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When encountering uniformed personnel in West Africa, as an inexper- ienced observer, they all appear alike and their scope of duty is obscure: sol- diers, gendarmes, police officers, firemen, customs...
The Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Risky-Sexual Behaviours of Adolescents in the North West Province of South Africa
Substance use Peer influence Lifetime sex
2015/7/27
The present study sought to fill a research void on adolescent problem behaviours in South Africa by examining individual and contextual factors that affect sexual-risk taking behaviours amongst black...
Predictors of school reintegration of black women who previously dropped out of school in the North West province of South Africa
School re-entry Dropout Pregnancy
2015/7/27
Despite policies being in place, school re-entry of the girl child after school dropout continues to be low in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the school re-entry of girls who dropped out of...
This article explores the attitudes of U.S. blacks toward Caribbean immigrants. Walter has been published widely on Caribbean immigration, and United States political and labor organizations.
Estimating Trends in the Total Fertility Rate with Uncertainty Using Imperfect Data: Examples from West Africa
Bayesian inference Demographic and Health Survey local smoother retrospective surveys United Nations variable selection weighted likelihood bootstrap
2014/11/20
Background: Estimating the total fertility rate is challenging for many developing countries because of limited data and varying data quality. A standardized, reproducible approach to produce estimate...
The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Established...
A Perspective on the Current Situation in West Asia and North Africa
Arab Revolts Egypt Geopolitics Iranian Nuclear Program Middle East Transformation
2015/8/20
The unrest in West Asia and North Africa has lasted for four years, and the situation has become increasingly complicated. The dire situation in Egypt, the changes between moderate and radical Islam, ...
The Upheaval in West Asia and North Africa:A Constructed New Viewpoint of World Security
Dramatic Political Changeovers in West Asia and North Africa China Overseas Interests New Viewpoint of Security
2015/8/20
The Arab political transformations originally occurring in early 2011 are posing negative impact over China’s overseas interests in the Middle East region, including those related to its trade with th...
Are Asian Americans Disadvantaged by Residing More in the West? Migration, Region, and Earnings among Asian American Men
Asian Americans Wages Region Switching Regression 2003 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG)
2013/1/31
In studying labor market inequality of Asian Americans, the role of region and migration remain key factors that have not been much taken into account in the prior research. Using the 2003 National Su...
Are Asian Americans Disadvantaged by Residing More in the West? Migration, Region, and Earnings among Asian American Men
Asian Americans Wages Region Switching Regression
2013/9/5
In studying labor market inequality of Asian Americans, the role of region and migration remain key factors that have not been much taken into account in the prior research. Using the 2003 National Su...
Wage Mobility in East and West Germany
wage mobility earnings mobility income mobility Germany East Germany inequality transition matrix Shorrocks index administrative data
2012/10/18
This article studies the long run patterns and explanations of wage mobility as a characteristic of regional labor markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in Wes...
From Water Buffaloes to Motorcycles: The Development of Large-scale Industrial Estates and Their Socio-spatial Impact on the Surrounding Villages in KarawangRegency, West Java
Indonesia industrial estate social impact lifestyle change employment labor law agencyworker fixed-term contract
2014/2/17
This paper examines the impact of industrial estates on surrounding villages in Karawang Regency, West Java, Indonesia. A few large industrial estates have been in operation since the latter part of t...
Gender-Asymmetry in Dating Success of Korean Adoptees in the West
Interracial Dating, Marriage, Adoption, Migration, Gender, Korea, Asia, USA, Europe
2013/2/19
Overseas adoption from South Korea is a widespread phenomenon in the West. Adoption studies have focused on early development and post-adoption adjustment during childhood and socioeconomic success du...
The Employment of Mothers: Recent Developments and their Determinants in East and West Germany
employment mothers parental leave East Germany child care
2012/10/26
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and ...
Inequality Perceptions, Distributional Norms, and Redistributive Preferences in East and West Germany
subjective inequality indices redistributive preferences political preferences
2012/10/31
This paper studies differences in inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences between East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respec...
