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Combed Cotton Yarn Exports of Pakistan to the US : A Dispute Settlement Case

Hussain, S. M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

After giving an overview of the state of migration policy in developing countries with special reference to Pakistan … this paper essentially revisits the issue of policy and its effect on rural to urban migration under an extended family … theoretical framework. This specific approach is motivated by empirical literature on migration in the context of developing …

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Female Labour Migration in India : Insights From NSSO Data

Shanthi, K. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

The objective of this working paper is to examine the extent of employment oriented migration of females in India and … the inter state variations in its magnitude using NSSO 55th Round Household level data on Migration . It is found that … though the percentage is very small for employment oriented migration an analysis of work force participation of female …

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Trade, diaspora and migration to New Zealand

Law, David; Genc, Murat; Bryant, John - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009

investigate the links between trade, migration and New Zealands diaspora. It clearly shows that inwards and outwards migration has … these links in mind in order to maximise the economic potential of migrants. If trade follows migration flows, then an …

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Rural to Urban Migration and Network Effects in an Extended Family Framework

Hussain, S.M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

Literature on migration and network effects suggests that the rate of migration is positively related to the extent or … lead to more migration from the hinterland. This counter intuitive result is generated as a consequence of juxtaposing an … end has a positive effect on new migration which comes specifically through a greater flow of remittance income from the …

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A Globally Consistent Framework for Reliability-based Trade Statistics Reconciliation in the Presence of an Entrepôt

Wang, Zhi; Gehlhar, Mark; Yao, Shunli - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

This paper develops a mathematicla programming model to reconcile trade statistics subject to a set of global consistency conditions in the presence of an entrepot. Initial data reliability serves a key function for governing the magnitude of adjustment. Through a two-stage optimization...

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Sustainable Development Framework for Local Governance

Cabalfin, Michael R.; Yap, Josef T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, sustainable development, and more recently to institutional development. There has also been a fresh look at industrial policy and the role of the...

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Environment, Human Development and Economic Growth after Liberalisation : An Analysis of Indian States

Mukherjee, Sacchidananda; Chakraborty, Debashis - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

Economic growth does not necessarily ensure environmental sustainability for a country. The relationship between the two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population on natural resources for livelihood. Under this...

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Have Lifecycle Consumption and Income Patterns in the Philippines Changed between 1994 and 2002?

Racelis, Rachel H.; Salas, J.M. Ian - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Have age profiles of consumption and labor income in the Philippines changed from 1994 to 2002? What are the implications of the changes observed in the lifecycle patterns? The National Transfer Accounts (NTA) methodologies are applied to estimate the per capita age profiles of current...

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Impact of Special Economic Zones on Employment, Poverty and Human Development

Aggarwal, Aradhna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues : employment generation, skill formation (human capital development), and technology and knowledge...

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Reforming Foodgrains Management : Achieving Food Security with Cost-Effectiveness

Ganesh-Kumar, A.; Gulati, Ashok; Cummings, Ralph; Jr. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...

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