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Firm-level upgrading in developing countries

Verhoogen, Eric - 2021

In principle, firms in developing countries benefit from the fact that advanced technologies and products have already been developed in industrialized countries and can simply be adopted, a process often referred to as industrial upgrading. But for many firms this advantage remains elusive....

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The effects of development on migration : theoretical issues and new empirical evidence

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - 1999

issue: the complex relationship of development and migration. Since the beginning of the 1990s several arguments have been … discussed which hint at the possibility that progress in development of less developed regions might lead to more migration …

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A survey of the economics of Fair Trade

Dammert, Ana C.; Mohan, Sarah - 2014

Fair Trade has spread in developing countries as an initiative aimed at lifting poor smallholder farmers out of poverty … by providing them with premium prices, availability of credit, and improved community development and social goods. Fair … Trade is also viewed as a niche market for high value products in a context of globalization and trade liberalization …

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Determinants of international migration : empirical evidence for migration from developing countries to Germany

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - 1998

trade, development and migration. Empirical studies focusing on international migration from LDCs so far are very scarce … economic differential between countries for migration, the existence of an inverse u-shaped relationship between development …

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Reaping the rewards later : how education improves old-age cognition in South Africa

Nikolov, Plamen; Yeh, Steve - 2022

Cognitive performance in late adulthood is critical for better welfare and understanding the causes of human capital depreciation in old age is increasingly crucial in aging societies. Using data from South Africa, we study how early life education affects cognition, a component of human capital...

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Why pay NGOs to involve the community?

Burger, Ronelle; Dasgupta, Indraneel; Owens, Trudy - 2014

We examine the case for donors providing financial incentives to NGOs to increase community participation. We show that, when such incentives are provided, there need not exist any meaningful relationship between beneficiary welfare and the extent of community participation implemented by an...

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The return of the prodigy son : do return migrants make better leaders?

Mercier, Marion - 2013

This paper investigates the impact of political leaders' migration experience on the quality of their leadership. We build up an original database on the personal background of 932 politicians who were at the head of the executive power in a developing country over the 1960-2004 period. We put...

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Pathways from school to work in the developing world

Manacorda, Marco; Rosati, Furio Camillo; Ranzani, Marco; … - 2015

This paper uses micro data from the ILO-STWT surveys to provide novel evidence on the duration, end point and determinants of the transition from school to work in a sample of 23 low and middle-income countries around the world. The negative effects of low levels of human capital and high levels...

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Tropical storms and mortality under climate change

Pugatch, Todd - 2019

Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital statistics records from a large developing country,...

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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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