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Clothing and Export Diversification : Still a Route to Growth for Low-Income Countries?

Brenton, Paul; Hoppe, Mombert - 2012

Can the clothing sector be a driver of export diversification and growth for today's low-income countries as it was in the past for countries that have graduated into middle income? This paper assesses this issue taking into account key changes to the market for clothing: the emergence of India...

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Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness

Mohapatra, Sanket; Joseph, George; Ratha, Dilip - 2012

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase in the aftermath of natural disasters in countries...

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Property Rights in a Very Poor Country : Tenure Insecurity and Investment in Ethiopia

Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Dercon, Stefan; Gautam, Madhur - 2012

efficiency, investment, and growth. With all land state-owned, the threat of land redistribution never appears far off the agenda … insecurity affect household investment decisions, focusing on trees and shrubs. The panel data estimates suggest that limited … perceived transfer rights, and the threat of expropriation, negatively affect long-term investment in Ethiopian agriculture …

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Real Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Private Investment in Developing Countries

S??rven, Luis - 2013

The author examines empirically the link between real exchange rate uncertainty and private investment in developing … finds that it has a strong negative impact on investment, after controlling for other standard investment determinants and … real exchange rate uncertainty on investment is significantly larger in economies that are highly open and in those with …

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Pension Funds and National Saving

Lopez Murphy, Pablo; Musalem, Alberto R. - 2013

The authors conduct an empirical study on the effect of the accumulation of pension fund financial assets, on national saving, using a panel of 43 industrial, and developing countries. The authors find evidence suggesting that the accumulation of pension fund financial assets might increase...

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Export Structure and Growth : A Detailed Analysis for Argentina

Guerson, Alejandro; Parks, James; Parra Torrado, Monica - 2012

This paper examines recent changes in the structure of Argentine exports and the implications for future growth. The authors find that the current export structure of Argentina is not conducive to future growth because it is dominated by low-productivity goods that tend to be exported by...

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Export Led Growth, Pro-Poor or Not? Evidence from Madagascar's Textile and Apparel Industry

Nicita, Alessandro - 2012

Madagascar's textile and apparel industry has been among the fastest growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fueled by low labor costs, a fairly productive labor force, and preferential access to industrial countries, Madagascar's exports of textile and apparel products grew from about US$45 million in...

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Monitoring Export Vulnerability to Changes in Growth Rates of Major Global Markets

Hollweg, Claire H.; Lederman, Daniel; Reyes, Jos??-Daniel - 2013

Interest in assessing the impacts on developing countries of changes in major markets' economic performance has risen in tandem with global economic uncertainty over short- and medium-term growth prospects. This paper proposes a methodology to measure the vulnerability of a country's exports to...

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Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania : Evidence from a Tracking Survey

Beegle, Kathleen; De Weerdt, Joachim; Dercon, Stefan - 2012

This study explores the extent to which migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between 1991 and 2004. The analysis addresses concerns about...

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Risk Sharing Opportunities and Macroeconomic Factors in Latin American and Caribbean Countries : A Consumption Insurance Assessment

Ventura, Luigi - 2012

This paper evaluates the degree of consumption insurance enjoyed by Latin American and Caribbean countries, with respect to various reference areas, by estimating a parameter expressing the sensitivity of a country's consumption growth to a measure of idiosyncratic shocks to income. The paper...

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