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The Economics of the Frontier : Conquest and Settlement
Findlay, Ronald - 2017
This book deals with the economics of establishing a frontier by conquest or by peaceful settlement, the costs involved …
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Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia
Heshmati, Almas (ed.); Yoon, Haeyeon (ed.) - 2018
Chapter 1. Almas Heshmati, “Introduction to Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia and summary of the … Rural Ethiopia” -- Chapter 3. Tsegaye Mulugeta, “Determinants of Food Security in Southeastern of Oromiya Region, Ethiopia …: Analysis of Supply versus Demand Side Factors” -- Chapter 4. Jonse Bane, “Dynamics and determinants of Inflation in Ethiopia …
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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Market Structure, Farm Constraints and Grass-root Institutions
Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas - 2017
This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops...
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Cluster-Based Industrial Development : A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa
Sonobe, Tetsushi; Otsuka, Keijiro - 2011
This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer...
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Differential Undercounts in the U.S. Census : Who is Missed?
O'Hare, William P. - 2019
This book describes the differences in US census coverage, also referred to as “differential undercount”, by showing which groups have the highest net undercounts and which groups have the greatest undercount differentials, and discusses why such undercounts occur. In addition to focusing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012693085
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Essays on Housing and Pensions : A European Perspective
Mueller, Thomas - 2019
Demographic trends put a burden on EU pension provision. As the sustainability of pension systems is addressed by current pension reforms, lower benefit levels are projected. In this scenario, households may want to consider supplementing their public pension income. As their own residence is on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396063
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Economic Growth and Transition of Industrial Structure in East Asia
Kinugasa, Tomoko; Yu, Linhui; Chen, Qiang; Feng, Zhixuan - 2018
This book explores new frontiers in the research of economic growth and industrial reconstruction, analyzing economic growth and transitions in industrial structure in East Asia with a variety of data. First, the effects of demographic change on trade openness is analyzed empirically using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396956
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Modelling Aging and Migration Effects on Spatial Labor Markets
R. Stough, Roger (ed.); Kourtit, Karima (ed.);  … - 2018
The aging and migration megatrends and their impact on spatial - regional and local - labor market performance is the core theme of this book, and thus together define its scope and focus. The contributions provide an overview of key aging and migration issues in various countries together with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396992
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Understanding Demographic Transitions : An Overview of French Historical Statistics
Diebolt, Claude - 2017
This book studies the process of demographic transition which has played a key role in the economic development of Western countries. The special focus is on France, which constitutes the first clear case of fertility decline in Europe. The book analyzes the reasons behind this phenomenon by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397106
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Demography of Russia : From the Past to the Present
Karabchuk, Tatiana - 2017
This book examines the demographic development of Russia from the late Russian Empire to the contemporary Russian Federation, and includes discussions of marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration. In this pioneering study, the authors present the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397253