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The 1991 Reforms, Indian Economic Growth, and Social Progress
Agarwal, Manmohan - 2013
This paper analyzes the effects of the reforms initiated in India following the balance of payments (BOP) crisis of 1991 on economic performance. We do not find persuasive the contention of many analysts that growth accelerated after the mid-1980s when reforms were initiated. Nor does...
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Financial Aid, Debt Management, and Socioeconomic Outcomes : Post-College Effects of Merit-Based Aid
Scott-Clayton, Judith - 2016
Prior research has demonstrated that financial aid can influence both college enrollments and completions, but less is known about its post-college consequences. Even for students whose attainment is unaffected, financial aid may affect post-college outcomes via reductions in both time to degree...
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Non-Contributory Pensions
Galiani, Sebastian - 2014
The creation of non-contributory pension schemes is becoming increasingly common as countries struggle to reduce poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) - a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural adults over 70 years of age - we evaluate the effects of...
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Decentralization and Efficiency of Subsidy Targeting : Evidence from Chiefs in Rural Malawi
Basurto, Pia - 2017
Developing countries spend vast sums on subsidies. Beneficiaries are typically selected via either a proxy-means test (PMT) or through a decentralized identification process led by local leaders. A decentralized allocation may offer informational or accountability advantages, but may be prone to...
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Can Iron-Fortified Salt Control Anemia? Evidence from Two Experiments in Rural Bihar
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2016
Iron deficiency anemia is frequent among the poor worldwide. While it can be prevented with the appropriate supplement or food fortification, these programs often do not consistently reach the poorest. This paper reports on the impact of a potential strategy to address iron deficiency anemia in...
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Risk Matters : The Real Effects of Volatility Shocks
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús - 2010
sample of four emerging small open economies: Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Brazil. We postulate a stochastic volatility …
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Informal Labor and the Efficiency Cost of Social Programs : Evidence from the Brazilian Unemployment Insurance Program
Gerard, François - 2016
comprehensive administrative data to quantify the efficiency cost of increases in potential UI duration in Brazil. We find evidence … cost is also lower in labor markets with higher informality within Brazil. This is because formal reemployment rates are …
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Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians
Avis, Eric - 2016
enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …
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Does Management Matter in Schools
Bloom, Nicholas - 2014
Italy, Brazil and then finally India. We also show that autonomous government schools (i.e. government funded but with …
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Capital Controls in Brazil - Stemming a Tide with a Signal?
Jinjarak, Yothin - 2013
implementing them. We focus on Brazil, which instituted five changes in its capital account regime in 2008-2011. Using the … synthetic control method, we construct counterfactuals (i.e., Brazil with no policy change) for each of these changes. We find … regarding the government's larger intentions and sensibilities. Brazil's left-of-center government's willingness to remove …
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