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The Impact of Reduced Commuting on Labor Supply and Household Welfare : A Post-Pandemic Analysis
Ji, Yi - 2024
This paper examines the impact of changes in commuting time on welfare and labor supply in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing data from the American Time Use Survey, we observe a shift in commuting time and working hours across occupations with varying ability of telework after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058468
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HIV/AIDS; The Impacton Poverty and Inequality
Haacker, Markus; Salinas, Gonzalo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African … countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, we simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825925
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The Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Sgherri, Silvia; MacFarlan, Maitland - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper provides an overview of the potential macroeconomic effects of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, focusing on the key … impact of HIV/AIDS, a dual-economy equilibrium model is constructed and simulated under different scenarios. Depending on … exactly how AIDS affects the outlook, GDP growth is projected to fall from around 5½ percent a year without the pandemic to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826153
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Exchange rate and foreign interest rate linkages for Sub-Saharan Africa floaters
Thomas, Alun - 2012
The paper considers the determinants of exchange rate movements among sub-Saharan countries that have flexible exchange rate regimes. The determinants are based on the law of one price and interest parity conditions. Results indicate that the exchange rates have responded significantly to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621648
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Income and democracy : Lipset's law revisited
Fayad, Ghada; Bates, Robert H.; Hoeffler, Anke - 2012
We revisit Lipset?s law, which posits a positive and significant relationship between income and democracy. Using dynamic and heterogeneous panel data estimation techniques, we find a significant and negative relationship between income and democracy: higher/lower incomes per capita...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009679679
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Excess Liquidity and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Saxegaard, Magnus - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SOME STYLIZED FACTS ON RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND EXCESS LIQUIDITY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES -- III. MEASUREMENT OF EXCESS LIQUIDITY -- IV. EXCESS BANK LIQUIDITY AND MONETARY POLICY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM -- V. SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- References.
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Grants, Remittances, and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Mongardini, Joannes - 2009
This paper builds on the methodology developed by Chudik and Mongardini (2007) to estimate the relationship between grants and remittances and the equilibrium real exchange rate in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries using panel techniques. The results indicate that grants and remittances are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677761
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Sub-Saharan Africa's Integration in the Global Financial Markets
Deléchat, Corinne - 2009
The paper uses a unique database covering 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries between 2000 and 2007 to study the determinants of the allocation and composition of flows across countries, as well as channels through which private capital flows could affect growth. In our sample,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677784
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Spillovers from the Rest of the World into Sub-Saharan African Countries
Fund, International Monetary - 2009
This paper investigates the impact of a global slowdown on individual African countries using a series of dynamic panel regressions for countries in the region, relating real growth in domestic output to world growth in trade weighted by partner countries and several control variables: oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677816
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Revenue Mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mansour, Mario - 2009
This paper evaluates the nature and extent of, and possible responses to, two of the central challenges that globalization poses for revenue mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): from corporate tax competition, and from trade liberalization. It does so using a new dataset with features...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677817