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promote gender inclusive education in 57 developing countries for the period 2012-2016. Poverty is measured with the poverty … positively affect inclusive education. Second, the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of the population) should … personal computers to increase inclusive education, the Gini coefficient, Palma ratio and poverty headcount (% of the …
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substitute for financial inclusion in energy poverty reduction in Ghana. Pooled data and two stage least squares techniques are … inclusion in energy poverty mitigation) is based on two main criteria: (i) a positive interactive effect relative to the …
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This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty … unconditional positive incidence on energy poverty while the interactive incidence between entrepreneurship and financial inclusion … on energy poverty is negative. The corresponding financial inclusion policy thresholds that should be exceeded in order …
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Education as a tool in the fight against corruption has been subject to much debate in academic and policy making … learning and synergy effects. Four main findings are established. First, education is a powerful tool in the fight against … corruption. Second, there is evidence of an incremental effect in the transition from secondary to tertiary education. Third …
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This study investigates the effect of foreign aid on education and lifelong learning in 53 African countries for the … period 1996-2010. Three main issues are assessed, notably: (i) the effect of aid on education; (ii) the incremental impact of … aid on education and (iii) the effect of aid on lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is measured as the combined knowledge …
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This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the … current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically … analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic impact of education on growth (and economic development) occurs. Our …
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dynamics on gender-inclusive education in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2014. The Generalised Method … governance dynamics on inclusive education are consistently positive whereas the corresponding conditional effects from the … crowdout the positive incidence of governance on inclusive "primary and secondary education" are: 0.587 for the rule of law and …
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responsibility (CSR) interventions in female education programmes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A total of 800 rural women … MOCs to address some of the logistical and cultural challenges associated with women’s access to post-secondary education … in local communities. However, despite the significant success in supporting education initiatives generally, none of the …
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in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 42 … for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive "primary and secondary education" and the Atkinson index should … not exceed 0.695 in order for financial access to promote inclusive tertiary education. However, when the internet is …
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education … influence inclusive education. Second, a Gini coefficient, an Atkinson index and a Palma ratio of respectively, 0.574, 0.676 and …
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