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Sugar Prices, Labour Income and Poverty in Brazil
Krivonos, Ekaterina; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on … then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and employment … depending on worker characteristics. Finally, we measure the impact on household income of a 10% increase in world sugar prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667051
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When Economic Reform Goes Wrong: Cashews in Mozambique
Horn Welch, Karen; McMillan, Margaret; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
Mozambique liberalized its cashew sector in the early 1990s in response to pressure from the World Bank. Opponents of the reform have argued that the policy did little to benefit poor cashew farmers while bankrupting factories in urban areas. Using a welfare-theoretic framework, we analyse the...
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Why are Some People (and Countries) More Protectionist than Others?
Mayda, Anna Maria; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
We analyse a rich cross-country data set that contains information on attitudes toward trade as well as a broad range of socio-demographic, and other, indicators. We find that pro-trade preferences are significantly and robustly correlated with an individual's level of human capital, in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791973
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Tariff Peaks in the Quad and Least Developed Country Exports
Hoekman, Bernard; Ng, Francis; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
Although average tariffs in Quad markets are very low, tariff peaks and tariff escalation have a disproportional effect on exports from least developed countries (LDCs). Tariff peak products tend to be heavily concentrated in agriculture and food products and in labour-intensive sectors such as...
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Rethinking Trade Preferences: How Africa Can Diversify its Exports
Collier, Paul; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
This paper argues that the contribution of trade preferences to economic development needs to be reappraised in light of the growth of globalized trade in manufactures. Trade preferences may be able to act as a catalyst for manufacturing exports, leading to rapid growth in exports and...
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Mozart or Pelé? The effects of teenagers’ participation in music and sports
Cabane, Charlotte; Hille, Adrian; Lechner, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this paper analyses the effects of spending part of adolescents’ leisure time on playing music or doing sports, or both. We find that while playing music fosters educational outcomes compared to doing sports, particularly so for girls and...
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The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana
Berry, James; Karlan, Dean S.; Pradhan, Menno - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We evaluate, using a randomized trial, two school-based financial literacy education programs in government-run primary and junior high schools in Ghana. One program integrated financial and social education, whereas the second program only offered financial education. Both programs included a...
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Is teenage motherhood contagious? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Monstad, Karin; Propper, Carol; Salvanes, Kjell G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
There is relatively little research on peer effects in teenage motherhood despite the fact that peer effects, and in particular social interaction within the family, is likely to be important. We estimate the impact of an elder sister’s teenage fertility on the teenage childbearing of their...
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Sports and Child Development
Felfe, Christina; Lechner, Michael; Steinmayr, Andreas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Despite the relevance of cognitive and non-cognitive skills for professional success, their formation is not yet fully understood. This study fills part of this gap by analyzing the role of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra-curricular activities, on children’s skill...
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Life Expectancy and Schooling: New Insights from Cross-Country Data
Hazan, Moshe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
I argue that distinguishing between life expectancy at birth and life expectancy beyond the crucial early childhood years affects the relationship between life expectancy and schooling in a meaningful way. In particular, I show that while the change in life expectancy at birth between 1960 and...
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