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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...
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Convergence and Inequality : the case of Western Balkan countries.
OUARDIGHI, JALAL EL; KAPETANOVIC, RABIJA SOMUN- - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), … - 2007
This paper analyses the convergence process of inequality in income among five Balkan countries in the 1989-2005 period … approach is to consider the convergence of country contributions to the international income inequality. The model allows … simultaneously to test the convergence process of income and inequality. The results indicate a real convergence process between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005422865
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Governance and Development Outcomes in Asia
Sen, Kunal - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2013
The relationship between governance and economic development is one of the most important areas of research in international development. Much of the previous literature has focused on whether better governance leads to higher levels of income. In this paper, we examine the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840959
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Health Effects of Job Insecurity among Employees in Swiss General Population
DOMENIGHETTI, Gianfranco; D'AVANZO, Barbara; BISIG, Brigitte - Départment d'économétrie et d'économie politique … - 1999
Objectives. To investigate at national level the association between health and the social distress in which the whole employed population is plunged as a consequence of job insecurity. Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting. Switzerland. Subjects. Individuals working full or part time as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650149
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Do Governance Indicators Explain Development Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis
Han, Xuehui; Khan, Haider; Zhuang, Juzhong - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2014
The central question addressed by this study is whether countries with above-average governance grew faster than countries with below-average governance. Using the World Bank’s worldwide governance indicators to measure governance performance, it examines whether a country with governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106728
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Health Effects of Stress and Insecurity among Employees in the Banking Sector - Comparison with Employees in other Sectors
Domenighetti, Gianfranco; Quaglia, Jacqueline; … - Départment d'économétrie et d'économie politique … - 2004
This study measures, on a representative sample of employees in the banking sector (N=428), the prevalence of 18 work condition factors which may have an influence on the levels of stress and insecurity. The analysis then points out the relationship between these two latter factors and 16 health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518810
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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...
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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
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The Role of Fiscal Policy in Rebalancing Developing Asia's Growth
Park, Donghyun - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2010
Rebalancing growth toward domestic demand has emerged as a key postcrisis challenge for sustaining developing Asia’s rapid growth in the medium and long term. The central objective of this paper is to explore the role of fiscal policy in the region’s rebalancing process. What matters most...
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