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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael (contributor); Klasen, Stephan (contributor) - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development of countries. These debates have usually been based on cross-country regressions where questions about parameter heterogeneity, unobserved heterogeneity, and endogeneity cannot...
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(De facto) historical ethnic borders and land tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio; Özak, Ömer - 2023
We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the...
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Land rights insecurity and temporary migration in rural China
Rupelle, Maëlys de la; Deng, Quheng; Li, Shi; … - 2009
Like most other developing countries, China experiences huge migration outflows from rural areas. Their most striking characteristic is a high geographical and temporal mobility. Rural migrants keep going back and forth between origin villages and destination areas. In this paper, we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932224
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Village political economy, land tenure insecurity, and the rural to urban migration decision : evidence from China
Giles, John; Mu, Ren - 2014
This paper investigates the impact of land tenure insecurity on the migration decisions of China's rural residents. A simple model first frames the relationship among these variables and the probability that a reallocation of land will occur in the following year. After first demonstrating that...
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The colonial legacy in India : how persistent are the effects of historical institutions?
Lakshmi Iyer; Weir, Coleson - 2024
Using updated data, we analyze the long-run effects of two British colonial institutions established in India. Iyer (2010) showed that areas under direct colonial rule had fewer schools, health centers, and roads than areas under indirect colonial rule. Two decades later, we find that these...
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Within and between gender disparities in income and education benefits from democracy
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2007
There is data evidence that welfare has improved post democracy in Nigeria. However, the distribution or concentration …, across and within gender, post democracy in Nigeria is explored. I make use of simple econometric tools to test two null … in Nigeria. Second, there are no within gender disparities of the shift to democracy on income and returns to education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646708
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Understanding low average returns to education in Africa : the role of heterogeneity across education levels and the importance of political and economic reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2008
recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low … the case of Nigeria. Following the sudden death of military general Sanni Abacha, Nigeria moved to democracy in 1999 … education is estimated using instrumental variables exploiting a quasi experiment in Nigeria. The results provide evidence that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763121
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Disparities in labor market outcomes across geopolitical regions in Nigeria : fact or fantasy?
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2007
Differences in geopolitical regions of Nigeria are not debatable. However, there is no clear consensus on the dimension … using survey data from Nigeria between 1996-1999. Both descriptive and econometric analysis are used to test the null … hypothesis that there are no significant regional differences in labor market outcomes in Nigeria. The results are surprising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003557362
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War and stature : growing up during the Nigerian civil war
Akresh, Richard; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Leone, Marinella; … - 2011
; height ; early life ; human capital investments ; Nigeria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523516
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"A flop or a success?" : an evaluation of the welfare impacts of the 6-3-3-4 education system in Nigeria
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2015
The need for graduates who would be productive citizens able to contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy led to the overhaul of the old education system 6-5-4 and the implementation of the 6-3-3-4 system, with its first set of graduates from secondary schools in 1988. The main objective...
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