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Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have …
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We develop an endogenous growth model to study the long run consequences of offshoring with firm heterogeneity and … possibility of offshoring has favorable implications for economic growth. Yet, offshoring induced by a higher bargaining power of … the upstream division can hamper growth: while there is always a positive correlation between upstream bargaining weight …
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"As pesticide traders are important sources of information about the health impacts of pesticides, a crucial understanding of their perception is necessary to guide further pesticide information dissemination efforts through this channel. To this end, a 2003 survey of 110 Bangladeshi pesticide...
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Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4 percent of farmers formally trained in …
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Bangladesh, they analyze exposure at two levels--differences within households attributable to family roles, and differences …
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Bangladesh. They compare outcomes for farming with IPM and conventional techniques, using input-use accounting, conventional …
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