objectives: to investigate the differences in death after receiving emergency services in traffic accidents between urban and rural regions, and decompose factors of the gap in langerood, northern iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in langrood, northern iran during a 1-year period from 2013 to 2014. the hospital data of traffic crashes were used. data contained those patien...

Abstract This paper provides new evidence on the magnitude and determinants of regional differences in gender pay gap. On basis a comprehensive data set all full‐time employees Germany, we explain profound variation gap at small‐scale level with theory‐based individual job‐related characteristics. Using Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, find pronounced spatial impact considered determinants. Wherea...

OBJECTIVE Childhood obesity has become a priority health concern worldwide. Socioeconomic status is one of its main determinants. This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequality of obesity in children and adolescents at national and provincial levels in Iran. METHODS This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011-2012, as part of a national school-based surveillance prog...

Working Conditions and Job Satisfaction of China’s New Generation of Migrant Workers: Evidence from an Inland City China is experiencing notable changes in rural-urban migration. Young, more educated migrants with different attitudes towards living and working form an increasing share of the migrant labour force. At the same time, the destinations of migrants are changing as a result of governm...

BACKGROUND At the end of the eleven-year conflict in Sierra Leone, a wide range of policies were implemented to address both demand- and supply-side constraints within the healthcare system, which had collapsed during the conflict. This study examines the extent to which households' exposure to financial risks associated with seeking healthcare evolved in post-conflict Sierra Leone. METHOD Th...

Abstract We relate students’ math scores in the OECD-PISA test to school characteristics. The average score for Italian students has been increasing 2009. determinants of this growth are analyzed by Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, that is particularly useful comparing groups. progress educational attainments shows a different composition between northern and southern schools. In North-Center regi...

Using random class assignment in the China Education Panel Survey, we study gender achievement gap of lower secondary students China. Girls outperform boys Chinese and English by around 0.5 SD, holding all factors including hukou status, cognitive ability schools attended constant. The Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition reveals that most cannot be explained observables regardless subjects this is con...

Using data from the 2015 China Household Financial Survey (CHFS) this paper examines effect of culture on gender gap in financial literacy. We exploit geographical differences China, comparing outcomes between rural and urban areas east west (Shanghai Chongqing). Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition we show that, nationally, literacy is entirely product way men women acquire It a result consistent with...