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  • Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

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    Safdar, Sana
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    Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
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    as compared to inequalities at secondary and primary level. Harold and Elizabeth (1998) concluded

  • Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

    Creator:
    Safdar, Sana
    Abstract:
    Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
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    Capstone Project
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    as compared to inequalities at secondary and primary level. Harold and Elizabeth (1998) concluded

  • Impact Evaluation in the Field: A Case Study on the Evaluation of an Improved Cookstove Initiative in Rural Guatemala

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    Nilson, Roberta
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    Improved cookstoves (ICS) have been distributed by many in the international development community to address the dangers faced by billions of people worldwide who use traditional open-fire cooking methods. Yet, impact evaluations of these ICS interventions have not always shown positive impacts. This case study followed the ICS adoption study...
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    . Abstract approved: _______________________________________________ Elizabeth Schroeder

  • Gender Discrimination in Education and Its Impact on Economic Growth: A Cross Country Panel Study

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    Fouzia, Sultana Zeenat
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    Studies suggest that higher investment in human capital boosts economic growth by increased productivity. Education is considered to improve human capital, but it takes relatively long to achieve progress in education. Literacy of female population holds particular importance as it has both direct and indirect effect on growth. Apart from...
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    Elizabeth Schroeder Studies suggest that higher investment in human capital boosts economic growth by

  • The Influence of Tax Composition on Tax Evasion

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    Ivlieva, Anastasiia
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    Tax evasion is one of many problematic issues associated with tax systems that negatively affect state’s ability to provide public goods and services. This study seeks to examine the impact of tax composition on tax evasion using information about 150 countries from 1999 to 2007. The paper adopts neoclassical theoretical...
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    of Anastasiia Ivlieva presented on June 9th, 2015 APPROVED Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder

  • Ethiopia: poverty elimination and barriers to development

    Creator:
    Reed, Samantha
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    Economic development and the eradication of poverty are complicated issues debated by experts. Current literature is polarized; offering extreme solutions that are easy to argue but that are ambiguous or lacking application. Some of the most prominent researchers choose popular stances on development perhaps due to selling power. Unfortunately, no...
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