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gender of the respondents as young consumers. For the main purpose, a questionnaire was designed from the literature review … testing. The results show that six website visualization characteristics are different by young consumers’ gender. These … gender-based differences include different color preferences, not using a derogatory statement about rivals, using rounded …
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This study investigates the role of gender in financial risk-taking. Specifically, I ask whether female investors tend … expected return and its standard deviation, whereas standard deviation serves as a measure of risk. Gender differences … of risk preferences across investors. Estimation results provide no evidence of gender differences in investors' risk …
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' subjectivity is captured through the lens of disparate treatment based on gender. Indeed, our estimations show that an unfair … gender gap is observed in loan size, and that this gap is almost exclusively attributable to the loan officers. We interpret …
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This paper examines the relationship between gender inequality and nutrition using direct indicators of empowerment … to purchase food are important influences on dietary diversity. Our findings warrant further research and attention to …
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This study conducts a gender analysis of homeownership in Ecuador, drawing upon data collected through the nationally … household and individual levels. This allows us to overcome a typical problem faced by gender analyses, that of only having the … sex of the household head and not the sex of the owner(s). The study explores gender differences in homeownership and …
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analyze the relative performance of groups with different male-female composition (female-dominated, mixed-gender, and male … forest management. The study investigates different gender composition group’s property rights to forest resources … activities. Our empirical analysis offers three important findings. First, gender composition is important. Female …
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This paper studies how different demographic groups respond to incentives by comparing performance in the GRE examination in "high" and "low" stakes situations. The high stakes situation is the real GRE examination and the low stakes situation is a voluntary experimental section of the GRE that...
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whether such attitudes also lead to gender discrimination in primary education. While there is a vast literature on inter …-household gender discrimination in education, studies of discrimination between siblings is comparatively rare. This paper asks the …
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dispersion. These gender differences result from employment segregation across industries right after German reunification, and a …
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In this paper we argue that the promotion of women in microfinance initiatives and the bias against men is taking place in the absence of solid empirical evidence on the effects of this approach in the balance of powers in households and on the health, education and well-being of all household...
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