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Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … development agenda. The study provides critical masses of inequality that should not be exceeded if governance is to promote …. First, inequality (i.e. the Gini coefficient) levels that completely nullify the positive effect of governance on female …
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education ….400 and 0.625 are income inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for internet penetration to positively …
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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
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inequality empirics. While ethnic diversity h asalso been identified as one of the fundamental causes of income inequality, the … role of institutions as a mediating factor in the ethnicity-inequality nexus has not received the scholarly attention it … framework corrects the noisy influence originating from the nexus between "ethnic diversity" and inequality in 26 sub -Saharan …
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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. Two indicators are used to measure EPW, namely, the: female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical...
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There is a glaring concern of income inequality in the light of the post-2015 global development agenda of sustainable … inequality in a panel of 39 countries in SSA over the period 2004-2014. Quantile regressions are used as an empirical strategy …. The following findings are established. Financial development unconditionally decreases income inequality with an …
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The study assesses the role of mobile money innovations on income inequality and gender inclusion in 42 Sub …. First, income inequality unconditionally reduces the involvement of women in business and politics. Second, mobile money … innovations interact with income inequality to have a positive impact on women in business and politics. Third, net effects from …
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The study investigates linkages between financial development, income inequality and renewable energy consumption from … renewable energy consumption while income inequality counteracts the underlying positive effect. The QR results reveal that the … inequality that should not be exceeded are computed for bottom quantiles of the renewable energy consumption distribution while …
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