Essays about: "inequality index"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words inequality index.
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1. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. READ MORE
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2. Examining the Relationships between GII, HDI, Gini, and GDP per capita -A Comparative Analysis of Undeveloped and Developed Countries (1990-2021)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis examines and evaluates key measurements, namely the Gender Inequality Index (GII), Human Development Index (HDI), Gini coefficient (a measure of income and wealth inequality), and GDP per capita. Further, this study investigates the strengths and weaknesses of each measurement, providing a comprehensive background on previous research and their interrelationships. READ MORE
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3. Economic Complexity and Income Inequality Across Countries and Regions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis provides a comprehensive empirical study of the association between economic complexity and income inequality from a multilevel macro perspective. It explores the relationship between economic complexity and income inequality across the countries and regions of the OECD, with a particular focus on regional income inequality in Spain. READ MORE
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4. Inequality in Executive Compensation
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Gender parity in business has been on the agenda for almost 40 years but still we see significant differences. Trying to contribute to the discussion of why that could be, this project has looked at which factors that drive male respective female CEO compensation in the S&P 500 companies. READ MORE
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5. Exploring the STEM Gender Ratio
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract: The gender-equality paradox is the phenomenon of finding more developed, egalitarian countries generally experience higher gender equality while, for example, having a relatively low share of female graduates from STEM fields in tertiary education. The presence of the paradox in several developed egalitarian countries indicates that the female share of STEM graduates must be influenced by other than gender inequality. READ MORE