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Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households in the Philippines
Kondo, Toshio; Aniceto Orbeta Jr.; Dingcong, Clarence; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the … islands (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and 38 microfinance institutions consisting of three types - banks, cooperatives, and … for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly monitor …
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An Analysis of Household's Tobacco Consumption Decisions : Evidence from India
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2004
Tobacco products such as bidi and cigarette, both of which are smoked, cater to different kinds of households in India, and analyzing them separately may yield results that are useful for public policy. Hence, we analyze the consumption patterns, socio-economic distribution and the household...
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Price Elasticity Estimates for Tobacco and Other Addictive Goods in India
John, Rijo M - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The tax base of tobacco in India is found to be heavily depended on about fifteen per cent of the tobacco users who represent cigarettes smokers. Non-cigarette tobacco products used by the majority of tobacco users are largely out of the tax net. Analysis of the price elasticity of various...
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Higher Order Bias Correcting Moment Equation for M-Estimation and its Higher Order Efficiency
Kim, Kyoo il - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper studies an alternative bias correction for the M-estimator, which is obtained by correcting the moment equation in the spirit of Firth (1993). In particular, this paper compares the stochastic expansions of the analytically bias-corrected estimator and the alternative estimator and...
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The Global Economic Recession and Industrial Structure : Evidence from Four Asian Dragons
Hsieh, Wen-jen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The collapse of exports that has attended the current global economic recession threatens the export-led economic growth of the four Asian dragons. To better understand the economic performances and future prospects of the four dragons, this paper first examines the economic structural...
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The Global Economic Recession and Industrial Structure : Evidence from Four Asian Dragons
Hsieh, Wen-jen - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The collapse of exports that has attended the current global economic recession threatens the export-led economic growth of the four Asian dragons. To better understand the economic performances and future prospects of the four dragons, this paper first examines the economic structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652199
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The WTO Negotiations on Industrial Tariffs : What is at Stake for Developing Countries?
Akyüz, Yilmaz - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
This paper focuses on the implications of the negotiations on industrial tariffs for longer term industrialization in developing countries. It begins with a brief overview of the NAMA framework that is followed by a review of the historical experience of todays advanced countries regarding the...
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Industrial Growth And Environmental Degradation : A Case Study Of Tiruppur Textile Cluster
Nelliyat, Prakash - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The rapid economic growth achieved after globalization by most of the developing countries, has imposed considerable social costs and has become a major threat to sustainable development. However it is also extremely important for developing countries to achieve a high level of economic growth...
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THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC REFORMS ON INDIAN MANUFACTURERS : EVIDENCE FROM A SMALL SAMPLE SURVEY
Siggel, Eckhard; Agrawal, Pradeep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Although there has been much theorising on the impact of Indias economic reforms of 1991 on Indian manufacturers, there is hardly any previous study that has taken up the task of actually asking the manufacturing firms as to what the true impact of economic reforms has been on them. In this...
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Interface Between Competition Policy and Infrastructure Regulation in the Philippines
Medalla, Erlinda M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
This short paper attempts to lay down the framework and basic principles for the optimum interface between competition policy and infrastructure regulation. Competition policy should address exclusionary and exploitative acts and discipline firms when such acts are committed. In certain cases,...
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