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The effects of decentralisation on public investment: evidence and four lessons from Bolivia and Colombia

Faguet, Jean-Paul - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005

. This paper examines the cases of Bolivia and Colombia to explore decentralisation’s effects on government responsiveness … and poverty-orientation. I first summarize economic data on the effects of decentralisation in each. In Bolivia …, decentralisation made government more responsive by re-directing public investment to areas of greatest need. In Colombia …

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Decentralization’s effects on educational outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia

Faguet, Jean-Paul; Sanchez, Fabio - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of Colombia to explore decentralization’s effects on public … education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia …

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Social Capital and Public Policy in Greece.

Paraskevopoulos, Christos J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Social capital has emerged as a key concept on the social sciences in general and political science/public policy in particular over the last two decades or so, because, by facilitating collective action among the actors, it leads to increased levels of performance in several public policy areas...

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Sustainability and well-being indicators

Neumayer, Eric - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper provides a review and critical discussion of indicators, which attempt to combine the measurement of … (GS) have merely focused on the capacity to provide utility in the future, but have not included the measurement of … failed to account for sustainability in their measurement of current well-being. The paper then critically reviews the Index …

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Definition of equality and framework for measurement: final recommendations of the equalities review steering group on measurement

Burchardt, Tania; Vizard, Polly - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

approach as its measurement framework and recommended that all public bodies use the framework to “agree priorities, set …: Final Recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement (CASEpaper 121), were prepared as background … papers to assist in the development of the measurement framework for the Equalities Review. It discusses the challenges in …

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Free trade agreements and the consolidation of democracy

Liu, Xuepeng; Ornelas, Emanuel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

We study the relationship between participation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and the sustainability of democracy. Our model shows that FTAs can critically reduce the incentive of authoritarian groups to seek power by destroying protectionist rents, thus making democracies last longer. This...

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Trade liberalization and industrial restructuring through mergers and acquisitions

Breinlich, Holger - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper analyzes mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a previously neglected channel of industrial restructuring in the face of trade liberalization. Using the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement of 1989 as a natural experiment, I show that trade liberalization leads to a significant...

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The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: impact on trade flows and external trade barriers

Calvo-Pardo, Hector; Freund, Caroline; Ornelas, Emanuel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

Using detailed data on trade and tariffs from 1992-2007, we examine how the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement has affected trade with non-members and external tariffs facing non-members. First, we examine the effect of preferential and external tariff reduction on import growth from ASEAN insiders and...

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Trade liberalization, outsourcing, and firm productivity

Ossa, Ralph - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Empirical evidence suggests that trade liberalization increases firm productivity. This paper offers a novel explanation for this finding. I develop a simple general equilibrium model of trade in which trade liberalization leads to outsourcing as firms focus on their core competencies in...

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The effect of trade liberalization on informality and wages: evidence from Mexico

Aleman-Castilla, Benjamin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper studies the impact of NAFTA on informality and real wages in Mexico. Using a dynamic industry model with firm heterogeneity, it is predicted that import tariff elimination could reduce the incidence of informality by making more profitable to some firms to enter the formal sector,...

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