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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
Why have so few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa been successful in export-oriented manufacturing? This paper uses firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys to discuss this. The paper shows that although firms in most African countries are relatively unproductive, they are more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422089
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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
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Financial sector reforms and monetary policy reforms in Zambia
Simatele, Munacinga C H - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
Zambia. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the theoretical foundations for the reforms undertaken in Zambia since the mid 1980s and … monetary transmission mechanism in Zambia. Vector auto -regressions are estimated for the pre-reform and post-reform periods … stabilisation policy in Zambia is underscored by the results obtained in chapters 2 and 3. In this paper, we pursue this idea by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685153
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Declining economy in Zambia and its impact in food security
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Zambia is a landlocked country located in southern central Africa and it is one of the poorest countries in the world … Zambia and mortality rates are among the highest in the world. The rural transportation network is largely undeveloped and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109672
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Inflation and Economic Growth in Zambia: A Threshold Autoregressive (TAR) Econometric Approach
Phiri, Andrew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
economic growth in Zambia can be stimulated even in a moderately high inflation environment. Particularly, the causality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112178
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Response to “PEPFAR Program Expenditures” [Form Number: DS-4213, OMB Control Number: 1405-0208] – Third Revision
Douglas, J. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This response document will briefly address concerns about the ethical, legal and methodological flaws with past research informing aspects of present PEPFAR program areas; concerns about adverse consequences of PEPFAR program areas; and concerns about the absence of oversight of the activities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258219
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Production of (Pleasant) Time by Means of (Unpleasant) Time: Some Notes on Consumption Theory and Time Use
Nisticò, Sergio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The aim of this paper is to propose an analytical framework, wherein the individuals' choice problem is addressed in terms of alternative time‐consuming activities rather than in terms of alternative bundles of goods and services. In particular, the paper reverses Becker's (1965) proposal to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260399
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2010 and 2011 EU Competition Law and Sector-specific Regulatory Jurisprudence and Case Law Developments with a Nexus to Poland
Kuik, Krzysztof; Mościbroda, Anna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This third overview of EU competition and sector-specific regulatory jurisprudential and case law developments with a nexus to Poland covers the years 2010 and 2011. This period of time is worth noting for several reasons. First, EU courts delivered a significant number of judgments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260409
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The Effect of Newer Drugs on Health Spending: Do They Really Increase the Costs?
Civan, Abdülkadir; Koksal, Bulent - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
We analyze the influence of technological progress on pharmaceuticals on rising health expenditures using US State …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790100