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Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing …
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This paper studies the medium run consequences of an increase in the rate of accumulation of human capital in a developing country. From 1974 to 1978, the Indonesian government built over 61,000 primary schools. The school construction program led to an increase in education among individuals...
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resources in Northern Gujarat, India is discussed. Given that migration typically does not occur due to one singular risk, the …
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risks. Interestingly, the use of protecting gadgets reduces the risk of health damages that emphasizes the necessity of …
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Poor governance and lack of state capabilities in around 45 countries pose a threat to global security and development. The involvement of the international community is required to help these states break out of their low development– high-conflict traps. Recent years have seen a number...
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The importance of non-financial reporting in the overall assessment of a company's performance, its risk-return trade … National Conference on “ Non-Financial Reporting and Risk Management for Financial Institutions in Indiaâ€, Mumbai]. URL …
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Why do many households remain exposed to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? Why don’t financial … agricultural production risk. [BREAD Working paper No.33]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/303.pdf]. …
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Unpredictable rainfall is an important risk for agricultural activity, and farmers in developing countries often … receive incomplete insurance from informal risk-sharing networks. The demand for, and effects of, offering formal index …-based rainfall insurance is studied through a randomized experiment in an environment where the informal risk sharing network can be …
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The debate around retrenchment of pension systems became really popular in the 1990’s after the pioneering experience of Chile in 1981.The disastrous outcomes of the Chilean reform were widely known by the 2000’s although no relevant steps backwards were taken. This paper analyses...
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surveys undertaken in the study area for flood affected households. The analysis is carried out using a risk sharing and self …
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