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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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Are all the sacred cows dead? : Implications of the financial crisis for macro and financial policies

Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009

"The recent global financial crisis has shaken the confidence of developed and developing countries alike in the very blueprint of financial and macro policies that underlie the western capitalist systems. In an effort to contain the crisis from spreading, the authorities in the US and many...

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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns

Kuegler, Alice - 2009

"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …

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Transactional sex as a response to risk in Western Kenya

Robinson, Jonathan - 2009

"Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex workers have long been identified as crucial in affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the nature of sex-for-money transactions remains poorly...

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The elimination of Madagascar's vanilla marketing board, ten years on

Cadot, Olivier - 2006

contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small …

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INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and Complementary Services : Status Report

World Bank - 2013

ongoing work under a joint energy study entitled INGENS - Income Generation through Energy and. Complementary Services. INGENS …

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Handbook on Residential Property Prices (RPPIs)

Statistical Office of the European Communities - 2013

For most citizens, buying a residential property (dwelling) is the most important transaction during their lifetime. Residential properties represent the most significant component of households’ expenses and, at the same time, their most valuable assets. The Residential Property Prices...