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In: Journal of development effectiveness, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 300-301
ISSN: 1943-9407
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In: Journal of development effectiveness, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 300-301
ISSN: 1943-9407
In: Comparative economic studies, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 67-92
ISSN: 1478-3320
In: The quarterly review of economics and finance, Band 35, S. 595-602
ISSN: 1062-9769
In: The developing economies: the journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 256-278
ISSN: 1746-1049
In: The developing economies, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 256-278
ISSN: 0012-1533
The paper inquires how best one might improve the standard of living of the large number of poor farmers living in the small rice-growing areas scattered throughout peninsular Malaysia; more generally, what realistic options a government has, even with substantial resources behind it, in trying to combat rural poverty, and how effective these policies are. (DÜI-Sen)
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In: Journal of development economics, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 203-223
ISSN: 0304-3878
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In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 541-556
ISSN: 1539-2988
In: Journal of biosocial science: JBS, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 355-365
ISSN: 1469-7599
SummarySon preference is strong in Vietnam, according to attitudinal surveys and studies of contraceptive prevalence and birth hazards. These techniques assume a single model is valid for all families, but it is more plausible that son preference is found for some, but not all, families. Heterogeneous preferences may be addressed with a mixture model. This paper specifies and estimates a two-Weibull regression model, applied to the interval between the second and third births. The data come from the Vietnam Living Standards Survey of 1992–93. Applying information criteria, graphs, and martingale-based residuals, the two-Weibull model is found to fit better than a one-Weibull model. Roughly half of parents have son preference and, curiously, a propensity for fewer children. The other group has more children, no son preference, and is colourless in the sense that the birth interval is difficult to predict on the basis of the regressors used.
In: Studies in family planning: a publication of the Population Council, Band 26, Heft 6, S. 325
ISSN: 1728-4465
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 56, S. 77-92
In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6255
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In: International review of law and economics, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 199-207
ISSN: 0144-8188
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 75, Heft 2, S. 304-314
ISSN: 1540-6210