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World Bank - 2015

Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a means to...

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Realizing the Blue Economy Potential in Albania

World Bank - 2020

The objective of this study is to fill the knowledge gaps to help advance Albania's vision of the Blue Economy, in the context of the country's aim of joining the EU. The two most important sectors with this regard are fisheries and tourism. Both industries are well established and offer the...

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Senegal : tradition, diversification, and economic development

Bachmann, Heinz (contributor) - World Bank - 1974

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Multi-product exporters : diversification and micro-level dynamics

Iacovone, Leonardo - 2008

"Recent developments in trade theory, especially research on multi-product firms, have not been matched by similar progress on the empirical front. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting a novel set of stylized facts on firm-product dynamics observed during an export boom. This exercise...

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Diversification, innovation, and imitation inside the global technological frontier

Lederman, Daniel - 2006

"Recent research highlights the relationship between economic development and productive diversification, which may be … hindered by market failures. After identifying stages of diversification in disaggregated export data, the authors develop a … introduction of new export products, (2) export diversification measured by an index of export-revenue concentration, and (3) on …

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Guinea-Bissau - Cashew and Beyond : Diversification Through Trade

World Bank - 2012

Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on international trade even when compared to other nations of its size and income level. However, it is equally clear that the country could derive far more benefit from its international trade opportunities than it does at the present time. This study examines...

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Benin - Constraints to Growth and Potential for Diversification and Innovation : Country Economic Memorandum

World Bank - 2012

evaluating the country's potential for diversification and innovation as it seeks to lead the country to emerging market status …, including through diversification and innovation. The CEM contains four main chapters, each providing theoretical or empirical … constraints in the cotton and transit trade sectors; c) diversification and innovation potential; and d) political economy of …

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Azerbaijan - Country Economic Memorandum : A New Silk Road - Export-led Diversification

World Bank - 2012

Azerbaijan's oil and gas boom presents a rare opportunity to accelerate improvements in the quality of life of all its citizens. Its per capita income is $5,100 in 2008, up nearly 400 percent from 2004 in current USD terms; it could potentially exceed $6,500 by 2013 and higher beyond that....

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Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 4) : Increasing Diversification and Integration for Economic Transformation - Chapter 4

World Bank - 2022

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income per capita. Following its transition from low-income country to lower middle income country...

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Uganda Country Economic Memorandum : Economic Diversification and Growth in the Era of Oil and Volatility

World Bank - 2015

. Economic diversification is a key component of that strategy. The country economic memorandum (CEM) report discusses how the … emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda's effort to promote economic diversification as a means to … a development and diversification strategy, which the Ugandan government may wish to consider in the design of its …

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