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Yamauchi, Futoshi; Tanabe, Sakiko - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003

"This paper examines nonmarket interactions among migrants from same origins in the urban labor market of Bangkok …, Thailand. We test whether the labor-market performance of previous migrants has externalities to that of new migrants who moved … new migrants (negative substitution effect), (2) the employment probability of previous migrants increases those of new …

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Nonmarket networks among migrants

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Tanabe, Sakiko - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003

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The Economic Consequences of Excess Men: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan:

Chang, Simon; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

As sex ratio imbalances have become a problem in an increasing number of countries, it is important to understand their consequences. With the defeat of the Kuomintang Party in China, more than one million soldiers and civilians, mainly young males, retreated to Taiwan in the late 1940s....

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Credit constraints, organizational choice, and returns to capital: Evidence from a rural industrial cluster in China

Ruan, Jianqing; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Traditional economic theory posits that a well-functioning capital market is a necessary condition for industrialization and economic growth. In reality, micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous because entrepreneurs can undertake low-return activities with minimal barriers to entry. Using a...

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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria:

Adebayo, Kolawole; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rhoe, Valerie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

This study assessed the capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies, strategies, and programs in Nigeria. Data for this study were derived from initial consultations at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR), Federal Ministry of...

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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...

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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization

Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be …

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A picture of tariff protection across the World in 2004: MAcMap-HS6, Version 2

Boumellassa, Houssein; Debucquet, David Laborde; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

MAcMap-HS6v2 is a comprehensive database providing detailed protection data at the 6 digit level of the harmonized system (HS6), i.e. more than 5000 products, for the year 2004. It includes ad valorem equivalents on MFN tariffs for 169 importing countries, as well as bilateral applied...

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The potential cost of a failed doha round:

Bouet, Antoine; Debucquet, David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This study offers new conclusions on the economic cost of a failed Doha Round. The first section is devoted to an analysis of how trade policies evolve in the long and medium runs. We show that even under normal economic conditions, policymakers modify tariffs to cope with the evolution of...

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Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India: A comparison of traditional and modern food supply chains

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"Food supply chains are being transformed in a number of developing countries due to widespread changes in urban food demand. To better anticipate the impact of this transformation and thus assist in the design of appropriate policies, it is important to understand the changes that are occurring...

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