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1. 1. Corruption: A catalyst for economic growth? - The case of India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Selver Berbic; Hugo Molander; [2023-07-03]
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   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate and evaluate the role of institutional quality in fostering innovation in developing countries, specifically focusing on corruption's impact on product and process innovation at the firm level in India. The study utilizes a probit model with and without fixed effects applied to data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) for both 2014 and 2022, individually. READ MORE

3. 2. Gender diversity and innovation in technology and manufacturing companies

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Manousos Kokkinakis; Xin Li; [2022]
   Keywords : Innovation; Gender Diversity; Technology Manufacturing firms; Logistic Regression Analysis.;

   Abstract : In this thesis the relation between gender diversity and innovation in technology and manufacturing companies is explored. Data on firm-level are used from The Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank, which are designed as a panel data survey and comprise a collection of data on 146,000 firms in 143 countries, from years 2006 to 2019. READ MORE

4. 3. Women’s Economic Empowerment, Financial Inclusion, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karolin Heike Lehmann; [2021]
   Keywords : Women’s Economic Empowerment; Agency; Financial Inclusion; Economic Development; sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Through econometric analysis, this thesis explores the relationship between Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE), financial inclusion and economic development in 30 sub-Saharan African countries, with a special focus on Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria and Guinea. WEE is defined as the women’s ability to independently earn and control their income, seize economic opportunities and exercise their agency. READ MORE

5. 4. A Leap of Faith and Luck. An empirical investigation how the financial inclusion and coping strategies of Kosovo’s SMEs are scaling up the local development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Gresa Berisha; [2021]
   Keywords : SMEs; Financial Inclusion; Financial Access; Impact; Local Development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : SMEs represent the majority of business activity among almost all economies. However, the financial market rarely meets them with appropriate financial products. This study investigates and provides empirical evidence on SMEs' financial inclusion in Kosovo and its impact on the community they operate. READ MORE

6. 5. Is sales performance amongst Rwandan enterprises gender based? : A cross-sectional study based on the Enterprise Survey from 2019

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Adenike Laestander Jacobs; Klaudia Lennerling; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender; Entrepreneurship; Rwanda; Gender gap; Sales Performance; World Bank Enterprise Survey;

   Abstract : Over the past two decades Rwanda has done outstanding work that has promoted female empowerment. The development resulted in a majorit of women in parliament, ensuring girls' education and high female participation in the labor force. READ MORE