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Colonisation, School and Development in Africa. An empirical analysis
Cogneau, Denis - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2003
Macroeconomic data on 45 countries are combined with microeconomic data on 4 case-study countries to reveal signifi cant differences in the levels of education attained under the different colonial powers in Africa during the colonial period. In 1960, former British colonies exhibited higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861483
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Social classes, growth and primitive accumulation : some marxian views in a neoclasssical framework
Jacques, Jean-François; Rebeyrol, Antoine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
We show, in contrast with Stiglitz, that an inegalitarian long run equi- librium can emerge in a Solow growth model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706382
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Primitive accumulation, growth and the genesis of social classes
Jacques, Jean-François; Rebeyrol, Antoine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
The aim of this paper is to show that inequalities of wealth can be necessary conditions to explain the apparition and rise of a capitalistic system. We try to highlight Marx's insights on primitive accumulation. Our dynamic framework is consistent with Roemer's idea of endogenous class...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707668
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Health expenditures, longevity and growth
Suhrcke, Marc; Pelgrin, Florian; Oliveira Martins, Joaquim - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
, growth and welfare. Health spending triggers technological progress, which is a potential source of better outcomes in terms … of longevity and quality of life, a direct source of growth for the bio-tech industries and an indirect source of growth … the population in the labour force and higher labour productivity levels. In turn, income growth induces an increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708796
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Health, Expenditure, Longevity and Growth
Dormont, Brigitte; Oliveira Martins, Joaquim; Pelgrin, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010709023
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Natural Disasters: Exposure and Underinsurance
Grislain-Letrémy, Céline - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
Insurance coverage for natural disasters remains low in many exposed areas. A limited supply of insurance is commonly identified as a primary causal factor in this low insurance coverage. The French overseas departments provide a rare natural experiment of a well-developed supply of natural...
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Benefit in the wake of disaster: Long-run effects of earthquakes on welfare in rural Indonesia
Gignoux, Jérémie; Menéndez, Marta - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
We examine the long-term effects on individual economic outcomes of a set of earthquakes – numerous, large, but mostly not extreme – that occurred in rural Indonesia since 1985. Using longitudinal individual-level data from large-scale household surveys, together with precise measures of...
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Natural and Industrial Disasters : Land Use and Insurance
Grislain-Letrémy, Céline; Villeneuve, Bertrand - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
growth increase risk. We exhibit realistic cases where exclusion zones shrink as risk rises. We disentangle the competing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072620
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Why Do Half of Households in the French Overseas Departments Not Purchase House Insurance?
Grislain-Letrémy, Céline; Calvet, Lucie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
In France comprehensive house insurance includes coverage against natural disasters. Whereas the French overseas departments are more exposed to natural risks than continental France, only 52% of households in overseas departments have purchased house insurance for their main home in 2006,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072940
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La faible souscription de l’assurance habitation des ménages dans les départements d’outre mer
Calvet, Lucie; Grislain-Letrémy, Céline - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
The French departments overseas are more exposed to natural risks than continental France. Nevertheless, they are less insured against natural disasters. In France, any housing insurance contract includes the coverage against natural disasters. In 2006, only 52% of households in departments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074319