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Simulating Targeted Policies with Macro Impacts: Poverty Alleviation Policies in Madagascar
Cogneau, Denis; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
We present the framework of a macro-micro simulation model for the study of the impact of economic policies on income distribution and monetary poverty in Madagascar. Modelling options and choices are discussed for the micro-economic module and for the macro-micro linkages. Econometric...
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Youth Employment Programs : An Evaluation of World Bank and International Finance Corporation Support
World Bank - 2012
Youth employment issues are a major concern for many countries because they have negative effects on the welfare of … Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation of the World Bank Group’s support to countries trying to address youth employment issues. The … World Bank lending portfolio for youth employment is relatively small, although components of programs appear in 57 …
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Nepal: development performance and prospects
Huang, Yukon (contributor) - 1983 - [2. print.]
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Pesticide poisoning of farm workers : implications of blood test results from Vietnam
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005
"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the...
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Involving workers in East Asia's growth
1996
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World Development Report 1995 : Workers in an Integrating World
1995
This eighteenth annual report assesses what a more market-driven and integrated world means for workers. It asks which development strategies best address workers' needs, and what domestic labor market policies can do to establish a more equitable distribution of income, greater job security,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010525963
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World Development Report 1995 : Workers in an Integrating World
World Bank - 2012
This eighteenth annual report assesses what a more market-driven and integrated world means for workers. It asks which development strategies best address workers' needs, and what domestic labor market policies can do to establish a more equitable distribution of income, greater job security,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552113
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Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills
World Bank - 2013
This paper explores the links between exports, export destinations and skill utilization by firms. The authors identify two mechanisms behind these links, which we integrate into a unified theory of export destinations and skills. First, exporting to high-income countries requires quality...
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New ideas about old age security : toward sustainable pension systems in the 21st century
Holzmann, Robert (contributor) - 2001
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Globalization, Wages and the Quality of Jobs : Lessons for Policy Makers
World Bank - 2012
This note summarizes the results and describes the policy implications of the recently published book globalization, wages, and the quality of jobs that evaluates some of the effects of trade and foreign investment on workers. This book contains a framework for analysis, a literature review, and...
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