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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey

World Bank - 2013

The report is the third in a series of reports that evolved from a collaboration between the local government of the City of Johannesburg, and the World Bank in 1999-2000 on the theme of local economic development. It presents the main findings of the 1999 World Bank informal sector survey,...

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Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor market : contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks

Walque, Damien de - 2008

"It is generally expected that immigrants do not fare as well as the native-born in the U.S. labor market. The literature also documents that Blacks experience lower labor market outcomes than Whites. This paper innovates by studying the interaction between race and immigration. The study...

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Black hole or black gold? : the impact of oil and gas prices on Indonesia's public finance

Agustina, Rosa (contributor) - 2008

"Indonesia's oil revenues and fuel subsidies dominate the nation's economic policy agenda. This paper estimates the impact of higher international oil prices on the Indonesian government's fiscal position in 2008 and beyond. It analyzes the interactions between government revenues and...

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Diesel Power Generation : Inventories and Black Carbon Emissions in Nigeria

World Bank - 2014

Diesel gensets contribute to emissions of fine particulate matter (PM), including black carbon, which derives from the incomplete combustion of diesel (as occurs in many diesel generating sets or gensets). Particulate matter is a predisposing factor for respiratory and cardiopulmonary disease...

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A road to trust

Labonne, Julien - 2008

"The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2 … construction), there is an increase in generalized trust. Consistent with the argument that generalized trust is built through … repeated interactions, the authors find that the individuals most likely to engage in exchange exhibit an increase in trust …

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Building trust : developing the Russian financial sector

Fuchs, Michael Joseph (contributor) - 2002

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Building Trust : Developing the Russian Financial Sector

World Bank - 2013

strengthening the Russian financial sector as a whole. The authors contend that any comprehensive strategy designed to enhance trust …

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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : The Big Swap - Dollars for Trust

World Bank - 2016

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies overthe past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other...

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A Lesson in Trust Yields Big Rewards in Panama Procurement : $20 Million Saved in One Contract in 2009 Alone

World Bank - 2012

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Fostering technology absorption in Southern African enterprises

Goldberg, Itzhak (contributor); Kuriakose, Smita (contributor) - 2011

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