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Population Dynamics and Long-Run Economic Growth
Casey, Gregory; Galor, Oded - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper applies insights from theoretical and empirical research in economic growth to analyze the impacts of policies affecting fertility, migration and human capital accumulation on growth and poverty alleviation. It underlines the tradeoff between having more children and investing more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195668
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¿Cuántos somos?. Una excursión por las estadísticas demográficas del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Goerlich, Francisco José - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This paper draws attention to the internal consistency of the demographic statistics frequently used in applied work, population stocks and flows of births, deaths and net migration. We illustrate some inconsistencies found in these statistics provided by the Spanish central statistical office,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566444
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Determinants of Agricultural Technology adoption: the Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania
Simtowe, Franklin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
technique to data obtained from Tanzania to derive estimates of the actual and potential adoption rates of improved pigeonpea … large demand for improved pigeonpea varieties suggesting that there is scope for increasing their adoption rate in Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107716
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Land Titling and Investment In Tanzania: An Empirical Investigation
Kassa, Woubet - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
is used as an IV for the titling status of a plot. Using the 2010/2011 Tanzania National Survey data, it is shown that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108771
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Capacity Utilization of Enterprises in Tanzania
Egbert, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Structural reforms and market liberalization have led to a transformation of the Tanzanian economy since the mid-1980s. Studies on enterprises in the manufacturing sector seem to indicate that entrepreneurs persistently operated with low capacity utilization in the 1990s. In a liberalized market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109523
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Africa’s Burden: Labour Markets, Natural Resources and the FDI ‘Reliance-Rejection’ Paradox
de Mauro, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the complex issue of development in sub-Saharan Africa by identifying an FDI reliance-rejection paradox emanating from the incompatibility between colonial legacies and Structural Adjustment Programmes. Since the 1980s, international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259898
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The impact of economic policy shocks on the outcomes of the fiscal adjustment policies in Tanzania
Kihaule, Arnold Mathias - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper examines the outcomes of the fiscal adjustment policies adopted during the period in which Tanzania … in output growth and public spending instability in Tanzania. Specifically, economic policy shocks led to changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112380
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Agricultural productivity and mortality: evidence from Kagera, Tanzania
Ikegami, Munenobu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
production in Kagera, Tanzania, reducing total factor productivity. We also quantify how much this negative effect contributes to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105709
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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania
Msuya, Elibariki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
examined. Factors that hinder FDI flow to agriculture in Tanzania are assessed. Specifically, the role of FDI in improving an … agricultural firm’s efficiency in Tanzania and reforms required for more effective investment promotion in agriculture are examined …. An important implication of the results is that FDI to Tanzania and specifically to agriculture, has a much more far …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621655
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Explaining Productivity Variation among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Tanzania
Msuya, Elibariki Emmanuel; Hisano, Shuji; Nariu, Tatsuhiko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
technical efficiency of 233 smallholder maize farmers in Tanzania and provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005623277