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Equality of opportunity : theory and evidence

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Peragine, Vito - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015

and Public Policy -- provides a critical review of the economic literature on equality and inequality of opportunity. A …) new theory of social justice: the principles of compensation and reward. Ex-ante and ex-post versions of the compensation … principle are presented, and the tensions between them are discussed. Different approaches to the measurement of inequality of …

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Was growth in Egypt between 2005 and 2008 pro-poor ? from static to dynamic poverty profile

Marotta, Daniela; Yemtsov, Ruslan; El-Laithy, Heba; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

This paper presents a detailed picture of how sustained growth in Egypt over 2005-2008 affected different groups both above and below the poverty line. This analysis, based on the Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Panel Survey conducted by Egypt’s national statistical agency,...

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From flying Geese to leading Dragons : new opportunities and strategies for structural transformation in developing countries

Lin, Justin Yifu - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Economic development is a process of continuous industrial and technological upgrading in which any country, regardless of its level of development, can succeed if it develops industries that are consistent with its comparative advantage, determined by its endowment structure. The secret winning...

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Does female empowerment promote economic development ?

Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Empirical evidence suggests that money in the hands of mothers (as opposed to their husbands) benefits children. Does this observation imply that targeting transfers to women is good economic policy? The authors develop a series of noncooperative family bargaining models to understand what kind...

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The time cost of documents to trade

Amin, Mohammad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

This paper analyzes the relationship between the number of documents required to export and import and the time it takes to complete all procedures to trade. It shows that an increase in the number of documents required for export and import tends to increase the time cost of shipments. However,...

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A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class

Lopez-Calva, Luis F.; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Measurement of the middle class has recently come to the center of policy debate in middle-income countries as they search for the potential engines of growth and good governance. This debate assumes, first, that there is a meaningful definition of class, and second, that thresholds that define...

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Avoiding the fragility trap in Africa

Andrimihaja, Noro Aina; Cinyabuguma, Matthias; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Not only do Africa's fragile states grow more slowly than non-fragile states, but they seem to be caught in a"fragility trap". For instance, the probability that a fragile state in 2001 was still fragile in 2009 was 0.95. This paper presents an economic model where three features -- political...

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Is there such thing as middle class values ? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America

Lopez-Calva, Luis F.; Rigolini, Jamele; Torche, Florencia - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. This paper investigates the relation between class (measured by position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. The...

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Reputation matters : spillover effects in the enforcement of US SPS measures

Jouanjean, Marie-Agnes; Maur, Jean-Christophe - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

This paper uses a novel dataset on United States food import refusals to show that reputation is an important factor in the enforcement of sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The strongest reputation effect comes from a country's own history of compliance in relation to a particular product....

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Educational upgrading and returns to skills in Latin America : evidence from a supply-demand framework, 1990-2010

Gasparini, Leonardo; Galiani, Sebastian; Cruces, Guillermo - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

It has been argued that a factor behind the decline in income inequality in Latin America in the 2000s was the …

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