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Working Paper No. 756February 14, 2013
Long-Term Benefits from Temporary Migration
AbstractUtilizing a nationally representative sample of households from Sri Lanka, this study examines gender differences in the long-term impact of temporary labor migration. We use a propensity score matching (PSM)…more
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Working Paper No. 701December 23, 2011
Women, Schooling, and Marriage in Rural Philippines
AbstractUsing data from the Bicol region of the Philippines, we examine why women are more educated than men in a rural, agricultural economy in which women are significantly less likely…more
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Working Paper No. 687September 21, 2011
Access to Markets and Farm Efficiency
AbstractThis paper presents an empirical investigation of the relationship between the spread, spatially and temporally, of market institutions and improvements in the productivity and efficiency of farmers. The data used…more
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Working Paper No. 599May 18, 2010
Racial Preferences in a Small Urban Housing Market
AbstractThis paper use spatial econometric models to test for racial preferences in a small urban housing market. Identifying racial preferences is difficult when unobserved neighborhood amenities vary systematically with racial…more
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Working Paper No. 565May 19, 2009
Housing Inequality in the United States
AbstractIn recent years, as the homeownership rate in the United States reached its highest level in history, homeownership itself remained unevenly distributed, particularly along racial and ethnic lines. By using…more
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