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Covariate shocks and child undernutrition : a review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Debebe, Zelalem Yilma; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2020

Unexpected adverse events that affect areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although the negative effects on households, especially among the poor, are well established in the economics literature, fewer studies have focused on...

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Cost recovery and financial viability of the power sector in developing countries : insights from 15 case studies

Huenteler, Joern; Hankinson, Denzel; Rosenthal, Nicole; … - 2020

This paper analyzes power utilities in 15 jurisdictions to understand the determinants of success for reforms aimed at improving financial viability and cost recovery in the power sector and the impacts of these reforms on metrics of sector performance. The analysis finds that electricity...

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Attracting private solutions and participation in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa : findings from a survey of investors and financiers

Probst, Benedict; Holcroft, Richard; Huenteler, Joern; … - 2020

This paper develops a classification of investor risks and surveys 51 private investors and financiers in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper aims for a better understanding of what can be done to attract private solutions to fill the investment gap. It finds that the average...

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Slow rockets and fast feathers or the link between exchange rates and exports : a case study for Pakistan

Brun, Martín; Gambetta, Juan Pedro; Varela, Gonzalo - 2020

Export responses to real exchange rate (RER) depreciations in Pakistan are lower than those to appreciations. This paper empirically documents this asymmetric response using macro-level data. It then relies on a disaggregated export product-level data set for 2003-17 to test, within a panel...

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Traders' dilemma : developing countries' response to trade disputes

Devarajan, Shantayanan; Go, Delfin S.; Lakatos, Csilla; … - 2018

If trade tensions between the United States and certain trading partners escalate into a full-blown trade war, what should developing countries do? Using a global, general-equilibrium model, this paper first simulates the effects of an increase in U.S. tariffs on imports from all regions to...

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Fiscal incidence in Ukraine : a commitment to equity analysis

Bornukova, Kateryna; Leshchenko, Nataliia; Matycin, … - 2019

The paper employs the Commitment to Equity framework to present a first attempt at a comprehensive fiscal incidence analysis for Ukraine, encompassing the revenue and expenditures components of the fiscal system, including direct and indirect taxes, as well as direct, indirect, and in-kind...

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Globalization, financial crisis and contagion: time-dynamic evidence from financial markets of developing countries

Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

about the merits of financial globalization and its implications for growth especially in developing countries. This paper …

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Impacts of globalization on quality of life: evidence from developing countries

Sapkota, Jeet Bahadur - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper evaluates the impacts of globalization on quality of life, particularly on human development, gender … countries covering nine years from 1997, it shows that globalization (in terms of its comprehensive indexes and key elements … three aspects of globalization (economic, social and political) contribute to the overall effect of globalization. In …

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Of war and peace: analyzing the policy discourse on intellectual property

Ghafele, Roya - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

driven by two different camps. On one side are those who associate IP with the negative side effects of Globalization and see …

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Globalization and Management Education in Developing Countries

Hussain, Sayed Mushtaq - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

The globalization process is significantly affecting the economic and commercial life of nations. With increasing … specialized jobs is still great. But, at the same time, the imperatives of globalization require the managers of the twenty … practices. The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the elements of globalization, which affect business and management …

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