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This study investigates the effect of female chief executive officers (FCEOs) on investment efficiency. Our study suggests that CEO gender plays a significant role in efficient investment decisions by improving governance and disciplining the management. We document that FCEOs are associated...
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The current study aims to investigate how the presence of social norms defines belief formation on future changes in social identity (i.e., diachronic identity), and how those beliefs affect individual decisions under uncertainty. The paper proposes a theoretical model in which individuals have...
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travel for new activities. This paper seeks to obtain more insight into how women in Greece allocate their time during, a … analysis of the data collected shows that women living in less favourable regions, prefer to use traditional means of transport … conditions. Moreover, women with children tend to use e-means for longer periods, when executing specific activities during a …
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In recent decades, women's participation in the labor market has increased considerably in most countries and is … be occurring in the criminal world, though many more men than women still engage in criminal activity. Technological … progress and social norms have freed women from the home, increasing their participation in both the labor market and the crime …
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Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as … productivity, increases women's vulnerability to income shocks, and impairs their ability to save for old age. Many developing … countries have introduced social protection programs to protect poor people from social and economic risks, but despite women …
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, context, and innovation performance among women entrepreneurs in Ecuador. Based on a sample of 45 women entrepreneurs, the … a key role in fostering innovation in women-led firms in Ecuador. This innovation is facilitated by establishing close …
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Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family … countries, vocational training or grants for starting a business have been effective policy tools for supporting women's paid … affects child welfare. Access to free or subsidized public childcare can increase women's labor force participation and …
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more resilient than those of male migrants, owing to these women's stronger links to family members left behind and self …
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(Investment in Women's Human Capital and Economic Development 1995) and observed elsewhere. This paper tests the U …
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