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The extractive industry's impact on economic growth in SADC countries
Nhabinde, Simeão; Heshmati, Almas - 2020
providing evidence of a resource curse. Extractive industries in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia have positive direct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266066
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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]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002226214
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The employment effects of ethnic politics
Amodio, Francesco; Chiovelli, Giorgio; Hohmann, Sebastian - 2019
This paper studies the labor market consequences of ethnic politics in African democracies. We combine geo-referenced data from 15 countries, 32 parliamentary elections, 62 political parties, 243 ethnic groups, 2,200 electoral constituencies, and 400,000 individuals. We implement a regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140265
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Can intra-regional trade act as a global shock absorber in Africa?
Brixiova, Zuzana; Meng, Qingwei; Ncube, Mthuli - 2015
The global financial crisis and the subsequent uneven recovery have underscored the need for Africa's resilience to … African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) - suggests that deeper intra-regional, and in particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307945
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Enterprising women in Southern Africa : when does land ownership matter?
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Tregenna, Fiona - 2020
Limited access to finance is one of the major barriers for women entrepreneurs in Africa. This paper presents a model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012162904
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Industrialization lessons from BRICS : a comparative analysis
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - 2013
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector … China and the other BRICS. These differences are down to differences in industrial policy: in China industrial policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786965
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Regional income inequality in selected large countries
Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Income inequality can be measured at different levels of aggregation such as global, continental, international and national levels. Here we consider income inequality at the national level but the focus is on the within country regional inequality. Regional inequality in income distribution in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002422179
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Preferential market access into the Chinese market : how good is it for Africa?
Co, Catherine Yap; Dimova, Ralitza - 2014
In 2005 China provided duty-free access to 190 items from 25 least developed sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Three … years later duty-free access was extended to 454 items from 31 SSA LDCs. We find no evidence that China's preferential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010237668
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What drives attitudes toward immigrants in Sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Uganda and Senegal
Becker, Malte; Krüger, Finja; Heidland, Tobias - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014462137
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The rise of the East and the Far East : German labor markets and trade integration
Dauth, Wolfgang; Findeisen, Sebastian; Südekum, Jens - 2012
We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" - China and Eastern Europe … ; employment ; China ; Eastern Europe ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009558995