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Trends and differentials in Jordanian marriage behavior: marriage timing, spousal characteristics, household structure and matrimonial expenditures
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012In recent decades, Jordanian society has undergone dramatic change in the realm of marriage and the family. This paper employs the 2010 Jordan Labour Market Panel Survey to analyse patterns in marriage behaviour over time and across socio-demographic groups.DocumentPost - 2015 Development Agenda - India National Consultation Report: Youth Constituency
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2013This National consultation report highlights the issues and concerns of Indian youth. The issues and concerns of the youth were treated holistically and therefore self-reflection and sharing of personal experiences were key processes which allowed participants to share freely.DocumentThe impact of remittances on education in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is witnessing the migration of its most educated labour that is seeking higher returns to compensate their households' initial investment in education.DocumentResidential schooling strategies: impact on girl’s education and empowerment
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Although there is no definite policy on residential schooling in general or for girls in particular, several residential schooling strategies exist for girls in the public school system in India. There also exist certain small-scale residential schooling strategies outside the State sector, funded either through public funds or other avenues.DocumentEquality of opportunity in educational achievement in the Middle East and North Africa
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012This paper is an empirical investigation of inequality of education opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The paper uses student scores from tests for a number of MENA countries to estimate the effect of circumstances children are born into on their academic achievement.DocumentThe school-to-work transition of Jordanian youth
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012This paper aims at better understanding the school-to-work transition among the Jordanian youth using the recent Jordan Labour Market Panel Survey 2010 dataset. The paper present a dynamic analysis of the Jordanian labour market, following year after year the young individuals’ different employment statuses. The main findings are as follows:DocumentAn applied endogenous growth model with human and knowledge capital accumulation for the Turkish economy
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012The main objective of this paper is to investigate and assess the interactions between knowledge driven growth, acquisition of human capital, and the role of strategic public policy for the Turkish economy. The paper presents a model designed to investigate the public policies towards fostering the development of human.DocumentCoping with unintended pregnancies: Narratives from adolescents in Nairobi’s slums
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014In Kenya, an estimated 43% of births among women aged 15-49 years are unintended. Early sexual initiation exposes young people to greater risk of unintended pregnancies high level of unintended pregnancy in Kenya is associated with low contraceptive use among women and girls.DocumentBenefits of family planning: An assessment of women’s knowledge in rural Western Kenya
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014The last two decades have seen an increase in literature reporting an increase in knowledge and use of contraceptives among individuals and couples in Kenya, as in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, but there is a dearth of information regarding knowledge about the benefits of family planning (FP) in Kenya.DocumentYoung women’s access to and use of contraceptives: The role of providers’ restrictions in urban Senegal
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014According to the 2010–2011 Senegalese Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), only 12% of currently married women used a modern contraceptive method, compared with 8% in 1997 and 10% in 2005. This slow change can be attributed to low demand for contraceptives, as well as to supply-side barriers.Pages