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Growth and Risk : A View from International Trade
Krishna, Pravin; Levchenko, Andrei A.; Maloney, William F. - 2020
This paper studies the cross-country patterns of risky innovation and growth through the lens of international trade. It uses a simple theoretical framework of risky quality upgrading by firms under varying levels of financial development to derive two predictions. First, the mean rate of...
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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa
Brenton, Paul; Hoppe, Mombert; Newfarmer, Richard - 2012
Trade can be a key driver of growth for African countries, as it has been for those countries, particularly in East Asia, that have experienced high and sustained rates of growth. Economic partnership agreements with the European Union could be instrumental in a competitiveness framework, but to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552415
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Outgrowing Resource Dependence Theory and Some Recent Developments
Martin, Will - 2012
Many policy makers are concerned about dependence on resource exports. This paper examines four changes that reduce this dependence: (i) accumulation of capital and skills; (ii) changes in protection policy, particularly reductions in the burden of protection on exporters; (iii) differential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553940
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Brazilian Exports : Climbing Down a Competitiveness Cliff
Canuto, Otaviano; Cavallari, Matheus; Guilherme Reis, Jos?? - 2013
This note examines in detail Brazil s export performance over the past 15 years, focusing not only on growth and …
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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
. Export vulnerability depends first on the overall level of export exposure, measured as the share of exports in gross … gross domestic product using a gravity model of trade. Furthermore, export vulnerability is computed separately for … composition of their export basket. Although the results suggest differences in elasticity estimates across regions as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560419
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Bank Financing to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Colombia
Stephanou, Constantinos; Rodriguez, Camila - 2012
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by banks in Colombia. The paper is motivated by the well-documented financing gap for SMEs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552267
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Conditional Cash Transfers in Education : Design Features, Peer and Sibling Effects Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia
Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Bertrand, Marianne; Linden, Leigh L. - 2012
This paper presents an evaluation of multiple variants of a commonly used intervention to boost education in developing countries - the conditional cash transfer - with a student level randomization that allows the authors to generate intra-family and peer-network variation. The analysis tests...
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Household Investment under Violence - The Colombian Case
Grun, Rebekka E. - 2012
Households in rural Colombia are confronted with a variety of violent threats: attacks and displacement threats by … appropriate political answer to chronic violence in Colombia as well as in other areas of chronic conflict. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552504
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How "Natural" are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies
Nauges, C??line; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2012
economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552588
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Human Capital and University-Industry Linkages' Role in Fostering Firm Innovation : An Empirical Study of Chile and Colombia
Marotta, Daniela; Mark, Michael; Blom, Andreas - 2012
A firm's absorptive capacity, human capital and linkages with knowledge institutions have been shown to increase the firm's probability of innovating in OECD economies. Despite its importance for national- and firm-level competitiveness, few papers examine the impact of the same variables for...
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