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Does Employment Generation Really Matter for Poverty Reduction?
Paci, Pierella - 2007
In this paper we analyze whether the employment/productivity profile of growth as wellas its sectoral pattern matter … growth or specific sectoral growth.We find that, in the short run, while the overall employment intensity of growth does not … matter for poverty reduction, the sectoral pattern of employment growth and productivity growth is important. While …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477122
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The Effects of Gender on Small Businesses: A Case Study of Kasigau, Kenya
Abell, Leslie; Daday, Jerry - 2008
Small businesses are seen as an agent of economic growth in developing countries. Recently, the idea of micro …-lending has received increased attention due to its promising effects on employment and personal economic growth in rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466943
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Three Essays on the Gender Differentials in Mortality and Undernutrition in Pakistan
Syed, Mohammad Asim - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353219
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Making Economic Sense Out of Unisex Life Insurance (Or the Difference Between Cost and Value and Why It Matters to Real People)
Booth, Richard A., Marbury Research Professor of Law - 2002
In this piece, I take issue with one of the fundamental tenets of law and economics as it has been used to justify gender discrimination in the pricing of life insurance and annuities, namely, that individuals should bear their own identifiable costs so as to avoid misallocation of society's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432041
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The gender gap in bank credit access
Andrés Alonso, Pablo de; Gimeno Nogués, Ricardo; … - 2019
We use a sample of over 80,000 Spanish companies started by a sole entrepreneur between 2004 and 2014, and distinguish between male and female entrepreneurs demand for credit, credit approval ratio, and credit performance. We fi nd that female entrepreneurs who start a business are less likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012523725
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The making and selling of an illusion: an examination of racial and gender diversity in post-civil rights U.S. corporations
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo (contributor);  … - 2006
“Diversity” has become one of the most commonly used words by U.S. corporations.Indeed, many companies claim that they have spent millions, sometimes billions ofdollars to create an egalitarian workplace for all workers. Given the amount of moneyspent and the increased amount of research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465183
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Voluntary Green Power Market Forecast through 2015
Bird, L.; Holt, E.; Sumner, J.; Kreycik, C. - 2010
green power through 2015 that were made using historical data and three scenarios: low-growth, high-growth, and negative … results of this forecast, including uncertainties related to growth assumptions, the impacts that policy may have on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436919
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The Evolution of the Internet Community and the"Yet-to-Evolve" Smart Grid Community: Parallels and Lessons-to-be-Learned
McParland, Charles - 2010
early growth of the Internet are expected to be informative and pertinent. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437326
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Exploring the Economic Value of EPAct 2005's PV Tax Credits
Bolinger, Mark A; Wiser, Ryan; Ing, Edwin - 2010
suggests that state policy will continue to drive even faster growth over the next decade. Federal policy has also played a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437329
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The performance of young firms: patterns of evolution in the growth-profitability space
Steffens, Paul R.; Davidsson, Per; Fitzsimmons, Jason R. - 2006
studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both … growth and profitability are important dimensions of SME performance. The majority of earlier studies tend to focus on the … evolution of firm growth or profitability separately. Alternatively, they explore the impact of growth on profitability and vice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437585