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May the Best Woman Win? Education and Bias Against Women in American Politics
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)In this report, we explore how sex, age, income, race, and political affiliation might influence opinions regarding women’s suitability to be president. We also explore whether educational attainment levels might lead to ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Power Outages on Firms' Training in Senegal
(Georgetown University, 2018)This paper evaluates whether power outages are related to the propensity of firms in Senegal to provide formal training to their employees. The relationship between these two variables is particularly interesting to analyse ... -
Transformation of Payment Models in the World Bank: Does the Result-based Payments (Program-for-Results Financing) Really Reduce Corruption in Borrowing Countries?
(Georgetown University, 2018)This study finds a surprising correlation between the engagement of Program-for-Results (PforR) Financing, a results-based financing mechanism started by the World Bank in 2012, and the corruption in a beneficiary country. ... -
Determinants of Motivation Among Home-Based Providers Serving 3-5 Year Olds
(Georgetown University, 2018)This study analyzes the relationship between poverty-dense communities and the motivation of home-based providers to enhance the development of children aged 3-5 in his or her care. An educator’s expertise in engaging with ... -
Expenditures and Outcomes in Maryland Public Schools: An Analysis of Counties
(Georgetown University, 2018)Expenditure data for Maryland Public Schools for the years 2013 through 2016 were regressed to determine significant relationships between local spending on certain facets of education and their effect on a student outcomes, ...
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