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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that det
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Aid, employment, and poverty reduction in Africa
Page, John; Shimeles, Abebe - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
to create enough good jobs. Structural transformation?the relative growth of employment in high productivity sectors …Growth and poverty reduction in Africa are weakly linked. This paper argues that the reason is that Africa has failed …
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The Economic Implications of Introducing Carbon Taxes in South Africa
Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; Davies, Rob; Hartley, … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
South Africa is considering introducing carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate potential impacts using a dynamic economy-wide model linked to an energy sector model. Simulation results indicate that a phased-in carbon tax that reache
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From Seers to Sen: The Meaning of Economic Development
Nafziger, E. Wayne - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
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The Restructuring of Peripheral Villages in Northwestern Russia.
Varis; E. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1996
The purpose of this regional study is to explain the socio-economic processes of restructuring, causes and consequences which have arisen in rural Kerelian Republic in northwestern Russia.
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Explaining Poverty Evolution: The Case of Mozambique
Arndt, Channing; Hussain, M. Azhar; Jones, E. Samuel; … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
approach is also employed to rigorously examine the poverty-growth-inequality triangle. Finally, various simple but useful and …
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Terms of Trade and Growth of Resource Economies: A Tale of Two Countries
Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
The current paper demonstrates a dichotomy of the growth response to changes in the barter terms of trade, employing as …
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Does Lack of Innovation and Absorptive Capacity Retard Economic Growth in Africa?
Onyeiwu, Steve - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
they have played significant roles in the region’s slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross …-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital … growth of African economies does not depend so much on their ability to innovate, but rather on their capacity to absorb and …
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Security of Property Rights for Whom?
Lawson-Remer, Terra - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Recent research regarding property rights and economic development often treats property rights security in a country as homogeneous, although protecting the private entitlements of some can entail preventing others from claiming and controlling those same resources. This one-dimensional...
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Should Africa Industrialize?
Page, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and …
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