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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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Pakistan is widely believed to be underperforming as far as its agricultural export potential is concerned. However … first necessary step in the analysis of Pakistan's comparative advantage in agricultural export markets. However, little or … quantifying the degree of comparative advantage of Pakistan agricultural export products in major overseas markets. This …
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export goods which do not rely on external finance. The authors demonstrate this effect empirically using data on financial … development and export patterns in a panel of 96 countries over the period 1970-99. Using trade data, they construct a summary …
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Agriculture is a small but stable part of the Lebanese economy. Approximately 20 to 25 percent of Lebanon's active population is involved in the sector in one way or another. This note is a synthesis of previous work written on agriculture development in Lebanon and related public expenditures...
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"Madagascar's textile and apparel industry has been among the fastest growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fueled by low labor costs, a fairly productive labor force, and preferential access to industrial countries, Madagascar's exports of textile and apparel products grew from about US
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-product dynamics observed during an export boom. This exercise is possible thanks to a unique firm-product level dataset covering about … driver of firms' decision to introduce or drop export products. Third, new exporters tend to "start small" in terms of both … stimulating Mexican exports, the growth in volume of pre-existing products was the main driver of the export boom. Finally, the …
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