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The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Campeche, Mexico : Uncertain Future, Robust Decisions
World Bank - 2014
This documented case of climate change adaptation in Campeche Mexico grapples with a problem that is fundamental to addressing climate change risks in areas of high vulnerability, which is how to reach consensus and take decisions under an uncertain future. The state of Campeche in Mexico, is...
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Philippines Quarterly Update, January 2011 : Robust Growth, Stubborn Poverty
World Bank - 2011
Following a slowdown during the global financial crisis in 2009, the Philippine economy roared back in 2010, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates not seen in over 30 years. On the demand side, private consumption, investment, and net exports were the main drivers of growth. On the...
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Determinants of economic growth : a Bayesian panel data approach
Moral-Benito, Enrique - 2009
"Model uncertainty hampers consensus on the key determinants of economic growth. Some recent cross-country, cross-sectional analyses have employed Bayesian Model Averaging to address the issue of model uncertainty. This paper extends that approach to panel data models with country-specific fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394124
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Optimal pre-merger notification mechanisms : incentives and efficiency of mandatory and voluntary schemes
Rodríguez González, Aldo Javier - 2009
"The authors compare the two merger control systems currently employed worldwide: a mandatory system based on merger size threshold and a voluntary system with ex-post monitoring and fines. The voluntary system possesses two informational advantages: (i) the enforcement agency employs more...
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Economic policies and productivity change in industry : an internat. comparison
Nishimizu, Mieko; Page, John M. - 1987
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Increasing formality and productivity of Bolivian firms
2009
small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …
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Gender in Bolivian production : reducing differences in formality and productivity of firms
2009
productivity of small informal firms. Using data from firm surveys, national household surveys, and qualitative data from focus … groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings … productivity and scale of women-owned businesses. Two general priorities emerge: promoting women's access to productive assets to …
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The informal sector in francophone Africa : firm size, productivity and institutions
Benjamin, Nancy C. - 2012
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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed … the South. The findings show that technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional. Jordan benefits mainly …
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