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Population growth and policies in sub-Saharan Africa
1986 - 2. print
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On the contribution of demographic change to aggregate poverty measures for the developing world
Ravallion, Martin - 2005
"Recent literature and new data help determine plausible bounds to some key demographic differences between the poor and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have higher death rates-accounts for 10-30 percent of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522620
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Mali - The Demographic Challenge
World Bank - 2012
, especially infant and child mortality, has decreased rapidly, fertility has remained high over the past decades, equaling 6 … or rapid fertility decline scenarios. Chapter two is dedicated to the future implications of these demographic trends. It … into motion a decline in fertility and presents practical recommendations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550683
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The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
Walque, Damien de - 2009
"There is an extensive literature on violent conflicts such as the 1994 Rwandan genocide, but few papers examine the profiles of victims and perpetrators, or more broadly the micro-level dynamics of widespread violence. This paper studies the demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394144
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The long-term legacy of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia
Walque, Damien de - 2004
high and selective mortality had a major impact on the population structure of Cambodia. Fertility and marriage rates were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522889
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Population age structure and the budget deficit
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen focuses on the effects of age structure changes on the size of budget deficits of national governments. More specifically, he determines whether differences in age structure can account for the observed differences in budget deficits across countries as well as across time. By way of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522900
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Education and its poverty-reducing effects : the case of Paraiba, Brazil
Verner, Dorte - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523013
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Population and the World Bank : adapting to change
2000 - Rev. ed
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Health, nutrition & population
1997
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