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In this essay I review Sylvia Nasar's long awaited new history of economics, Grand Pursuit. I describe how the book is an economic history of the period from 1850-1950, with distinguished economists' stories inserted in appropriate places. Nasar's goal is to show how economists work, but also to...
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This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The …
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It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India …
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labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … productivity. …
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This paper investigates the relationship between sectoral growth patterns and employment outcomes. A broad cross-country analysis reveals that in middle-income countries, employment responds more to growth in less productive and more labor-intensive sectors. Employment in middle-income countries...
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This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …
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sector, and show that in a feudal society (dominated by landed elites) productivity-enhancing public investments like the …
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This paper examines how Nepal’s 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women’s decisions to engage in employment. Using … three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of …
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Using detailed survey data from Nepal, this paper examines the determinants of child labor with a special emphasis on …
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database from Nepal. There are two novel features of our analysis: firstly we allow for heterogeneity among private schools, by …
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