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Acosta, Pablo; Monsalve Montiel, Emma - 2018

Most evaluations of public works programs in developing countries study their effects on poverty reduction and other labor market outcomes (job creation, earnings, and participation). However, very few look at other collateral effects, such as the incidence of violence. Between 2009 and 2014, El...

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The impact of female entrepreneurship on economic growth in Kenya

Lock, Rachel; Smith, Helen Lawton - In: International journal of gender and entrepreneurship 8 (2016) 1, pp. 90-96

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Stop the violence in Latin America : a look at prevention from cradle to adulthood

Chioda, Laura - 2017

Overview -- Organizing framework of the study and structure of the report -- Stylized facts about crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The transmission of violence across generations and early interventions -- Youth, education, and brain development -- The nexus between...

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Women's work choices in Kenya : the role of social institutions and household gender attitudes

Giusti, Giovanna De; Kambhampati, Uma S. - In: Feminist economics 22 (2016) 2, pp. 87-113

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Gender in Urban Transport in Nairobi, Kenya : Volume 2. Employment

Carter, Laura - 2020

settlements in Kenya. There is ample potential for the transport sector to generate significant changes in women's productivity … and empowerment, while ensuring equitable access to opportunities is offered for both men and women. This is what Kenya … conceived, designed, and matured from either a male-oriented or a gender-neutral perspective is thus unsurprising. In Kenya …

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