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Does higher openness cause more real exchange rate volatility ?
Calderón, César - 2009
"The "New Open Economy Macroeconomics" argues that: (a) non-monetary factors have gained importance in explaining exchange rate volatility, and (b) trade and financial openness may have a potential role of mitigating and/or amplifying real and nominal shocks to real exchange rates. The goal of...
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A note on rising food prices
Mitchell, Donald O. - 2008
"The rapid rise in food prices has been a burden on the poor in developing countries, who spend roughly half of their household incomes on food. This paper examines the factors behind the rapid increase in internationally traded food prices since 2002 and estimates the contribution of various...
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International migration, human capital, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Philippine migrants' exchange rate shocks
Yang, Dean - 2005
"Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine...
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Tango with the gringo : the hard peg and real misalignment in argentina
Serven, Luis - 2004
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Forestry : sector policy paper
Donaldson, Graham (contributor) - 1978
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Africa Development Indicators 2008/2009 : From the World Bank Africa Database
World Bank - 2009
Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one … people interested in Africa. This year’s ADI addresses the issue of youth employment. The report shows that success in … in entering and remaining in the labor market. This edition includes the Africa Development Indicators 2008/09 Single …
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The changing HIV/AIDS landscape : selected papers for the World Bank's agenda for action in Africa, 2007-2011
David, Antonio C. (contributor); Lule, Elizabeth (contributor) - 2009
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Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformation
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia (contributor);  … - 2009
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Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture : a guide to value chain concepts and applications
Webber, C. Martin - 2009
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Africa Development Indicators 2010: Silent and Lethal : How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa's Development Efforts
World Bank - 2010
provides evidence, and evidence are crucial to set policies, monitor progress and evaluate results. Africa Development … Indicators 2010 (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. It puts together data from different … sources, and is an essential tool for policy makers, researchers, and other people interested in Africa. The opening articles …
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