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poverty using detailed micro-data across Brazilian states, from 1987 to 2005. Results suggest that Brazilian states that were … more exposed to tariff cuts experienced smaller reductions in household poverty and inequality. If significance of results … on Brazilian states depends on the choice of poverty and inequality indicators, robust and contrasting results emerge …
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poverty using detailed micro-data across Brazilian states, from 1987 to 2005. Results suggest that Brazilian states that were … more exposed to tariff cuts experienced smaller reductions in household poverty and inequality. If significance of results … on Brazilian states depends on the choice of poverty and inequality indicators, robust and contrasting results emerge …
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This article investigates the evolution of urban poverty in its various dimensions in Côte d'Ivoire since the eighties …. The robustness of the results is checked using dominance criteria. An econometric analysis of the determinants of poverty … complements the analysis. The study shows that the dynamic of poverty in terms of existence conditions can significantly differ …
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Recent research on purchase delay have developed numerous situational and individual causes. This paper proposes Consumer Procrastination to conceptualize the individual factor which influence people to chronically delay their purchases. Consumer Procrastination is measured with a new scale. An...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to design, develop and evaluate a reliable and valid scale for the measurement …/value – This new scale for the measurement of service quality in a specific cultural environment offers online retailers a …
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This note is a reflection on the meaning and scope of segregation and socio-spatial fragmentation indicators and, beyond, on the role of statistics in sociological reasoning. It shows that if these indicators can be used to test theories of segregation or fragmentation, they must nevertheless...
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This paper develops an intra-industry model of trade with heterogeneous firms to investigate the impact of trade on the evolution of within firm productivity. The main contribution is to incorporate endogenous labor productivity gains. Heterogeneous firms have different incentives to invest in...
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The impact of trade reforms on the labor market may transit through many channels. One of these is the effect on labor demand elasticity emphasized by Rodrik (1997). No consensus has been established yet in the empirical literature regarding this relationship. This paper attempts to extend the...
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