facility in their respective country. READ MORE
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2. Babies on a Budget: How the Cost of Child-Rearing Affects Fertility in Japan
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This paper examines the relationship between child-rearing costs and fertility in Japan. Using panel data from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers, we investigate the issue through two distinct approaches. Firstly, we construct a proxy for expected child-rearing costs and attempt to find a link to the propensity of having children. READ MORE
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3. How Globalization Impacts Child Labour? : Child Labour, A Lost Childhood Perpetuated by Poverty and Insecurity
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Proceeding from the security concept and the importance of broadening and deepening security studies, where human security issues today go beyond international conflicts and military operations. This thesis examines how social and economic globalization affects the rate of child labour in developing countries and what are the most influential factors in this phenomenon, especially the role of social globalization, the importance of free education and the impact of GDP, family income and poverty. READ MORE
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4. Climatic complexity: how do early life weather shocks affect labour income?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores the impact of extreme weather events during gestation and infancy on multiple outcomes, especially early labour income. The subjects are Indian children born between 1993/94 from the Young Lives longitudinal study. The weather shocks are extracted from the NOAA geo-referenced weather data. READ MORE
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5. Revising the link between neighbourhoods and education: The case of well performing middle schools in Malmö
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : How do neighbourhoods affect life chances? This is a question that researchers have asked in different forms as early as the 50’s –and there is no shortage of papers exploring neighbourhood effects: how where we live affects our well-being or our participation in the labour market, our life expectancy or, in general, our life outcomes. Yet, there is less consensus than one would expect from a field that has been this active: mechanisms are not clearly defined, methodologies are often one-sided, theoretical concepts are outdated and sometimes harmful for communities and contextuality of most kinds is surprisingly rare. READ MORE
