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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education ….400 and 0.625 are income inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for internet penetration to positively …
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This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality … interact with primary school education to decrease income inequality. Second, all ICT indicators interact with secondary school … influence inequality and economic growth through tertiary school education and lifelong learning. These main findings are …
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Outside the US, little is known of long-run trends in executive compensation. We fill this gap by studying BHP, a resources giant that has long been one of the largest companies on the Australian stock market. From 1887 to 2013, trends in CEO and director remuneration (relative to average...
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The paper estimates long run social mobility in Australia 1870–2017 tracking the status of rare surnames. The status information includes occupations from electoral rolls 1903–1980, and records of degrees awarded by Melbourne and Sydney universities 1852–2017. Status persistence was strong...
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The paper estimates long run social mobility in Australia 1870-2017 tracking the status of rare surnames. The status information includes occupations from electoral rolls, and records of degrees awarded by Melbourne and Sydney universities. Status persistence was strong throughout, with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744956
We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … at HDI thresholds of 0.725, 0.727 and 0.778 and; (ii) inequality in UMIC and LA with HDI thresholds of respectively 0 … (ii) inequality in UMIC, CEE and LA at HDI thresholds of 0.665, 0.736 and 0.726 respectively. The findings are discussed …
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between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year …) and negatively correlated with inequality in Latin American countries (LA). Second, growing use of mobile phones to send …
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mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing … (inequality) in quantiles at the high-end of inclusive development distributions for the most part. The study is original in that … development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking …
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This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance … and inequality is unfavourable to gender economic inclusion. Second, a Gini coefficient that nullifies the positive … associated with lower levels of education are not significant. As the main policy implication, income inequality should not be …
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There is a glaring concern of income inequality in the light of the post-2015 global development agenda of sustainable … inequality in a panel of 39 countries in SSA over the period 2004-2014. Quantile regressions are used as an empirical strategy …. The following findings are established. Financial development unconditionally decreases income inequality with an …
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