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When banana import restrictions lead to exports : a tale of cyclones and quarantine policies
Chia Chiun Ko; Frijters, Paul - 2014
This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010250023
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Multidimensional human capital, wages and endogenous employment status in Ghana
Blunch, Niels-Hugo (contributor) - 2008
skills, such as adult literacy programs, or other types of education. This paper examines these issues for Ghana, by … ; cognitive and non-cognitive skills ; formal education ; adult literacy programs ; Ghana …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793530
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Capital-skill complementarity : evidence from manufacturing industries in Ghana
Akay, Gokhan H.; Yuksel, Mutlu - 2009
purpose of this study is to determine whether the capital-skill complementarity framework holds for Ghana manufacturing plants … in industry and aggregate level. We use an unbalanced panel of plant-level data for manufacturing firms in Ghana during … suggest that capital-skill complementarity holds in aggregate level and wood-furniture sector in Ghana. However, we reject the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932439
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The economic consequences of "Brain Drain" of the best and brightest : microeconomic evidence from five countries
Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J. - 2010
Brain drain has long been a common concern for migrant-sending countries, particularly for small countries where high-skilled emigration rates are highest. However, while economic theory suggests a number of possible benefits, in addition to costs, from skilled emigration, the evidence base on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008809999
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Productive benefits of health : evidence from low-income countries
Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2005
components of health are equal. Evidence from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Brazil suggest that the health human capital effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002597744
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Is rationing in the microfinance sector determined by the microfinance type? : evidence from Ghana
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Sackey, Frank Gyimah - 2015
This study sets out to examine the extent to which access to credit and credit rationing are influenced by the microfinance type based on the major factors determining micro, small and medium enterprises' access to credit from microfinance institutions in the era of financial liberalization. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510572
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Why do South Korean firms produce so much more output per worker than Ghanaian ones?
Baptist, Simon; Teal, Francis J. - 2015
productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289948
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Remittances and child labour in Africa : evidence from Burkina Faso
Boutin, Delphine - 2014
This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and child labour, our identification...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360846
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Is climbing difficult? : a gendered analysis on the use of financial services in Ghana and South Africa
Annim, Samuel Kobina; Arun, Thankom - 2013
, draws on the FinMark national-level data from Ghana and South Africa. The main observation is that females in South Africa … are more likely to use general financial and investment products than in Ghana. The results also reveal that in Ghana, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201746
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Remittances and child labour in Africa : evidence from Burkina Faso
Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine - 2014
This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and child labour, our identification...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252636