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Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in parts of the developing world. Estimates suggest that more than 200 million women are demographically 'missing' worldwide. To explain the global 'missing women' phenomenon, research has mainly focused on excess female...
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. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all …
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Whether policy support should be designed differently for women entrepreneurs is a particularly relevant question. To answer this, and to inform the design of policies to provide appropriate support for women entrepreneurs, the paper compares male and female perceptions of typical...
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This paper studies the impact of gender and ethnicity on educational outcomes using cross-country evidence from Bolivia … gender and ethnicity confers cumulative disadvantage for minority groups, especially in Latin America. The paper discusses … estimation method analogous to difference-in-differences, the paper finds that gender-based differences in literacy, primary …
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More than 100 million women and girls in the world have had their genitals cut for cultural, religious, or other non-medical reasons. Even though international organizations condemn female genital mutilation (FGM), or cutting, as a violation of human rights, and most nations have banned it, it...
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Using a partially constructed panel database of 48 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2000 to 2013, this paper analyzes the structure of housing finance in Africa, its determinants, and its impact on inclusive growth. The findings show that market capitalization and urbanization are key positive...
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