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Microfinance institutions and female entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa : avoidable female unemployment thresholds

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023

The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how microfinance institutions (MFIs) affect female entrepreneurship, contingent on female unemployment levels. The study focuses on 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004 to 2018. The empirical evidence is...

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A flow measure of missing women by age and disease

Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2018 - This version: August 19, 2018

, they, and the World Bank which subsequently followed this method, find that gender bias in mortality is much larger than …

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Gender-based violence and gender bias in schooling decision : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Koissy-Kpein, Sandrine A. - 2015

This paper examines the impact of gender based violence against women and girls (GBV), in the environment the children …

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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"

Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2021

yearly excess female deaths, referred to as the ’flow of missing women’, suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger …

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Counting missing women - a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"

Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2021

yearly excess female deaths, referred to as the 'flow of missing women', suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger …

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Gender disparities in employment and earnings in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from Swaziland

Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2016

In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …

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Gender Disparities in Employment and Earnings in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Swaziland

Brixiova, Zuzana - 2017

In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …

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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"

Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022

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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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"

Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022

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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The Heavy Economic Toll of Gender-Based Violence : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Stenzel, David - 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic …

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