Essays about: "Difference-in-Difference estimator"

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1. 1. World Bank Assisted Intervention Development Projects on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: An Impact Evaluation of National FADAMA III in Enugu State.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Chinedu Maduekwe; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: poverty; poverty alleviation; impact evaluation; Fadama; Fadama III.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This evaluation research which deals with the World Bank-assisted intervention development programme known as Fadama III in Nigeria precisely sought to investigate how the National Fadama III Intervention Development Project impacted poverty alleviation of the residents of Enugu State that participated in the project in relation to their income level. The study made use of 168 benefiting households in the Fadama III project and 67 non-benefiting households that were randomly selected. READ MORE

3. 2. No Negativity Allowed During Uncertain Periods! A Comparison of short sale restriction during the Eurozone crisis and Covid-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Axel Löveråsen; Erik Tyrsing; [2022]
   Keywords : Short selling; Eurozone crisis; Covid-19 Pandemic; Volatility; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : During uncertain periods, regulators have been known to restrict the ability to short sell in markets. The stated reason is to help calm the markets and to reduce the volatility. READ MORE

4. 3. What is it good for, absolutely nothing? The European short-selling restriction and the effects on volatility during the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Albin Eriksson; Henrik Alexander Bolle; [2021]
   Keywords : Short-selling restriction; Covid-19; Volatility; Difference-in-Difference estimator; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine if the stated reason for the implementation of the short-selling restrictions by regulators during the Covid-19 crisis actually achieved a decrease in volatility. This study has its theoretical foundation in the role of short-sellers in equity markets. READ MORE

5. 4. The impact of rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing on farm and household sustainability in rural Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Diana Lucia Escobar Jaramillo; [2021]
   Keywords : difference-in-difference; East Africa; food security; innovations; propensity score matching; sustainability indicators; Tanzania; Technology adoption;

   Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers in Tanzania, and the technologies rainwater harvesting coupled with fertilizer micro-dosing promise to aid in easing these burdens, particularly in a water-limited context. In this study, I performed an ex-post assessment of the impact of these two innovations in the sustainability of households and farms, in two contrasting regions of Tanzania semi-arid Dodoma and semi-humid Morogoro, to see if they would be relevant to promote in the country. READ MORE

6. 5. Menstruation, Menstrual Cups and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Eklöf; [2019]
   Keywords : Menstruation; modern sanitary protection; menstrual cup; barriers to girls´ schooling; school attendance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Several organizations claim menstruation and lack of proper sanitary protection to be one reason for lower school attendance in developing countries. These claims are stated to cause lower progression rates to secondary school among girls, and further increase the gender gap in enrollment to higher education. READ MORE