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Wage subsidies to combat unemployment and poverty

Burns, Justine; Edwards, Lawrence; Pauw, Karl - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

massive unemployment problem. This paper takes stock of the international literature and conducts an economywide macro … investigates whether this policy measure is appropriate in dealing with South Africas particular sources of unemployment. We argue … dominant policy instrument for dealing with the broader unemployment problem. To enhance the effectiveness of wage subsidies …

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Social security: What can developing countries learn from developed countries?

Dethier, Jean-Jacques - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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Has trade liberalization in South Africa affected men and women differently?:

Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

considerable reforms, the country has failed to generate pro-poor growth, with both unemployment and inequality worsening over the … differently and whether liberalization has contributed to the faster rise in female unemployment and poverty. The results suggest …

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Improving the measurement of food security:

Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food...

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The role of agriculture in the fast-growing Rwandan economy: Assessing growth alternatives:

Diao, Xinshen; Bahiigwa, Godfrey; Pradesha, Angga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This study assesses the future growth prospects of Rwanda. The report first focuses on broad economic growth using a rather aggregated 18-sector dynamic general equilibrium model to display the trade-off between rapid growth and structural change. The analysis shows that with the current...

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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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The economywide effects of teff, wheat, and maize production increases in Ethiopia: Results of economywide modeling:

Benson, Todd; Engida, Ermias; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The government of Ethiopia is investing significant public resources to increase overall national production of teff, wheat, and maize. To better understand the likely economywide effects of increases of between 12 and 14 percent in the national production of these cereals, a set of production...

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A dynamic computable general equilibrium model with working capital for Honduras:

Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

, updated social accounting matrix (SAM) for the country. Second, it is a recursive dynamic model that incorporates unemployment …

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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...

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The Idea of Inclusive Growth and Development Policy:

Naqvi, Syed Nawab Haider - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

The evolution of development policy over time can be characterized as a faltering pursuit of inclusive growth: namely, an integrated program of achieving highest possible rate of growth of the real GDP that doubles per capita income within a short period of time, with an eye on distributive...

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