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Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria
Collier, Paul (ed.); Soludo, Chukwuma C. (ed.);  … - 2008
This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054168
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Investing in the Trump Era : How Economic Policies Impact Financial Markets
Sargen, Nicholas P. - 2018
range of macro policy issues that will impact the economy and markets in the years ahead. The primary goal of this book is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396773
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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi
Wagstaff, Adam; Nguyen, Nga Nguyet - 2013
By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559592
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Trade, Foreign Exchange, and Energy Policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran : Reform Agenda, Economic Implications, and Impact on the Poor
Jensen, Jesper; Tarr, David - 2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran has committed itself to substantial trade and market reform in its Third Five-Year Development Plan. It started out with nontariff barriers on all products, a dual exchange rate regime with the market rate more than four times the official rate, and domestic energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559529
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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme : Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
Deininger, Klaus; Liu, Yanyan - 2013
This paper uses a three-round 4,000-household panel from Andhra Pradesh together with administrative data to explore short and medium-term poverty and welfare effects of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Triple difference estimates suggest that participants significantly increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560147
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Trade, Regulations, and Growth
Bolaky, Bineswaree; Freund, Caroline - 2013
Trade does not stimulate growth in economies with excessive business and labor regulations. The authors examine the effect of openness on growth using cross-country regressions in both levels and changes. Results from the levels regressions imply that increased openness is associated with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559662
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Post-Industrial Development in East Asia : Taiwan and South Korea in Comparison
Chiang, Min-hua - 2018
global political economy, Asian economic development and East Asian studies will find this book a fresh and invaluable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396711
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Industrialization and Challenges in Asia
Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu - 2016
economies’ has been widely used to refer to the high-growth economies, and includes China, India, Mongolia and Vietnam. In this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397097
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The New Asia in Global Perspective
Choo, Myung-gun - 2000
The remarkable economic growth of Asia has been the defining feature of the second half of this century. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the scientific, technological and economic factors which enabled Asia to make such a strong comeback after centuries of oppression. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054046
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Assessing the Redistributive Effect of Fiscal Policy
Essama-Nssah, B. - 2012
Who benefits from public spending? Who bears the burden of taxation? How desirable is the distribution of net benefits from the operation of a tax-benefit system? This paper surveys basic concepts, methods, and modeling approaches commonly used to address these issues in the context of fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552377