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Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World
Seguino, Stephanie - EconWPA - 2005
effects on growth and well- being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries … that face severe competition from other low-wage countries reduces their bargaining power and inhibits closure of gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412981
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Women, Microfinance, and Savings: Lessons and Proposals
Vonderlack, Rebecca; Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
Microfinance—both credit and savings—has potential to improve the well- being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal saving mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062414
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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en Guatemala
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407648
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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407693
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The Two Faces of Knowledge Diffusion: the Chilean Case
Morone, Piergiuseppe - EconWPA - 2002
This paper analyses the dynamics of return to knowledge where knowledge is acquired through the combination of interactive and individual learning. We suggest that in light of this new definition of knowledge, choosing the optimal level of education is no longer an individual exercise of present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408325
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Maquiladora Prospects in a Global Economy
Jr, Thomas M Fullerton; Anda, Martha Patricia Barraza de - EconWPA - 2004
The in-bond manufacturing sector in Mexico, popularly known as the 'maquiladora' industry, suffered a number of job cuts and plant closures between 2001 and 2003. Business cycle downturns, fiscal uncertainty, excessive red tape, exchange rate overvaluation, and foreign competition all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556047
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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en
Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003
This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556109
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Anticipations, External Crises and Growth Cycles in Emerging Market Countries
Melecky, Martin - EconWPA - 2005
This paper attempts to carry out a study of relative importance of anticipated and unanticipated external crises for the dynamics of economic growth. The estimations are carried out within a two equation system capturing the possibility of a common shock to external crises and growth. The effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556633
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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Bolivia, 1990- 1998
Flexner, Nikolai - EconWPA - 2003
This paper employs ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the effect of FDI on per capita GDP growth in Bolivia over the period 1990:1-1998:4. The regression results find that the real effective multilateral exchange rate, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561297
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Do European Stock Markets Affect Latin American Stock Markets?
Rivas, Andrés; Verma, Rahul; Rodriguez, Antonio; … - EconWPA - 2005
In this study, we examine the response of Latin American stock markets to movements in European stock markets using VAR models. Our results vary depending on the openness of the country in terms of international trade. We find evidence that Latin American stock markets are responsive to changes...
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