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The Positive And Negative Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Towards Youths’ Mental Health, Benedict Heng, Joshua Michael Chua, Darrshan S Ramesh Kumar, Cecilia Low, Cheng Han Tay, Brian Lim
The Positive And Negative Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Towards Youths’ Mental Health, Benedict Heng, Joshua Michael Chua, Darrshan S Ramesh Kumar, Cecilia Low, Cheng Han Tay, Brian Lim
Introduction to Research Methods RSCH 202
Due to quarantine measures, the impact of COVID-19 on youths' mental health may be more significant than on their physical health. This study aims to map out the positive and negative implications that COVID-19 brings concerning mental health. The main dependent variable of our study will be the evaluated mental health of Singaporean youths. Based on previous research and articles, we have chosen the difference in education level as our key independent variable and social isolation, lack of physical activity, family conflicts, and family emotional support as the control variables. Our study will be conducted through a survey on Singapore's …
Investing In A Better World: A Study Of Country-Level Factors On Investment Outcomes, Richard Matthew Ostberg
Investing In A Better World: A Study Of Country-Level Factors On Investment Outcomes, Richard Matthew Ostberg
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation presents a design to examine the effects of environmental factors in a country such as education systems levels, corruption, and social freedoms on investment outcomes. The literature review suggests that countries with poor education at the secondary level tend to have lower standards of living, lower levels of freedom, as well as high levels of corruption which appear to have negative effects on their market economies. This study was designed to examine existing data from multiple sources along multiple dimensions, and use a hierarchical linear model, as well as a portfolio optimization model, to assess the impact of …
What Explains The Gender Gap In Financial Literacy? The Role Of Household Decision-Making, Raquel Fonseca, Kathleen J. Mullen, Gema Zamarro, Julie Zissimopoulos
What Explains The Gender Gap In Financial Literacy? The Role Of Household Decision-Making, Raquel Fonseca, Kathleen J. Mullen, Gema Zamarro, Julie Zissimopoulos
Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications
Research has shown that financial illiteracy is widespread among women, and that many women are unfamiliar with even the most basic economic concepts needed to make saving and investment decisions. This gender gap in financial literacy may contribute to the differential levels of retirement preparedness between women and men. However, little is known about the determinants of the gender gap in financial literacy. Using data from the RAND American Life Panel, we examined potential explanations for the gender gap including the role of marriage and division of financial decision-making among couples. We found that differences in the demographic characteristics of …