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Collateral, Access to Credit, and Investment in Bulgaria, chap. 8 in D. Jones and J. Miller (eds) THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY: LESSONS FROM REFORM DURING EARLY TRANSITION, Ashgate 97.
Bogetic, Zeljko - EconWPA - 2005
The paper measures economic loss from the problem of inadequate collateral in Bulgaria and proposes solutions consisting of creation of security interests, perfection, and enforcement.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561596
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Banking sector output and labour productivity in six European countries
Mörttinen, Leena - EconWPA - 2004
discussion on possible causes of productivity change in banking. We demonstrate how the banking sector’s service production can … productivity Tornqvist indices for six countries (Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy) over a period varying … from 11 to 20 years. According to the results, Finnish banking sector productivity has improved via a substantial reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134839
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Infrastructure and Growth in South Africa: Benchmarking, Productivity and Investment Needs, paper presented at Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA) Conference, Durban, 9/7-9/200...
Bogetic, Zeljko; Fedderke, Johannes - EconWPA - 2005
base (2005). Second, we establish clear empirical links between infrastructure and productivity using South African time …- income countries for the period 1980-2002 and then project investment needs in these sectors until 2010. Our projections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125863
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MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF HAPPINESS : A PRIORITY IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Dr.VSR.Subramaniam - EconWPA - 2005
infers that, all nations, irrespective their level of development, should evaluate Productivity/Management Decisions with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408439
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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
Australian, state and territory regimes came under review for the Commission’s inquiry into native vegetation and biodiversity regulations. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003. It found that the cost of farm regulations could be reduced if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556186
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : MATHEMATICAL MODELS BY DR.VSRS
DR.VSR.SUBRAMANIAM - EconWPA - 2005
practical solutions. Algebraic Model with a broad based Redefined Productivity Model and Management Decision integrated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119190
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Family Composition and Off-Farm Participation Decisions in Israeli Farm Households
Kimhi, Ayal - EconWPA - 2003
This article studies the relationship between the off-farm participation behavior of farm operators and their spouses and the demographic composition of the household. I focus on farm families without parents, siblings or partners, and examine the effects of the existence of elderly children of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125710
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Working-age Adult Mortality and Primary Sschool Attendance in Rural Kenya
Yamano, Takashi; Jayne, Thomas S. - EconWPA - 2005
The rapid increase in adult mortality due to the AIDS epidemic in sub- Saharan Africa raises great concern about its impact on child welfare. This article estimates the impact of AIDS-related adult mortality on primary school attendance in rural Kenya using a panel of 1,266 households surveyed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062404
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Risk-Sharing Networks among Households in Rural Ethiopia
Ayalew, Daniel - EconWPA - 2004
We apply the set up of limited commitment model to empirically test the role of informal risk-sharing networks using panel data on informal credit transactions from rural Ethiopia. The empirical estimates provide convincing evidence for the belief that enforcement problem limits the direct role...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062432
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Income Diversity in Rural Lithuania: Benefits, Barriers, and Incentives
Bezemer, Dirk; Rutkauskaite, Jurgita; Zemeckis, Romualdas - EconWPA - 2003
Economic hardship, agricultural policy reform and price developments have adversely affected incomes from agricultural production in Lithuania, and many farm households have accessed additional sources of income in the rural economy. In an analysis of recently collected survey data we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062455