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This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary gender equality …. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture … reduces contemporary gender equality. Using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) in a cross …
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This study investigates how enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality in 42 African countries for the period 2004 …: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index, and Palma ratio. The two gender inclusion measurements used include female labour force … the enhancement of gender inclusion dynamics. An extended threshold analysis is used to assess critical masses at which …
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In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using the Round 7 Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
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The present study examines the relevance of globalization in lifelong gender inclusive education for structural … moments (GMM) is employed to assess the problem statement within the remit of interactive regressions. Gender inclusive … lifelong learning is measured as gender inclusive education acquired during the three levels of education, notably: primary …
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In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability Index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using Round 7 of the Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473199
This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender … gender employment in the industry and the negative effect is driven by the financial globalization sub-component of economic …-components positively affect gender employment in the service sector and the corresponding positive effect is driven by the trade …
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This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana. The assessment is made by using pooled data and two stage least squares. The exposition builds from the 7th (GLSS7) and 6th (GLSS6) rounds focusing on the Ghana Living...
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This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana. The assessment is made by using pooled data and two stage least squares. The exposition builds from the 7th (GLSS7) and 6th (GLSS6) rounds focusing on the Ghana Living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014362161