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Micro and macro indicators of competition: comparison and relation with productivity change
Polder, Michael; Veldhuizen, Erik; Bergen, Dirk van den; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates competition in the Dutch manufacturing sector. We look at various indicators that have been used throughout the literature and relate these to productivity growth. Moreover, where possible, the indicators and productivity growth are calculated at both the firm and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008536831
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Risque et mesures de la pauvreté rurale au Burkina Faso
Nouve, Kofi; Bambio, Yiriyibin; Kabore, Samuel; Wodon, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This article assesses the importance of risk in the measurement of rural poverty in Burkina Faso. The analysis is based on longitudinal data collected as part of monitoring and evaluation activities for the PNGT-2 project on community development in the country. The first part of the study is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009353536
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Social effect and female genital mutilation (FGM)
OUEDRAOGO, Salmata - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In this article we attempt to identify the impact of social effects on the decision to practice excision on girls, based on the methodology used by Bertrand, Luttmer and Mallainathan (2000). We are particularly interested in social determinants, and make use of the heterogeneity of behaviors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008531719
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Options for Income-Enhancing Diversification in Burkina Faso
Chandra, Vandana; Osorio Rodarte, Israel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
One of the objectives of this CEM was to identify the most promising products and conduct competitiveness diagnostic. The products list is summarized in Table 1 below. Competitiveness, in this report, is seen as a combination of productivity and costs, and the second section of the CEM presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583586
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Wealthiest Is Not Always Healthiest: What Explains Differences in Child Mortality in West Africa?
Ickowitz, Amy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Ghana has the lowest under-five mortality rate in West Africa. Understanding why Ghana’s child mortality rate is lower than in neighboring countries may offer useful insights for other developing countries that are trying to improve child health. This paper explores whether Ghana’s lower...
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Making quality care available for the poor: faith-inspired health facilities in Burkina Faso
Gemignani, Regina; Tsimpo, Clarence; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Based on the results of qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso, this paper suggests that a key reason for individuals to seek care in faith-inspired health facilities is the fact that the cost of care is lower than in public facilities (the other reason being that faith-inspired...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113341
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How do households choose between health providers? results from qualitative fieldwork in Burkina Faso
Gemignani, Regina; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper provides results from qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2010 in Burkina Faso to understand the factors that lead households to rely on traditional as opposed to modern health providers, and within modern providers, on faith-inspired as opposed to public facilities. While there is an...
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A Dissection of Trading Capital: Cultural persistence of trade in the aftermath of the fall of the Iron Curtain
Beestermöller, Matthias; Rauch, Ferdinand - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We show that the countries of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy trade significantly more with one another in the … aftermath of the collapse of the Iron Curtain than predicted by a standard gravity model. This trade surplus declines linearly …
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Investigating the impact of global financial crisis on indian economy in an aggregate demand framework
Rajesh, Raj; Bordoloi, Sanjib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
remains the key driver of India’s GDP growth. Our analysis establishes that though India’s trade sector dwindled and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258706
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India’s Trade and Gravity Model: A Static and Dynamic Panel Data
Tripathi, Sabyasachi; Leitão, Nuno Carlos - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines the India’s trade flows using a gravity model for the period 1998-2012. We selected the following … major trade partners: China PRP, United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arab, Switzerland, Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong … positive influence in bilateral trade. We also introduce economic size and common border these proxies confirming a positive …
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