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Does it (re)pay to be female? Considering gender in microfinance loan officer-client pairs

2021

This paper examines the effect of the gender combination of client-loan officer pairs on loan repayment in an Ecuadorian microfinance institution. We show that among the four possible client-loan officer gender pairs i.e. female client-female loan officer, female client-male loan officer, male client-male loan officer and male client-female loan officer, the most favourable pairs in terms of repayment are those with female loan officers whereas the least favourable are those with male loan officers. We also show that repayment is even further enhanced for all client-loan officer pairs when the client’s previous loan officer was a woman. Our findings point to relational differences between m…

Primate Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics

2006

This volume is a collection of contributions of a Florentine post congress symposium on "Primate Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics" held on occasion of the XX International Primatological Congress (Turin in 2004). Comparative Molecular Cytogenetics and Genomics are two rapidly expanding fields. Researchers from Italy, Germany, Spain, United States and Japan meet in Florence to discuss over a two day period recent advances and summarize the current state of the science.

Return Dispersion and Cross-Sectional Asset Pricing Anomalies

2015

Recent research finds that cross-sectional return dispersion provides a risk-based explanation for some investment anomalies, including accrual, investment, and momentum strategies. This study extends the analyses of return dispersion to a broad set of anomalies by testing whether the state of return dispersion is associated with anomalous returns. Empirical results for 12 well-known anomalies indicate a robust link between good and bad states of return dispersion and most anomalies. Also, return dispersion helps to explain a number anomalies regardless of their association with investor sentiment. We conclude that market risk related to return dispersion plays an important role in many inv…

Trends in Patient Generated Data – An Initial Review

2019

In recent years, patient-centered care has gained significant momentum in healthcare and the patient is more involved as an active participant in data generation. In this state of the art review we ...

Option-Implied Volatility-Managed Asset Pricing Risk Factors and Resurrection of the Value Factor

2019

Option-implied volatility-managed risk factor models produce higher maximum squared Sharpe ratios than the recently proposed six-factor model, which is used as a benchmark model in this study. A model that incorporates option-implied volatility-managed risk factors based on dynamic scaling factors that systematically overestimate the expected market risk, as measured by the VIX, is superior to other asset pricing model specifications. After the death of the value factor has been repeatedly declared, it is surprising news that multivariate spanning regressions reveal that both the option-implied volatility-managed momentum and value factor are the only option-implied volatility-managed risk …

A fuzzy-set analysis of conditions influencing mutual fund performance

2019

Abstract This paper presents an application of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to frame the conditions that lead to over- or under-performance of mutual funds. Building upon a considerable library of research on fund returns, the study uses fsQCA to affirm and extend earlier discoveries. Considered here is fund performance relative to Morningstar ratings, features of the funds themselves, as well as characteristics of the fund managers. Results suggest that positive Morningstar and analyst ratings are necessary conditions, on average, for funds to generate value according to the Jensen's alpha ratio. Just over seven percent of the cases imply that funds have attractive Sh…

Experiences faced by next of kin during their older family members’ transition into long-term care in a Norwegian nursing home

2013

Aims and objectives To describe and explore experiences of next of kin during the older persons’ transition into long-term care. Background Moving into long-term care is a challenge for both resident and next of kin. Next of kin experience transitions at the same time as they play significant parts in their family members’ transition into long-term care placement. Design Constructivist hermeneutical design. Methods Ten next of kin to newly admitted eight residents were recruited by purposeful sampling and interviewed. Periodic participant observation periods following new residents on arrival day and the first week after admission and some written documentation were the backdrops to the int…

P26 Early motherhood: a qualitative study exploring experiences of adolescent mothers in the hohoe municipality of ghana

2018

Background Each year between 14 and 15 million adolescent girls give birth, accounting for more than 10% of births globally. Motherhood is an exciting time for every woman and the society at large and also seen as a significant part of any woman’s identity but that is often not the case for the adolescent mother. Adolescent motherhood can be a time of mixed feelings as it occurs at a critical time of their lives. This study examined challenges adolescent mothers face during early motherhood and strategies to improve early motherhood for better social and health outcomes. Methods Based on a phenomenological perspective, this qualitative study was conducted in the Hohoe Municipality where pur…

Presentación del monográfico ‘Economía social y sector no lucrativo’

2001

Legalità, violenza e criminalità organizzata

2020

I contributi di questo volume, diversi per argomentazione e per tipo di approccio selezionato guardano ai temi della violenza e del rispetto delle norme evidenziando aspetti diversi, tutti tenuti insieme, però, dall'obiettivo generale del libro: approfondire la conoscenza delle dimensioni della violenza, dell'uso della violenza stessa da parte delle organizzazioni criminali, delle azioni di prevenzione e contrasto poste in essere, non trascurando il punto di vista dei giovani, anche a partire dai quali è stata costruita buona parte della base empirica necessaria per alcune riflessioni, utili per fornire indicazioni anche a coloro che quotidianamente sono impegnati in percorsi formativi volt…