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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010
This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...
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Governance Matters IV : Governance Indicators for 1996-2004
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2012
The authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several issues related to the use of these measures. The governance indicators measure the following six dimensions of governance: (1) voice and accountability; (2) political instability...
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Trade liberalization, democratization and technology adoption
Cervellati, Matteo; Naghavi, Alireza; Toubal, Farid - 2013
We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and political regimes. Openness should accelerate technology adoption if coupled with...
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MTEFs and Fiscal Performance : Panel Data Evidence
Grigoli, Francesco; Mills, Zachary; Verhoeven, Marijn - 2013
In the last two decades more than 120 countries have adopted a version of a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). These are budget institutions whose rationale it is to enable the central government to make credible multi-year fiscal commitments. This paper analyzes a newly-collected dataset...
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Determinants of employment growth at MNEs : evidence from Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor); Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Estimating Global Climate Change Impacts on Hydropower Projects : Applications in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
Iimi, Atsushi - 2012
. Three projects are considered - in India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The results are still tentative in terms of both …
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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi
Wagstaff, Adam; Nguyen, Nga Nguyet - 2013
By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …
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What drives female labor force participation? : comparable micro-level evidence from eight developing and emerging economies
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke; Santos Silva, Manuel; … - 2019
middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to …, Vietnam, and Tanzania). Overall, the economic, social, and institutional constraints that shape women's labor force …
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Entitled to property: inheritance laws, female bargaining power, and child health in India
Hossain, Md Shahadath; Nikolov, Plamen - 2021
Child height is a significant predictor of human capital and economic status throughout adulthood. Moreover, non-unitary household models of family behavior posit that an increase in women's bargaining power can influence child health. We study the effects of an inheritance law change, the Hindu...
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Looking back on the lessons of "higher education and developing countries: peril and promise" : perspectives on China and India
Bloom, David E.; Altbach, Philip G.; Rosovsky, Henry - 2016
In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy and thinking in several developing countries. This...
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