Author Archives: Elisabetta De Cao

Measuring attitudes regarding female genital mutilation through a list experiment

Posted on December 28, 2015 by

Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cut or female circumcision includes all procedures that alter or cause injure to the female genital organs. They are mainly carried out on young girls. FGM is recognized as an extreme form of … Continue reading →

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The height production function from birth to maturity

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

Starting in the 1970s, anthropometric measures have increasingly been used in the social sciences as indicators of social well-being. Since then, adult height has been considered an indicator of the general health status in life, of the relative risk of … Continue reading →

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