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Financial constraints and innovation: Why poor countries don't catch up
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
level of income and export intensity. Specifically, the paper investigates theoretically and empirically how financial … constraints affect a firm's innovation and export activities. Theoretical predictions are tested using unique firm survey data … constraints strongly adversely affect the ability of domestically owned firms to innovate and to export and hence to catch up to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468676
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An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms
Eaton, Jonathan; Kortum, Samuel S; Kramarz, Francis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
adopt a model of firm heterogeneity and export participation which we estimate to match moments of the French data using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124187
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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
trade protection on SSA's export bundle by the rest of the world. Results suggest that SSA's own trade policy is biased in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320401
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Human Development in Africa: A Long-run Perspective
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Long-run trends in Africa’s well-being are provided on the basis of a new index of human development, alternative to the UNDP’s HDI. A sustained improvement in African human development is found that falls, nonetheless, short of those experienced in other developing regions. Within Africa,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322973
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The Marginal Cost of Public Funds in Developing Countries: An Application to 38 African Countries
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Warlters, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
In this paper we propose estimates of the marginal cost of public funds (MCF) in 38 African countries. We develop a simple general equilibrium mode inspired by the “1-2-3” model of Devarajan et al. (1994) that can handle taxes on the five major tax classes, takes account of the informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124022
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GM Food Crop Technology: Implications For Sub-Saharan Africa
Anderson, Kym; Jackson, Lee Ann - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with ‘golden rice’, which...
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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Can international migration promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability? In order to examine this question, we designed a behavioral measure of the population’s desire for better governance. A postcard was distributed to households with the pledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854468
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Unrestricted Market Access for Sub-Saharan Africa: How Much is it Worth and Who Pays?
Ianchovichina, Elena; Mattoo, Aaditya; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
Initiatives to improve market access for the poorest countries have recently been announced by the European Union, Japan and the United States. This Paper assesses the impact on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) of these initiatives and others that might be taken. We find that fully unrestricted access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791981
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Would Multilateral Trade Reform Benefit Sub-Saharan Africans?
Anderson, Kym; Martin, Will; van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper examines whether, in the presence of trade preferences, Sub-Saharan African economies, and especially its poorest households, could gain from multilateral trade reform. The World Bank’s LINKAGE model of the global economy is employed to examine the impact first of current trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792269
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Cross-Country Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Crisis: International Linkages and American Exposure
Rose, Andrew K; Spiegel, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper models the causes of the 2008 financial crisis together with its manifestations, using a Multiple Indicator Multiple Cause (MIMIC) model. Our analysis is conducted on a cross-section of 85 countries; we focus on international linkages that may have allowed the crisis to spread across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528523