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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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Expanding export variety : the role of institutional reforms in developing countries
Sheng, Liugang; Yang, Dennis Tao - 2013
expand their product varieties in export. Our model demonstrates that relaxing foreign ownership controls and improving … raising the extensive margin of processing exports in China for the period of 1997-2007. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128870
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Short and long-run labor market effects of developing country exports : evidence from Bangladesh
Robertson, Raymond; Kokas, Deeksha; Cardozo, Diego; … - 2020
This paper studies how a positive export shock - the sharp increase in garment-sector exports that began at the end of … exogenous to Bangladesh, we instrument export demand with OECD imports to ensure identification. We compare estimates of the …-run, general-equilibrium neoclassical trade theory. As in other studies, we find that the export shock was localized both in terms …
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Exports and jobs for inclusive growth in Cambodia
Kokas, Deeksha; Roche Rodriguez, Jaime Alfonso; López … - 2024
Cambodia's rapid economic growth in the past few decades has coincided with trade liberalization and structural transformation. This growth has been extensively associated with more employment, higher wages, shared prosperity, and poverty reduction. By combining two complementary approaches, the...
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The dynamics of women’s labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
This paper investigates cyclicality in women's labour supply motivated by the hypothesis that it contributes to smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1.1 million women in 63 developing and transition...
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Welfare programs and labor supply in developing countries : experimental evidence from Latin America
Alzúa, María Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; Ripani, Laura - 2012
This study looks at the effect of welfare programs on work incentives and the adult labor supply in developing countries. The analysis builds on the experimental evaluations of three programs implemented in rural areas: Mexico's PROGRESA, Nicaragua's RPS and Honduras' PRAF. Comparable results...
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The inheritance of educational inequality among young people in developing countries
Pastore, Francesco; Roccisano, Federica - 2015
This letter provides new evidence on the extent of the inheritance of educational inequality in the eight developing countries (Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Iran, Kosovo, Mongolia, Nepal, Syria) where the ILO carried out the first wave of School-to-Work Transition survey. We observe different...
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Gender and industrialization: developments and trends in the context of developing countries
Sorgner, Alina - 2021
This paper reviews the literature on the relationship between gender (in)equality and industrialization in the context of developing countries. It documents past developments, accounting for pre-industrial preconditions that might explain current differences in gender roles across societies....
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Privatisation in developing countries : what are the lessons of recent experience?
Estrin, Saul; Pelletier, Adeline - 2016
This paper reviews recent empirical evidence on privatisation in developing countries. Particular emphasis is placed on new areas of research such as the distributional impacts of privatisation. Overall, the literature now reflects a more cautious and nuanced evaluation of privatisation. Thus it...
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The influence of value-chain governance on innovation performance: a study of Italian suppliers
Brancati, Emanuele; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Mazzi, Caio Torres - 2021
This paper explores how value-chain governance affects the innovation performance of suppliers of intermediate products … is more conducive to innovation for suppliers, especially when these firms have medium capability levels. Conversely … are also reflected in export performances and sales of innovative products. Our results go partially against other …
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