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accurate test. The results indicate that equality holds strongly for the most developed country in the sample (Zimbabwe), but … not at all for the least developed country (Tanzania). Moreover, the breakdown in correct remuneration in the two least …
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,000 agricultural plots across four countries in Africa to study the size, source, and persistence of productivity dispersion among …
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ethnic fragmentation as a main driver of political and social friction in Africa, the paper further details the construction …
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, 600 million people live without electricity. Despite ambitions of governments and donors to … evidence. Using a novel dataset of 20,000 geo-tagged structures in rural Western Kenya, we provide descriptive evidence that …
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firms, one for Tanzania covering 2008-2016 and one for Ethiopia covering 1996-2017. Our analysis reveals a dichotomy between …Recent growth accelerations in Africa are characterized by increasing productivity in agriculture, a declining share of …
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At roughly 4% per annum, labor productivity in Tanzania has grown more rapidly over the past 12 years than at any other …-agricultural employment growth has occurred in the informal sector. Using Tanzania's first nationally representative survey of micro, small … economy-wide labor productivity growth in Tanzania between 2002 and 2012. However, virtually all of the labor productivity …
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dramatic differences in medical care technologies, prenatal conditions, and prenatal care at the move from Ethiopia to Israel …
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This paper compares the relative impact of two road safety interventions in the Kenyan minibus or matatu sector: a top down set of regulatory requirements known as the Michuki Rules and a consumer empowerment intervention. We use very detailed insurance claims data on three classes of vehicles...
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electricity prices to allow the utility to recover its prudently incurred costs, a process known as cost-of-service regulation … supported by observed waxing and waning of political enthusiasm for electricity reform. While electricity restructuring has …
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