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A curse of comparison? : Evidence on reference groups for relative income concerns
Kuegler, Alice - 2009
-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a …"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
World Bank - 2021
Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood,...
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Egypt Policy Note on Public Land Acquisition and Institutional Reforms : Application of Eminent Domain Principles
World Bank - 2017
/1990 (hereafter referred to as Law 10), which lays out a legal framework for the expropriation of real estate for public …
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How well do institutional theories explain firms' perceptions of property rights?
Ayyagari, Meghana - 2005
"The authors examine how well several institutional and firm-level factors and their interactions explain firms' perceptions of property rights protection. Their sample includes private and public firms that vary in size from very small to large in 62 countries. Together, the institutional...
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Property rights institutions and investment
Saleh, Jahangir - 2004
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Madagascar : Land and Property Rights Review
World Bank - 2006
This Review attempts to be a timely input into the legal and policy reform agenda and the implementation process on which the Government has embarked. The report has been elaborated in close partnership with the National Land Tenure Reform Program (Programme National Foncier). It has been...
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Insecurity of Land Tenure, Land Law and Land Registration in Liberia
World Bank - 2012
To implement the vision of fostering economic development, social equity, and a transparent and effective government, the Government of Liberia has outlined key transitions that need to be accomplished. These include the development of infrastructure (roads, electricity), schools, job creation...
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???Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania : A Continuing Challenge??? : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition
World Bank - 2013
income generation opportunities, despite the lack of adequate housing infrastructure or public service provision. Internal …
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Nicaragua - Land Policy and Administration : Toward a More Secure Property Rights Regime
World Bank - 2013
This report centers on the problems stemming from land issues in Nicaragua. The report's main recommendations deal with four priority actions: institutional reform; adjustments to the legal framework; systematic regularization of land rights; and, firmly addressing previous land invasions, and...
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Poverty & human development
Isenman, Paul J. (contributor) - 1982
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