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Jobs! : electricity shortages and unemployment in Africa

Mensah, Justice Tei - 2018

sectors of the economy, consequently leading to a reduction in the number of employment opportunities in Africa. Using geodata … that electricity shortages exert a substantial negative impact on employment rates in Africa. The evidence also shows three … shortages constrain the creation of new businesses through their negative effect on entrepreneurship. Second, in the intensive …

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Tackling the global profitarchy : gender and the choice of business sector

Goldstein, Markus P.; Gonzalez Martinez, Paula; … - 2019

Sectoral segregation is often used to explain a large part of a well-documented gender earnings gap in business profits. Women tend to sort into different sectors than men, and the sectors dominated by women tend to be less profitable. This paper investigates the horizontal dimension of sectoral...

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Group-based cognitive behavioral training improves mental health of SME entrepreneurs : experimental evidence from conflict-affected areas of Pakistan

Saraf, Priyam; Rahman, Tasmia; Jamison, Julian C. - 2019

Mental health, well-being and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected. However, in geographies marked by fragility, conflict and violence, entrepreneurs of small and medium-size experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. This paper describes the incremental...

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