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Environmental Performance and Women’s Empowerment: Is the Participation of Women in Decision-Making Associated with Stronger Environmental Policies?
(Georgetown University, 2019)
A small but growing research literature has found positive correlations between the participation of women in political decision-making and the comprehensiveness of the environmental policies in a country. In this thesis, ...
Does a Better Environment Cost Jobs? An Assessment on Relationship Between Climate Policy Stringency and Employment Rate
(Georgetown University, 2019)
Increasing climate crisis and extreme weather have led to serious consequences to environment and society. Developing strong policy tools to assuage negative effects of climate change has gain popularity among countries. ...
Health Insurance To Die For: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion on Criminal Homicide Rates
(Georgetown University, 2019)
While a significant body of research details the effects of Medicaid Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) on patient outcomes and economic impacts, few studies investigate the fringe ...
The Role of Inter-Caste Marriage and Women’s Agency in Spousal Choice on Post-Marital Choices of Fertility Decisions and Educational Outcomes of Children
(Georgetown University, 2020)
In India, the caste system dominates marital choice. Couples who marry outside of their caste, therefore, buck a powerful cultural taboo. This thesis investigates the effect of agency of women in spouse selection for ...
Gender and Vulnerability to Bribery in Mexico
(Georgetown University, 2020)
In recent years, growing attention has been paid to the relationship between gender and bribery.
The Effect of Bribery on Firm Innovation in Latin America
(Georgetown University, 2020)
This paper uses firm-level data from the 2010 World Bank Enterprise Surveys to measure the impact of corruption on firm innovation in Latin American economies. Specifically, the paper studies the effects of bribery on the ...
The Impact of Sports Participation for Juvenile Offenders in Correctional Facilities
(Georgetown University, 2019)
The use of sports to prevent youth from engaging in criminal behavior or involvement in gangs is common practice. Recently, interest in sports programming as a deterrent to re-offending and as a vehicle to improve psychosocial ...
Can Gender Empowerment Promote Financial Inclusion For Women
(Georgetown University, 2019)
This paper analyzes the variation in access to and use of financial services for women in approximately 120 countries. Using panel data from the Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex 2017) on account ownership ...
The Influence of Minimum Wage on Gender Employment Gap in China
(Georgetown University, 2019)
This paper uses panel data from 31 provinces in China for the years 1997 to 2016 and employs three models, including simple pooled OLS, random-effects and fixed-effects to examine the relationship between the minimum wage ...
The Spirit of Happiness: The Relationship between Depression and Spirituality in The Netherlands
(Georgetown University, 2019)
Cases of depression have risen over the years. Men, women, and children have been affected by this disease and the results of depression can be devastating. However, there may be ways to effectively treat and cure those ...