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The existing literature on "missing women" has suggested that the problem is mostly concentrated in India and China … of Economic Studies, Anderson and Ray (AR) develop a new "flow" measure of missing women in developing countries by … comparing actual age-sex-specific mortality rates with "expected" ones. Contrary to the existing literature on missing women …
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apply a new "flow" measure of "missing women" to estimate the extent of gender bias in mortality in developing countries … of missing women are confirmed. The one finding that remains and deserves further attention is some evidence of gender …. Contrary to the existing literature, they find that the problem of gender bias in mortality is as severe among adults as it is …
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This paper empirically examines the quantitative relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa using a panel of 46 countries for the period 2004–2018. The evidence suggests that usage of financial services, among other covariates, has a quantifiable and...
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yearly excess female deaths, referred to as the ’flow of missing women’, suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger …Existing estimates of the ’tock of missing women’ suggest that the problem is mostly concentrated in South and East … than previously found (about 4 to 5 million excess female deaths per year vs. around 100 million missing women in total …
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yearly excess female deaths, referred to as the 'flow of missing women', suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger …Existing estimates of the 'stock of missing women' suggest that the problem is mostly concentrated in South and East … than previously found (about 4 to 5 million excess female deaths per year vs. around 100 million missing women in total …
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"Stock estimates" of missing women suggest that the problem is concentrated in South and East Asia and among young … children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
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effect was 8.40% for women as against 3.97% for men, indicating that the gender of participating poor undoubtedly affects the …We examine the question: “In the context of gender dimension what is the evidence of the impact of the financial … inclusion programs on poor households represented by women relative to that represented by men?” By constructing a good …
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Financial inclusion (FI) for vulnerable populations, such as women, is critical for achieving gender equality, women … to relate the Gender Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Inequality Index (GII) of economies, two well-known measures …. The paper makes relevant policy suggestions for improving women’s digital financial access and thereby enhancing gender …
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