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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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Manufacturing firms in Africa: Some stylized facts about wages and productivity
Clarke, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
of the poor institutional environment on profits and the effect of limited competition on productivity measurement. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422089
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Does size of operated area matter? Evidence from Malawi's agricultural production
Matchaya, Greenwell C. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The objective of this paper was to examine the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity using data … from Malawi. This paper has examined the relationship using ordinary least squares regression with heteroskedasticity … probably the post market liberalization period (1990s) became characterized by an inverse farm size productivity relationship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837380
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The Nature of Innovation Channels at the Micro-Level : Evidence from Russian Manufacturing Firms
Simachev, Yuri; Kuzyk, Mikhail; Feygina, Vera - 2013
The main purpose of the paper is to analyze different channels for innovations. We consider the influence of various incentives for innovation in Russian companies taking into account the organization of industries — vertical or horizontal orientation, peculiarities of corporate demography,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014153492
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Literacy and Numeracy in Faith-Based and Government Schools in Sierra Leone
Wodon, Quentin; Ying, Yvonne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper provides a comparative assessment of the market share, reach to the poor, and performance of faith-based and public schools in Sierra Leone using data from the 2004 Integrated Household Survey. One-third of primary school students attend government schools and more than half are in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005087500
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Domestic Work Time in Sierra Leone
Wodon, Quentin; Ying, Yvonne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The objective of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of domestic work time in Sierra Leone using a 2003-2004 household survey that for the first time provides information on time use. Basic statistics on the time allocated to domestic work according to gender, age, urban/rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008776854
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The stuff of legend: diamonds and development in southern Africa
Noland, Marcus; Spector, Brooks - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This essay establishes four propositions. First, the diamond industry has been a positive force for development in southern Africa. Second, jewelry, among the most profitable segments of the industry, is a non-essential luxury, and accordingly, consumer concerns over conflict diamonds pose a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025715
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Botswana’s revealed comparative advantage
Makochekanwa, Albert - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Analysis of Botswana’s competitiveness in world trade has been presented based on indices of revealed comparative … advantage (RCA) calculated for the period 1999 and 2004. Results show that Botswana has RCA in diamonds, copper matte, and meat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367969
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Economic Development in Pre-Independence Botswana, 1820-1966: Historical Trends, Contributing and Countervailing Factors
Hlavac, Marek - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper examines the trajectory of economic development in Botswana between the years 1820 and 1966, when it … then proceed to analyze what factors have encouraged or hindered economic development in Botswana: In particular, I focus …, demographic trends, as well as on ethnic divisions and cultural belief systems. Finally, I discuss how prepared Botswana was for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684900
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Firm Registration and Bribes: Results from a Microenterprise Survey in Africa
Clarke, George R.G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
of 4,801 microenterprises in Zambia, this paper looks at whether corruption is a more or less serious problem for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009148036