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Firm Exit and Armed Conflict in Colombia

Camacho, Andriana; Rodriguez, Catherine - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

activity in Colombia. Using a fixed effect estimation methodology at the plant level and controlling for the possible …

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Does successful governance require heroes? The case of Sergio Fajardo and the city of Medell.n: A reform case for instruction

Fajardo, Alejandro; Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

The city of Medell.n, Colombia was a cauldron of violence with 185 homicides per 100,000 people in 2002. By 2006, this …

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Entrepreneurial Activity and Civil War in Colombia: Exploring the Mutual Determinants between Armed Conflict and the Private Sector

Rettberg, Angelika; Leiteritz, Ralf; Nasi, Carlo - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

TAs elsewhere, the Colombian private sector has been accused of promoting or profiting from violence in the country. However, the private sector’s role in the armed conflict and the impact of conflict on entrepreneurial activity vary, as reflected by differences in political activism, in...

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The International Mobility of Cultural Talent

Addison, Tony - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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The Long-Run Weight of Communism or the Weight of Long-Run History?

Roland, Gerald - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

This study provides evidence that culture understood as values and beliefs moves very slowly. Despite massive … that culture is affected by the long run historical past, in particular the participation in empires for over 100 years …

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Mobilizing Talent for Global Development

Solimano, Andres - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

Talent (combining creativity, education, skills, and knowledge) is associated with human capital and provides a very …

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Policies towards Horizontal Inequalities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Stewart, Frances - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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Turning Points in Development Thinking and Practice

Emmerij, Louis - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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How Does Colonial Origin Matter for Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Agbor, Julius A. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

two key channels of transmission, namely education and trade. Thirty-six sub-Saharan African countries during the period …

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Education, skill, and earnings: Further evidence from Ghana

Ackah, Charles; Adjasi, Charles; Turkson, Festus; … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

This paper provides evidence on the nature of returns to education in Ghana and confirms the emerging empirical … literature on the convexity of returns to education in Ghana. Using a basic Mincerian, model we find that returns to education …

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