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In this paper we analyse the impact of foreign aid on gender outcomes and attitudes. We do this by matching geocoded …
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This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education outcomes in developing countries … indicate that aggregate aid disbursements to the education sector negatively affect gender parity in enrolment at the secondary … and tertiary education levels and have no impact on gender parity in primary education. No impact of subsector specific …
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This paper investigates the role of non-traditional aid in meeting global challenges in improving gender equality and … gender-related socioeconomic needs in the twenty-first century. We define non-traditional aid as private donations from … gender issues in developing countries. In the past decade, there has been a significant growth in non-traditional aid …
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whether development aid given for gender equality objectives leads to progress in women’s legal rights in recipient countries … gendered aid on changes in women’s rights. Our findings show that gender-focused aid has a positive impact on the de …
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gender outcomes on their own. Using dyadic aid flows over the period 1991-2010, we document that improvements in women … response to gender outcomes …
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This paper seeks to evaluate whether there is any impact on aid effectiveness when there is a different gender …
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When faced with the challenge of forming a portfolio containing a risky and a risk-free asset, investors tend to apply the same portfolio weights independently of the volatility of the risky asset. This “percentage heuristic” can lead to different levels of portfolio risk when the same...
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With the recent surge in crypto-activity, a natural question arises as to what exactly a “cryptocurrency” is and how to value and assess these digital assets. In this paper, we provide an overview of the history and technology underlying cryptocurrencies. We also present information on the...
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Equity returns are not very predictable despite the presence of many well-documented behavioral biases and risk factors. Why? We collect a comprehensive global dataset covering over 24,000 tradable equities and representing more than 99.9% of the market cap on developed exchanges. Analyzing...
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1) an inclusive definition of gender, 2) a clarification of the feminist approach and the policy's overall goal as well … policy and stresses the importance of 4) a permanent cooperation with gender-focused and feminist organisations and 5) the … necessity to increase funding for gender-related objectives in general and 6) for feminist organisations in particular. Further …
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