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Institutional Reform in Transition Economies : How Far Have they Come
Weder, Beatrice - 2001
Union but, when possible, transition countries, in Asia and Africa are also considered. The main findings are that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403596
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Judge bias in labor courts and firm performance
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane; Patault, Berengere; … - 2021
Does labor court uncertainty and judge subjectivity influence firms' performance? We study the economic consequences of judge decisions by collecting information on more than 145,000 Appeal court rulings, combined with administrative firm-level records covering the whole universe of French...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518274
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Is regional trade integration a growth and convergence engine in Africa?
Gammadigbe, Vigninou - 2021
Africa and its major Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The results of the instrumental variable and panel fixed …-effects estimation show that RTI promotes economic growth in Africa. However, it fosters income divergence, reflecting the distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517925
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Intergenerational social mobility in Africa since 1920
Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Syrichas, Nicolas - 2021
social mobility in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605120
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Bond markets in Africa
Mu, Yibin; Phelps, Peter; Stotsky, Janet G. - 2013
corporate bond markets in Africa. It then applies an econometric model to analyze the key determinants of African government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670991
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Immigration and employment : substitute versus complementary labor in selected African countries
Viseth, Arina - 2020
This paper uses census and household survey data on Cameroon, Ghana, and South Africa to examine immigration's impact … in the context of a segmented labor market in Sub-Saharan Africa. We find that immigration affects (i) employment (ii …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012300611
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Road to industrialized Africa : the role of efficient factor market in firm growth
Nose, Manabu - 2018
informality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper explores how land market and labor regulations affect factor allocative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011905902
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FDI, global value chains, and local sourcing in developing countries
Amendolagine, Vito; Presbitero, Andrea; Rabellotti, Roberta - 2017
The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112331
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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement : welfare gains estimates from a general equilibrium model
Abrego, Lisandro E.; Amado, Maria Alejandra; Gursoy, Tunc; … - 2019
Rodriguez-Clare (2014), we estimate the welfare effects of the AfCFTA for 45 countries in Africa. Three different model … welfare gains from trade liberalization in Africa. As intra-regional import tariffs in the continent are already low, the bulk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102028
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Regional growth spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Arizala, Francisco; Bellon, Matthieu; MacDonald, Margaux - 2019
This paper documents the steady increase in intraregional trade in sub-Saharan Africa since 1980, links this rise to …-wide integration and the associated growth spillovers are discussed. Actions policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa can take to capture the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102160