Gender and education impacts on employment and earnings in West Africa: evidence from Guinea

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A survey from 1,725 households in Conakry, Guinea was conducted focusing on the respondents labor market activities and earnings. Results showed that factors such as educational background, household structure, and gender significantly affect the employment earnings in three labor market alternatives (self employment, private sector wage employment, public sector wage employment). It is suggested that these barriers be broken so that there would be better and higher employment earnings for the citizens.

Economic aspects, Employment, Labor market, Labor productivity, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa

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The effect of food subsidies on labor supply in Sri Lanka

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A study was conducted to determine the effects of food-related income transfers on labor supply in Sri Lanka. The Consumer Finances and Socioeconomic Survey and Labor Force Survey were used to analyze labor market participation, market wage estimates and food subsidy benefits. Results reveal that rice rations promote work effort reductions as well as declines in earnings.

Social aspects, Research, Sri Lanka, Labor supply, Labor force, Subsidies

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Are Africans practicing safer sex? Evidence from demographic and health surveys for eight countries

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Changes in sexual behavior in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia in relation to the AIDS epidemic are studied. Zambia has shown the most favorable changes in sexual behavior, while sexual behavior indicators have not moved favorably in Nigeria.

Africa, Sexual behavior, Health aspects, Prevention, AIDS (Disease), Africans

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