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specifications. The findings of this paper support the long-standing view that women empowerment contributes to the reduction of …
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women grow relatively faster in countries with ex-ante lower gender inequality. The test allows us to identify the causal …
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Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … policies on the economic and social welfare of women in the region. On the expenditure side, we test the explanatory power of … for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency …
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China’s residential real estate sector plays an important role in the economy and has been a key driver of growth. Since 2014 the sector has softened visibly, reflecting overbuilding across many cities. An orderly adjustment of the sector is welcome. The key questions are how severe the...
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It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy-along with the …
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financial inclusion-in general, and for women in particular. We find that structural country characteristics, such as resource …
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economic growth, can potentially influence women's welfare. Using a panel dataset of 94 developing countries from 1990 to 2015 …, we find that FDI inflows improve women's welfare and decrease gender inequality. However, the impact is lower in … countries where women have low access to resources and face a heavier burden to open a business. This suggests that for …
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adequate collateral limits women entrepreneurs' ability to access formal finance, leaving them to rely on informal sources … gender gaps in financial access. Results suggest that an increase in women entrepreneurs access to formal credit results in …
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Europe. Almost two-thirds of working age women in the region are either inactive or unemployed: a huge bite into human … micro-level data to explore what explains low participation and employment rates among women in the region. Our findings … participation of women in the labor force. However, these measures are not enough to notably improve employability of women, which …
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