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We look at the drastic cut of the administered cocoa producer price in 1990 Côte d'Ivoire and study to which extent cocoa producers' children su®ered from this severe aggregate shock in terms of school enrollment, labor, height stature and morbidity. Using pre-crisis (1985-88) and post- crisis...
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sector in Kenya. However, a careful examination of different data sources for Nairobi show that in the 1990s there has been …
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This paper is the first to draw a global picture of worldwide microfinance equity by taking full advantage of daily quoted prices. We revisit previous findings showing that investors should consider microfinance as a self-standing sector. Our results are threefold. First, microfinance has become...
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cant differences in the levels of education attained under the different colonial powers in Africa during the colonial …
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We study the relationship between wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched worker-firm data for Metallurgical-electrical and Textile-clothing firms. While wages are found to rise with all human capital characteristics, returns to education and experience...
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imports from Africa. Despite this special treatment, however, there has been a sharp decline in Africa's global trade … participation in the last few decades. There are many factors that may explain this phenomenon. First, while on average Africa has …. Second, preferential market access conceded to Africa has often been accompanied by numerous non-tariff barriers inhibiting …
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comparative measurement of the extent and features of the social mobility of men in five countries of Sub-Saharan Africa … Africa and highlights how institutions and policies shape it. …
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are health oriented followed by education, agriculture and microfinance as the key sectors. Another interesting trend … observed is that the evaluations are largely restricted to Anglophone countries, primarily Kenya followed by Uganda. While …
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