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Structural change in the economy of Nigeria:
Adeyinka, Adedeji; Salau, Sheu; Vollrath, Dietrich - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
We document that structural change accounts for approximately one-fifth of the total change in labor productivity in …, significant gains to aggregate labor productivity are still available from further shifts of labor to higher-productivity sectors …. We discuss the factors limiting structural change, which include poor agricultural productivity, insufficient infrastruc …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850580
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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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Accelerated growth and structural transformation: Assessing Ghana’s options to reach middle-income status
Breisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Yu, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Ghana has made considerable progress over the last 20 years in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. The Government of Ghana has declared its new development goal of reaching middle-income status by 2015. Achieving this goal will require Ghana to double its per capita income over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132791
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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Poverty reduction in a refugee-hosting economy: A natural experiment
Maystadt, Jean-Francois - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
, such pro-poor development is mainly explained by improved agricultural labor productivity and income diversification among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366818
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Dynamics of structural transformation: An empirical characterization in the case of China, Malaysia, and Ghana
Badibanga, Thaddee; Diao, Xinshen; Roe, Terry; Somwaru, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"The paper develops a metric of structural transformation that can account for the production of new varieties of goods embodying advancements in technological know-how and design. Our measure captures the dynamics of an economy's transformation and can be viewed as an extension of Hausmann and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038063
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Urbanization and economic transformation: A CGE analysis for Ethiopia
Dorosh, Paul A.; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Strong economic growth in urban areas has not led to rapid urbanization in Ethiopia, possibly as a result of prevailing land tenure policies. We examine the economic implications of accelerated urbanization using a rural–urban economywide model that explicitly captures internal migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132624
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Structural change in Argentina, 1935–60: The role of import substitution and factor endowments
Debowicz, Dario; Segal, Paul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
This paper investigates structural change in Argentina between 1935 and 1960, a period of rapid industrialization and of relative decline of the agricultural sector. This has been the subject of a long-running debate that has exercised Argentine economists throughout the twentieth century, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132737
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Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
in harsh environments, improvements in infrastructure can significantly increase labor productivity in a cluster. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933117
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Examining the incentive effects of food aid on household behaviour in rural Ethiopia
Hoddinott, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"In Ethiopia, while superficial examination suggests strong disincentive effects of food aid on labor supply and agricultural activities, these largely vanish under more careful statistical analysis." from Text
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997120