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The Political Economy of Growth: A Review

Hazama, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008

This cursory literature review discusses the direct and indirect effects of institutions, governance, and democracy on …. Even reforms that are less than comprehensive can stimulate, though not sustain, growth. Second, democracy neither promotes … but not democracy does not. The difference may be partly due to negative effects on investment and labor supply as well as …

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Structural Changes in Asparagus Production and Exports from Peru

Shimizu, Tatsuya - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009

Asparagus is the star product among non-traditional agricultural exports (NTAXs) in Peru. The export of preserved asparagus has expanded since the end of the 1980s. Although there was some stagnation in the mid-1990s, exports of fresh asparagus have expanded rapidly since the end of the 1990s....

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Development of land rental market and its effect on household farming in rural China : an empirical study in Zhejiang Province

Hoken, Hisatoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

This paper investigates the impact of land rental market development on the efficiency of labor allocation and land utilization in rural China. To test the hypothesis that the shadow wage of a rent-in household with limited off-farm opportunities will increase with the development of a land...

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Does Quality Matter in the Iron and Scrap Trade?

Michida, Etsuyo; Atici, Cemal; Kojima, Michikazu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

This paper sheds light on the iron and steel (IS) scrap trade to examine how economic development affects the quality demanded of recyclable resource. A simple model is presented that show a mechanism of how scrap quality impacts the direction of trade due to comparative advantage. We find that...

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The rise and fall in the price of food, fuel and manufactured goods : interdependency between prices and technology determining comparative advantages and development paths

Yamagata, Tatsufumi; Asuyama, Yoko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

Green innovation, which enables us to extract energy from food crops, caused a food shortage in 2008. Countries suffering severe damage started to reconsider their agricultural policy with the aim of becoming more autonomous. The food price hike of the time looks like a reversal of the...

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Ramadan school holidays as a natural experiment : impacts of seasonality on school dropout in Bangladesh

Shonchoy, Abu S.; Ito, Seiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

In 2000, Ramadan school vacation coincided with the original annual exam period of December in Bangladesh. This forced schools to pre-pone their final exam schedules in November, which was the month before the harvest begins. 'Ramadan 2000' is a natural experiment that reduced the labor demand...

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From foot-draggers to strategic counter-partners : the dynamics of U.S. and Chinese policies for tackling climate change

Cheng, Fang-Ting - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

As can been seen from the U.S.'s non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, together with the negotiations toward the post-Kyoto Protocol framework, the U.S. and China have been quarrelling over their responsibilities and have contradicted one another over the introduction of compulsory domestic...

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Trade, economic growth and environment

Managi, Shunsuke - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

The literature on trade openness, economic development, and the environment is largely inconclusive about the environmental consequences of trade. This study review previous studies focusing on treating trade and income as endogenous and estimating the overall impact of trade openness on...

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Export-Led Growth and Geographic Distribution of the Poultry Meat Industry in Brazil

Ueki, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006

This paper includes an examination of the sustainability of recent high growth in the poultry meat industry in Brazil. In addition, an assessment is made of the impact of increased production of poultry meat products on the development of local industries. Comparative studies of leading...

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Economic development capitalizing on brand agriculture : turning development strategy on its head

Fujita, Masahisa - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006

This paper explores the possibilities of two unique Japanese concepts - the One Village One Product Movement (OVOP) and Michino Eki (or Roadside Stations) - as potential tools for bridging the gap between cities and rural areas through community-driven development. From the viewpoint of spatial...

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