Informal Employment in China: Trends, Patterns and Determinants of Entry
In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 10139
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 7101
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 7577
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 3808
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In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 73-104
ISSN: 0022-0388
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In: Journal of African economies
ISSN: 1464-3723
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In 2015, about 20.5 million babies were born with low birthweight (LBW), with the majority from low- and middle-income countries. The use of antenatal care (ANC) is a recommended health policy measure to reduce the risk of LBW. However, there is limited evidence for its effectiveness in reducing LBW in sub-Saharan Africa, although the region accounts for almost one-quarter of LBW babies, second only to Asia. Moreover, while the number of LBW in other regions is reducing, the number of LBW babies in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing. We therefore use data from Ghana (a sub-Saharan African country with a high incidence rate of LBW) to investigate the effect of using ANC on birthweight. The number of ANC visits and the month of ANC initiation were used as indicators for ANC utilisation. We applied an extended linear regression technique to deal with the potential sample selection bias and endogeneity associated with the use of ANC. The results from the study indicate that early ANC initiation and having more ANC visits are both associated with an increase in birthweight; however, the estimated effect of an early ANC visit is larger than having an additional visit. Therefore, we recommend that policies aimed at tackling the problem of LBW should mostly be geared towards promoting ANC utilisation, especially early ANC initiation. We also find that estimating the effect of ANC on birthweight without accounting for sample selection bias and endogeneity of ANC underestimates the effect of ANC on birthweight.
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 256-275
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 256-275
ISSN: 0022-0388
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Why is it that, as the Chinese Communist Party has loosened its grip, abandoned its core beliefs, and marketized the economy, its membership has risen markedly along with the economic benefits of joining? We use three national household surveys, spanning eleven years, to answer this question with respect to labour market rewards in urban China. We conceptualize individual demand for Party membership as an investment in political capital that brings monetary rewards in terms of higher wages. This wage premium has risen with the growing wage differentials associated with the emergence of a labour market and the continuing value of political status in the semi-marketized transitional economy. However, a demand-side explanation does not explain the fact that the wage premium is higher for the personal characteristics that reduce the probability of membership. We develop an explanation in terms of a rationing of places and a scarcity value for members with those characteristics.
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In: China economic review, Band 13, Heft 2-3, S. 252-275
ISSN: 1043-951X
In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 7142
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In: China economic review, Band 87, S. 102250
ISSN: 1043-951X