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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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Poverty and the Welfare State in Inter-war London

Bailey, Roy E; Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

In this paper we re-examine poverty among working class households in inter-war London using the newly computerized …–31. First, we examine how the use of different poverty lines affects the number of households found to be in poverty. We then … analyse the effects of the inter-war social security system in relieving poverty. Finally, we estimate what difference it …

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Seebohm Rowntree and the Post-War Poverty Puzzle

Bailey, Roy E; Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

percentage of households in poverty. He attributed the bulk of this decline to government welfare reforms enacted during and … after the War. Some observers have been uneasy about these striking results, especially with the rediscovery of poverty in … the 1960s. In this paper we re-examine the surviving records from the 1950 survey, making the poverty line more consistent …

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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,...

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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...

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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

land and unskilled labor, and real net farm incomes would all rise in the region, thereby alleviating poverty. A Doha …

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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...

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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...

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On the Welfare State Performance in the European Union

Coelli, Tim; Lefebvre, Mathieu; Perelman, Sergio; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

In this paper we use data on five social inclusion indicators (poverty, inequality, unemployment, education and health …

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