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-economic, environmental, geographic and gender factors can have on the sustainability of small-scale renewable energy projects in developing …
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This study investigated whether state levels of social capital are associated with rates of completed suicides in the fifty U.S. states. To do this we regressed state-level suicide rates on an index of social capital, along with other variables known to influence suicide rates such as gun...
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to the nexus of poverty, gender and access to health care, this research took place in Ghana's Upper West Region (UWR … importance of understanding intra-household bargaining and resource allocation via the gender dynamics related to health …
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gender could affect corporate performance. This review paper summarizes these findings and suggests areas where more inquiry …
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This paper uses sex-disaggregated survey data at the plot level to test whether there are systematic gender differences … find gender differences in the adoption pattern for some SIPs. Compared to male plot mangers, female managers are less … inequalities and barriers for female farmers. However, we find no gender differences in the adoption of soil and water conservation …
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unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new … findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation …
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increased literacy by 62%, enhanced income by 36%, and reduced health costs by 26%. Evidence suggests that a gender …
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Using the longitudinal household panel data drawn from rural Tanzania (1991–2004), this study investigates impacts of the land reform on women’s marriage-motivated relocation. During the period under study, several villages that initially banned a widow’s land inheritance abolished this...
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Gender stereotypes and gender-discriminant behaviors have been shown to have strong and undesirable organizational … financial misstatements and audits when auditors and issuers are of known gender. To investigate these aspects of sexism at zero … anticipated interaction behaviors and then a series of strategic-communication game decisions in same, other, and unknown gender …
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We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in other studies on single-sex...
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