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Violence against Women (VAW) in the country under Coronavirus (COVID-19) and providing the most appropriate responses in the …, trends of VAW during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Brazil, policy measures and interventions implemented globally to … short, medium and longer term. It points to evidence of epidemic-related risk factors connected to increased levels of VAW …
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The COVID-19-triggered collapse in oil prices in March and April 2020 was the seventh, and by far the most severe, in a series of such collapses since 1970. This paper, first, compares this most recent collapse and its drivers with previous ones in an event study. It finds that it was associated...
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The outbreak of COVID-19 and the wide-ranging measures needed to slow its advance triggered an unprecedented collapse in oil demand, a surge in oil inventories, and a record one-month decline in oil prices in March 2020. This paper examines the likely implications of the 2020 oil price plunge...
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This paper analyzes bank stock prices around the world to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the banking sector. Using a global database of policy responses during the crisis, the paper also examines the role of financial sector policy announcements on the performance of bank stocks....
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European regions. Estimated effects are stronger for high-skilled native workers than for low-skilled natives and for women …
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Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Introduction: the household point of view -- Trends in human capital, family formation, norms, and female participation -- The regional trend: two paths to the labor market -- Determinants of the historical trends : hints of a "quiet...
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show results. This background paper has been developed to inform the discussions on advancing women's financial inclusion … in Pakistan. It seeks to map the current state of financial access for women and to provide insights into their financial …
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The Women Economic Empowerment report outlines the factors contributing to the persistently low economic participation … of Egyptian women and to identify "gender smart" policies and solutions to boost economic growth while at the same time …, narrowing relevant gender gaps. The study provides the context of women's share of the public space as reflected in their access …
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policy research on women's employment in India. The discussion is situated in the normative construction of motherhood and …Since the 1990s, India has seen robust economic growth, rising wages, steady fertility decline, increased urbanization … transitions, urban women's employment has refused to budge, never crossing the 25 percent mark. This paper fills a critical gap in …
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on Women (BoW) Program in the Europe and Central Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) through BLC Bank of … the capacity created within the bank to sustainably service women entrepreneurs and consumers. BLC Bank's BoW Program has … been branded by the Bank as the, We Initiative (Women Empowerment Initiative) and will be referred to as such throughout …
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