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Long-Run Changes in the Concentration of Wealth: An Overview of Recent Findings

Ohlsson, Henry; Roine, Jesper; Waldenstrom, Daniel - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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R&D (Re)location: A Bird's Eye (Re)view

Santos-Paulino, Amelia U.; Squicciarini, Mariagrazia; … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

The paper builds a framework for the analysis of research and development (R&D) offshoring and outsourcing that …

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REDD+ as performance-based aid: General lessons and bilateral agreements of Norway

Angelsen, Arild - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

REDD+, when it officially became part of the international climate agenda in 2007, was an idea about payment to countries and projects for reducing emission from forests, with funding primarily from carbon markets. REDD+ has since become multi-objective;

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The Swedish Model

Kokko, Ari - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

The main characteristics of ‘the Swedish model’ are arguably related to the country’s knowledge-intensive industry and its advanced welfare state. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the historical development of these two features of the Swedish economy. The first part looks at...

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Vietnam as a Role Model for Development

Thoburn, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

Vietnam.s development performance since the early 1990s has been one of the strongest in the world, following the introduction of its doi moi (.renovation.) economic reform programme in 1986. The core of Vietnam.s economic strategy has been rapid integration into the world economy, with a...

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Globalization and Formal Sector Migration in Brazil

Aguayo-Tellez, Ernesto; Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Poole, … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

We use novel linked employer?employee data to study the relationship between globalization and formal sector interstate … globalization acts on internal migration through the growth of employment opportunities at locations with a high concentration of …

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Globalization, Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Round, Jeffery I. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007

overarching objective of this paper is to outline the macro evidence on the extent to which globalization is taking place and … so as to try to determine the speed and extent of globalization in Africa. This helps to put into proper perspective the … impact of globalization on poverty and inequality. It is essentially a partial and descriptive approach, at best indicative …

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Post-Apartheid South Africa: Poverty and Distribution Trends in an Era of Globalization

van der Berg, Servaas; Burger, Ronelle; Louw, Megan - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007

conclusions to be drawn on causal relationships between globalization and poverty trends. ... …

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Resource-Poor Farmers in South India: On the Margins or Frontiers of Globalization?

Aggarwal, Rimjhim M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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Globalization and Smallholders: The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala

Carletto, Calogero; Kirk, Angeli; Winters, Paul; Davis, … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning over 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports among...

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