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The Evolution of Modern Educational Systems: Technical Vs. General Education, Distributional Conflict and Growth

Bertocchi, Graziella; Spagat, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

We study the evolution of an educational system which is founded on a hierarchical differentiation between technical and general education, with a superior social status attached to general. The resulting dynamic political equilibrium is best summarized by the ratio of vocational to general...

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Equity Aversion

Fershtman, Chaim; Gneezy, Uri; List, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Models of inequity aversion and fairness have dominated the behavioural economics landscape in the last decade. This study gathers data from 240 subjects exposed to variants of two of the major experimental games - dictator and trust - that are employed to provide important empirical content to...

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Education and Migration Choices in Hierarchical Societies: The Case of Matam, Senegal

Auriol, Emmanuelle; Demonsant, Jean-Luc - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The paper aims at studying determinants of schooling in traditional hierarchical societies confronted with an established history of outmigration. In the village, a ruling caste controls local political and religious institutions. For children who do not belong to the ruling caste, migration is...

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Interpreting the 'One Big Wave' in US Long-Term Productivity Growth

Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

mysterious doubling in the ratio of output to capital input when the postwar era is compared with 1870-1929. Measurement … the measurement of capital. A new MFP series taking account of all these adjustments grows more slowly throughout, and the …

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The Mirage of Convergence: Why Poor Countries May Only Seem to Be Closing the Income Gap

Filer, Randall K; Hajkova, Dana; Hanousek, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Replication of two recent studies of growth determinants shows that results are sensitive to the choice of data from which growth rates are calculated, especially with respect to whether economic convergence has occurred. Previous warnings against using data that has been adjusted to increase...

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On the Measurement of Trade Costs: Direct vs. Indirect Approaches to Quantifying Standards and Technical Regulations

Chen, Natalie; Novy, Dennis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

In this article, we review the literature on the measurement of trade costs in international trade with a special …

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New Estimates of British Unemployment, 1870-1913

Boyer, George; Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

Existing estimates of the annual unemployment rate from 1870 to 1913 were constructed by the Board of Trade, initially in 1888, and updated thereafter. This is still the series which is widely used and cited. It is based on records of the number unemployed in various trade unions and it has a...

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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...

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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. …

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Community-based Development and Poverty Alleviation: An Evaluation of China’s Poor Village Investment Program

Park, Albert; Wang, Sangui - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

poverty alleviation program began in 2001 which finances public investments in designated poor villages based on participatory …

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