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This paper analyses inclusive growth that focuses on the creation of opportunities for all. Inclusive growth allows people to contribute to and benefit from economic growth, while pro-poor growth approaches focusing on welfare of the poor only to reduce inequality. Recently, economics literature...
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This paper surveys research on social capital with a specific emphasis on Africa studies. We explore deeply the definition and the main dimensions of social capital, following Bourdieu, Coleman and Putnam. We also question the formation of social capital and address the issue of measurement. We...
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This article examines the effect of social networks by investigating how mobilizing family, friendship or kindship ties in job searches affects the quality of employment (QoE) using a mixed approach. Drawing from socioeconomic literature on the segmented labor market, the authors propose an...
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The paper examines ways to expand the contribution of the Armenian diaspora to Armenia’s long-term development agenda … who have been active in and with Armenia. Based on these findings, it develops recommendations, consistent with the …
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The paper deals with two issues. First, it focuses on the analysis of Armenia’s trade performance based on the … Armenia has been lagging in its export development relative to most CIS countries. The recent improvements in exports helped … somewhat to reduce the gap. The second part of the paper provides for re-estimation of the “costs of blockade” effect. Armenia …
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This paper aims to develop a detailed analysis of quasi-fiscal deficits and subsidies, and their impact on Armenia … quasi-fiscal deficits and the incidence of quasi-fiscal subsidies in Armenia, as well as identify main recipients and donors … of quasi-fiscal financing. The main finding of the paper is that, while quasi-fiscal deficits in Armenia remain …
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quantitative estimates of the costs of major transitional shocks for Armenia during the early transition, including the direct …, built on a detailed input-output model for Armenia, and using the actual 1987 data. Our estimates suggest that the … Armenia due to its lower dependence on transfers from the union budget. The actual economic decline in Armenia in the first …
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underutilization for a case of Armenia, the paper provides a set of simple recommendations on how to rationalize the Diaspora …
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models and impulse-response function analysis for the region countries, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, separately for the …
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data from Armenia, I find that the country’s package of EPL has this same effect, and worker flows have slowed under the … country’s new Labor Code. The paradox of where Armenia’s workforce is going still remains but can be hypothesized as entering …
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