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South African population projection and household survey sample weight recalibration

Machemedze, Takwanisa; Kerr, Andrew; Dorrington, Rob - 2020

inadequate for calibration of sample weights in post-apartheid South African household surveys. The official mid-year population … Africa model has become outdated, and the updated Thembisa model does not produce estimates by population groups. We … consistent demographic data disaggregated by age groups, sex, and population groups as well as by province from 1990 to 2022 …

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Another mere addition paradox? Some reflections on variable population poverty measurement

Hassoun, Nicole - 2010

population. The poverty gap index for the whole population (I) takes the total aggregate shortfall from the poverty line divided … important to consider further how poverty indexes and axioms fare in variable population contexts. …

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The travails of unification: East Germany's economic transition since 1989

Maier, Charles S. - 2010

The former German Democratic Republic underwent a unique post-communist transition because it was absorbed into the wealthy Federal Republic of Germany and has received massive subsidies. Nonetheless, serious difficulties have persisted, including higher unemployment, rapid deindustrialization,...

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Children and the youth in rural Viet Nam

Narciso, Gaia; Newman, Carol - 2015

Structural transformation in rural Viet Nam has led to rising incomes and a diversification of livelihoods away from agriculture. Using panel data on children in 2,181 rural households surveyed over the 2008-14 period, we examine how the welfare of children has been impacted by structural...

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Land issues in Vietnam 2006-14: Markets, property rights, and investment

Markussen, Thomas - 2015

This paper uses five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to analyse land issues in Viet …

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Social and political capital in rural Viet Nam

Markussen, Thomas - 2015

This paper exploits five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to investigate issues of …

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Growth and structural transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s

Hoai, Dang Thi Thu; Tarp, Finn; van Seventer, Dirk; … - 2016

We study structural transformation and change in the Vietnamese economy using two Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs), one for the year 2000 and a recently compiled SAM for the year 2012. This period is of particular interest as it features an important shift in terms of more economic integration...

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Gender matters: Private sector training in Vietnamese SMEs

Bjerge, Benedikte; Torm, Nina; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

In many developing countries the skill base is a cause of concern with respect to international competition. Firm-provided training is generally seen as an important tool for bridging the skills gap between labour force and private sector demand. Yet little is known about how successful such...

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Private standards and labour productivity in the food sector in Viet Nam

Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

A rising number of firms from developing countries have adopted voluntary private standards in the last decade. This has become an area of active research, especially in terms of the impact of private standards on trade, organizational performance, and employee outcomes. This paper analyses how...

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Group-based inequalities: The case of Viet Nam

2017

recent Viet Nam population censuses (1989, 1999, and 2009) and three Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys (1998, 2008 …

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