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Options for Low Income Countries' Effective and Efficient Use of Tax Incentives for Investment : Tools for the Assessment of Tax Incentives
International Monetary Fund - 2015
This background paper describes five different tools that can be used for the assessment of tax incentives by … framework for assessment. Evaluations of the various costs and benefits of tax incentives are vital for informed decision making … light on the implications of tax parameters - including targeted tax incentives - on investment returns and help understand …
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No more cutting class? : reducing teacher absence and providing incentives for performance
Rogers, F. Halsey - 2009
series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher absence and incentives for performance. Surprise school visits … these shortcomings, but also on the types of incentives, management, and support structures that can improve motivation and …
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Can student loans improve accessibility to higher education and student performance? : an impact study of the case of SOFES, Mexico
Blom, Andreas - 2004
"Financial aid to students in tertiary education can contribute to human capital accumulation through two channels--increased enrollment and improved student performance. Canton and Blom analyze the quantitative importance of both channels in the context of a student loan program (SOFES)...
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Do Scholarships Help Students Continue Their Education?
World Bank - 2012
The World Bank is committed to assisting developing countries raise their educational standards, part of the United Nations millennium development goals. The work includes supporting projects that explore how best to support children staying in school. One recent project was in Cambodia, where...
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Chile's State-Guaranteed Student Loan Program : Analysis and Evaluation
World Bank - 2013
Chile's Programa de Credito con Aval del Estado (CAE in its Spanish acronym) is uniquely positioned to help hundreds of thousands of qualified-but-financially-needy Chileans attend and finish tertiary education. The CAE program was designed to improve access to and equity in tertiary education....
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Concentrating solar power in developing countries : regulatory and financial incentives for scaling up
Kulichenko, Natalia - 2012
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Long-term financial incentives and investment in daughters : evidence from conditional cash transfers in north India
Sinha, Nistha - 2009
"Since the early 1990s, several states in India have introduced financial incentive programs to discourage son preference among parents and encourage investment in daughters' education and health. This study evaluates one such program in the state of Haryana, Apni Beti Apna Dhan (Our Daughter,...
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Optimal pre-merger notification mechanisms : incentives and efficiency of mandatory and voluntary schemes
Rodríguez González, Aldo Javier - 2009
"The authors compare the two merger control systems currently employed worldwide: a mandatory system based on merger size threshold and a voluntary system with ex-post monitoring and fines. The voluntary system possesses two informational advantages: (i) the enforcement agency employs more...
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Social assistance in the new EU member states : strengthening performance and labor market incentives
Ringold, Dena - 2007
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Vouchers for basic education in developing countries : a principal-agent perspective
Vawda, Ayesha - 2003
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