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On Gender and Growth : The Role of Intergenerational Health Externalities and Women???s Occupational Constraints

Ag??nor, Pierre-Richard; Canuto, Otaviano; da Silva, … - 2012

This paper studies the growth effects of externalities associated with intergenerational health transmission, health …

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Health Care Decisions as a Family Matter : Intrahousehold Education Externalities and the Utilization of Health Services

Lindel??w, Magnus - 2013

The author is concerned with the role of education as a determinant of health care choices. His central premise is that … utilization of health services is determined not solely by an individual's own education, but rather by a notion of effective … education of different household members affects health care choices. He tests these hypotheses on data from Mozambique …

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Endogenous Institution Formation under a Catching-up Strategy in Developing Countries

Lin, Justin Yifu; Li, Zhiyun - 2012

This paper explores endogenous institution formation under a catching-up strategy in developing countries. Since the catching-up strategy is normally against the compartive advantages of the developing countries, it can not be implemented through laissez-faire market mechanisms, and a government...

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Aid, Growth, and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics

Devarajan, Shantayanan; Go, Delfin S.; Page, John - 2012

Devarajan, Go, Page, Robinson, and Thierfelder argued that if aid is about the future and recipients are able to plan consumption and investment decisions optimally over time, then the potential problem of an aid-induced appreciation of the real exchange rate (Dutch disease) does not occur. In...

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Can Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide Education Policy in Developing Countries?

Jimenez, Emmanuel; Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2012

Cost-benefit analysis in education is an important tool in the economists' arsenal. However, it is essential that research, especially on the social benefits of education, make further progress to make cost-benefit more analysis. There is a need for more research on the effects of policy...

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Is Migration a Good Substitute for Education Subsidies?

Docquier, Fr??d??ric; Faye, Ousmane; Pestieau, Pierre - 2012

Assuming a given educational policy, the recent brain drain literature reveals that skilled migration can boost the average level of schooling in developing countries. This paper introduces educational subsidies determined by governments concerned by the number of skilled workers remaining in...

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Calamities, Debt, and Growth in Developing Countries

Lederman, Daniel; Nguyen, Ha; Rojas, Claudio J.; Yuting … - 2022

Public debt in developing economies rose at a fast clip during 2020-21, at least partly due to the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman opined in early 2021 that "fighting covid is like fighting a war." This paper argues that the Covid-19 pandemic shares many traits...

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Attitudes and Policies toward Refugees : Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Ginn, Thomas - 2022

Exclusionary policies, such as limits on refugees' movement and the right to work, are often justified as reasons to minimize economic and social tensions with host communities. While these policies have a negative effect on refugees' economic outcomes, their ability to mitigate frictions with...

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Individual Wealth Inequality : Measurement and Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Hasanbasri, Ardina; Kilic, Talip; Koolwal, Gayatri; … - 2022

The accumulation of personal wealth, stemming from ownership and control of assets, plays a critical role in advancing women's and men’s economic opportunities. Yet, it is an understudied dimension of inequality across the developing world. To study individual-level wealth inequality and...

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Political Prioritization of Early Childhood Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Comparative Policy Analysis of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Neuman, Michelle J.; Powers, Shawn - 2021

delivery than other levels of education, concerns about young children's ability to comply with health protocols, and …

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