Essays about: "Micro Saving"

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  1. 1. Gender-based Motivations for Usage and Avoidance of Shared Micro-mobility during Night-time in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : HENRY YITZHAK ACOSTA-CARRASCAL; [2023]
    Keywords : shared micro-mobility; e-scooters; e-bikes; gender equity; nighttime commuting;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the intersection of shared micro-mobility services and genderwith a focus on the nighttime in Stockholm, Sweden. Research has found agender gap in user characteristics, with safety, affordability, and vehicle qualityaffection adoption. READ MORE

  3. 2. The sources and dynamics of technological change in cassava farming in Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Chekhros Kilichova; [2023]
    Keywords : Ghana; cassava; technology adoption; agricultural transformation; farm size; agricultural extension service; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Farm size expansion in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including in Ghana, is a recent phenomenon, and is indicative of the agricultural transformation process taking place in the region. Technology use and adoption level is an integral and complex part of this process, which is studied in relation to the expanding farm sizes and agricultural transformation in this study. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Humanitarian Border – A Paradox? : A Conceptual Analysis of Ambiguities and Contradictions in the Border Regime of the European Union

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Gina Linnert; [2023]
    Keywords : Mediterranean Sea; European Union; Humanitarian Border; Humanitarian Borderwork; Borders; Mobility; Conceptual Analysis;

    Abstract : People have been migrating across the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Europe for thousands of years. Since the 1990s, the Mediterranean has often been the only route for people to reach the EU due to the tightening of the EU border regime. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bridging the Gap between Formal and Informal Finance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Heidi Uitto; [2020]
    Keywords : financial inclusion; propensity to save; informal finance; development; gender; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Financial inclusion, defined as access and usage of formal financial services, has several positive micro and macro-level socio-economic implications. Due to decades of vigorous policies aiming at lowering barriers to formal finance, 80 percent of Indians now own a bank account. However, there is a significant gap between account take up and usage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Indoor Tools for Outdoor Jobs: An empirical study on the relationship between time-saving household appliances and female labour force participation in India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Julia Bolk; [2018]
    Keywords : Female labour force participation; Household appliances; Intrahousehold decisionmaking; Technological change; Instrumental variable technique;

    Abstract : Higher female labour force participation leads to positive development outcomes at both the micro and macro level. The low and declining female labour force participation in India is alarming and rather puzzling, since its economy is growing rapidly. READ MORE