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Local economic structure and growth
Almeida, Rita - 2005
"The author tests how the local economic structure-measured by a region's sector specialization, competition, and diversity-affects the technological growth of manufacturing sectors. Most of the empirical literature on this topic assumes that in the long run more productive regions will attract...
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Metropolitan industrial clusters : patterns and processes
Koo, Jun - 2003
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International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility
Beine, Michel - 2009
"This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...
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Addressing Social Norms in the Context of SPJ Operations : Learning by doing - insights from the RSR gender window
World Bank - 2022
Most social protection and jobs (SPJ) interventions have a behavior change dimension. As such, understanding social norms, and to what extent they drive the behaviors of interest is key to good project design. SPJ interventions can shift social norms towards greater gender equality or reinforce...
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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories
Stuggins, Gary - 2013
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The market for retirement products in Sweden
Palmer, Edward - 2008
1990s transformed the landscape for retirement products in Sweden. First, banking and insurance were extensively … implications of these changes for the Swedish annuity market. It discusses the regulation of payout options in Sweden, highlighting … risk-based regulation and supervision. The paper also emphasizes Sweden's success in moving in the direction of increased …
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Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs
World Bank - 2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh J. - 2009
"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
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Entrepreneurship in post-conflict transition : the role of informality and access to finance
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009
"The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Survey panel household survey for the years 2001-2004. In the beginning of the sample, the country changed its legal framework, with the...
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