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Overview of the Current Food Security Crisis in Zambia

Samatebele, Helen M - HAL - 2003

Zambia was economically prosperous at independence (1964), due to the thriving copper industry. Zambia has the … economy. Zambia is one of the countries in the southern Africa sub-region faced with a food crisis attributed to a complex …

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Improving aid effectiveness in aid-dependent countries : lessons from Zambia

Beuran, Monica; Raballand, Gaël; Revilla, Julio - HAL - 2011

Zambia was a middle-income country when it achieved independence from Great Britain in 1964. After decades of … international aid Zambia has become a low-income country, and its per capita GDP is only now returning to the levels it had reached … over forty years ago. While aid is far from the only variable at work in Zambia's development, its impact has been …

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Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications

Bofota, Youyou Baende; Boucekkine, Raouf; Bala, Alain Pholo - HAL - 2012

We propose a multisector endogenous growth model incorporating social capital. Social capital only serves as input in the production of human capital and it involves a cost in terms of the final good. We show that in contrast to existing alternative specifications, this setting assures that...

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Does trust favor macroeconomic stability?

Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2009

This paper investigates the relationship between trust and macroeconomic volatility. In a cross section of countries, we show that higher trust is associated with lower macroeconomic instability. We use the inherited trust of Americans as an instrumental variable of trust in their origin country...

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Healthcare access for migrants in China : A new frontier

Milcent, Carine - HAL - 2010

How can healthcare access for Chinese migrants be improved? Migrant workers face two types of healthcare-access exclusion in the workplace: a financial one (via income) and a legislative one (from the "hukou"). We use 2006 data from a survey of rural migrant workers conducted in five of the most...

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The co-evolution of social capital and financial development

Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2011

This paper documents the co-evolution of social capital, measured as generalized trust, and financial development over the twentieth century. I use cross generations inherited trust of Americans with foreign ancestors to track trust in their home country in 1913 and 1990. The paper documents a...

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Segregation, entrepreneurship and work values: the case of France

Senik, Claudia; Verdier, Thierry - HAL - 2007

This paper studies the interaction between labor market integration, the evolution of "work values" and entrepreneurial capital inside minority communities. A simple model of labor market segmentation with ethnic capital and endogenous transmission of cultural values inside minority groups is...

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Community-based health insurance and social capital: a review

Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre; Mahieu, Pierre-Alexandre - HAL - 2012

Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) is an emerging concept for providing financial protection against the cost of illness and improving access to quality health services for low-income rural households who are excluded from formal insurance. CBHI is currently being provided in some rural...

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Educational Quality, Communities, and Public School Choice: a Theoretical Analysis

Mostafa, Tarek; Hanchane, Saïd - HAL - 2007

In this paper, we develop a multicommunity model where public mixed finance and private schools coexist. Students are differentiated by income, ability and social capital. Schools maximize their profits under a quality constraint; the pricing function is dependent on the cost of producing...

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Careers Patterns in Greek Academia: Social Capital and Intelligent Careers, but for Whom?

Bozionelos, Nikos - HAL - 2014

Purpose: To develop a comprehensive account for careers within the Greek academic system. Historical, cultural and geographical features of the country have created a unique context that has shaped the way academic careers evolve. Design/methodology/approach: The primary methods of data...

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