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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study aims to analyze the management of the Specific Allocation Fund (DAK). The three largest DAK-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts. This paper was compiled based on the results of in-depth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363884
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Province-level Convergence of China CO2 Emission Intensity
Zhao, Xueting; Burnett, J. Wesley; Lacombe, Donald J. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
This study offers a unique contribution to the literature by investigating the convergence of province-level carbon … panel data model to evaluate an empirically testable hypothesis of convergence among provinces. Our results suggest that: (1 …) CO2 emission intensities are converging across provinces in China; (2) the rate of convergence is higher with the dynamic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068530
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Convergence in nutrient intakes and examination of nutrition-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa: Implications on Health and welfare
Ogundari, Kolawole - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The objective of the study is twofold: first, to investigate whether a nutrition convergence process exists in sub … covering 1975-2009 cum balanced panel of 1505 observations was employed for the analysis. The convergence hypothesis is … Curve. However, the empirical results show that the null hypothesis of no nutrition convergence is strongly rejected, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068606
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Emergence of China and India in the New Millennium : Will it Facilitate Market Access for LDCs and Developing Countries?
Mohanty, S. K.; Chaturvedi, Sachin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
China and India have emerged as highly dynamic economies in recent years. In the Asian region their growth and economic expansion has generated its own complementarities. The paper has empirically shown that surge in the exports of these two countries have significantly contributed to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363489
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Financial Sector Development, FDI and Economic Growth in China.
Ljungwall, Christer; Li, Junjie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The economics-literature, drawing on endogenous growth theory, suggests that the level of financial sector development may influence foreign direct investment and its impact on the diffusion of technology in the host country, thereby increasing the rate of economic growth. Little attention,...
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Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People’s Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 1980–2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651629
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Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People’s Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 1980–2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651636
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From Access to Income : Regional and Ethnic Inequality in Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Widyanti, Wenefrida; Suryahadi, Asep; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This study investigates regional and ethnic inequality in Indonesia from five dimensions : access to education and health facilities, education outcome, health outcome, voice, as well as income and consumption. We believe this is the first comprehensive study that looks at ethnic inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363649
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How Low-Carbon Green Growth Can Reduce Inequalities
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam; Bauer, Armin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
Half of the world’s population—3 billion people—lives below the poverty line, and Asia has the largest share. In pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation, there is great potential among low-income households for green consumption, production,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278123
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How Low-Carbon Green Growth Can Reduce Inequalities
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam; Bauer, Armin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
Half of the world’s population—3 billion people—lives below the poverty line, and Asia has the largest share. In pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation, there is great potential among low-income households for green consumption, production,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278237