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Sharing High Growth Across Generations: Pensions and Demographic Transition in China
Song, Zheng Michael; Storesletten, Kjetil; Wang, Yikai; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …
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Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia
Farole, Thomas; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Tselios, Vassilis; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper uses data from the Indonesian manufacturing census in order to uncover the determinants of firm exports over the period 1990-2005. We examine to what extent differences in firm export propensity and intensity are a consequence of firm-level (microeconomic), of place-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084523
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Former Foreign Affiliates: Cast Out and Outperformed?
Javorcik, Beata; Poelhekke, Steven - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
The literature has documented a positive effect of foreign ownership on firm performance. But is this effect due to a one-time knowledge transfer or does it rely on continuous injections of knowledge? To shed light on this question we focus on divestments, that is, foreign affiliates that are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083217
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Growing into Trouble: Indonesia After 1966
Temple, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This paper analyses the remarkable growth experience of Indonesia since 1966. Over a thirty-year period, GDP per capita …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791453
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Will Trade Liberalization Harm the Environment? The Case of Indonesia 2020
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
. This paper provides a methodology for doing that. It is illustrated with a case study of Indonesia, a large newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666805
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Poor Countries or Poor People? Development Assistance and the New Geography of Global Poverty
Kanbur, Ravi; Sumner, Andy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
global poor for many years to come. This “new geography of global poverty”—with the mass of the poor living in stable, non … special weight be given to the poor in poor countries? How, if at all, should international agencies with a focus on poverty … greater debate on the new geography of global poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207525
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Pro-poor trade policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nicita, Alessandro; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Porto, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The objective of this paper is to estimate the potential pro-poor bias in the existing structure of protection in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (i.e., whether it redistributes income from rich to poor households). We also explore the extent to which the barriers faced by SSA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320401
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Trade Liberalisation and Poverty: What have we learned in a decade?
Martuscelli, Antonio; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper reviews key recent literature on the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty in developing countries and … income and thus reduces poverty has not changed; some suggest that this is not true for very poor countries, but this is not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011171782
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Tackling Social Exclusion: Evidence from Chile
Carneiro, Pedro; Galasso, Emanuela; Ginja, Rita - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083507
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What is the Domain of the Welfare State?
Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
The paper examines the appropriate domain of the Welfare State by exploring the areas in which free enterprise fails to provide adequate welfare state services. The paper outlines a simple coherent strategy for formulating government welfare state policy by identifying the relevant market...
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