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study suggest that it would be beneficial to level the playing field by removing obstacles that prevent women from becoming …
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The proposed SDN discusses the specific macro-critical aspects of women’s participation in the labor market and the … constraints that prevent women from developing their full economic potential. Building on earlier Fund analysis, work undertaken …
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This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having … one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we … model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as …
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economies (EMs) including India. The results suggest that a surge in global financial market volatility is transmitted very …
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This paper explores the effect of U.S. unconventional monetary policy (QE2) on a group of frontier developing economies (FDEs) in Asia. This paper finds that spillovers emanating from the U.S. on FDEs in Asia have been small. The relative insulation of emerging Asia from the global financial...
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livestock. Motivated by this clue, and in the absence of any reliable income or employment data, this paper systematically … export ban. It finds that livestock exports play a large economic role as an important source of income and as a store of … value. In the long run, livestock exports are positively associated with nonfood inflation. In the short run, food price …
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Since its independence in 1975, the Union of Comoros has been deeply affected by political and institutional crises. Resolution of the separatist crisis on the island of Anjouan and subsequent national consolidation has constituted a historic turning point. The government has begun a...
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Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual progress report highlights that sound macroeconomic management policies are finally beginning to yield results in terms of macroeconomic growth, which is the underpinning for future poverty reduction. A high degree of price stability has been...
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This paper discusses key findings of the Third Annual Progress Report (APR) on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Guinea. The PRS implemented by the government since 2002 has the overall objective of reducing poverty significantly and sustainably, by increasing incomes and improving...
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