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The linkages of energy, water, and land use in Southeast Asia: Challenges and opportunities for the Mekong region
Do, Kim Hang Pham; Dinar, Ariel - 2016
This paper aims to contribute to understanding the existing knowledge gaps in the linkages of energy, water, and land use in Southeast Asia and explores the political economy of energy transition in the Mekong region (MR). Investigating the struggle over hydropower development and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532388
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A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of the Sustainable Development Goals: The cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe
Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Asongu, Simplice; Mmusi, Tinaye Sonto - 2020
, and Zimbabwe integrate the Sustainable Development Goals in their implementation and operations. We focused on four … programmes. We found that firms in Kenya and Zimbabwe have a higher number of male than female employees, while zones in Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424051
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A 2013 Social Accounting Matrix for Zimbabwe
Davies, Robert H.; Kwaramba, Marko; van Seventer, Dirk Ernst - 2018
This paper documents the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Zimbabwe in 2013. The SAM was built using … National Accounts data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT), including balance of payment data, government … Zimbabwe's economy with 36 activities and 48 commodities. The SAM disaggregates labour into skilled and unskilled labour and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943944
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The counting approach to multidimensional poverty: The case of four African countries
Bérenger, Valérie - 2017
This paper investigates the levels and evolution of poverty in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe using the …) and for Zimbabwe (2005, 2010, and 2015). Our findings show that one obtains insightful information when looking at the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012151177
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Estimating profit shifting in South Africa using firm-level tax returns
Reynolds, Hayley; Wier, Ludvig - 2016
Using the universe of South African corporate tax returns for 2009-14, we estimate profit- and debt-shifting responses in South Africa. We find evidence that South African subsidiaries engage in profit shifting and that profit-shifting responses to tax incentives across all channels are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653940
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Tax revenue implications of trade liberalization in low-income countries
Moller, Lovisa - 2016
Liberalizing trade has proven highly challenging for some low-income countries, as a large share of their tax extraction derives from trade taxation. After significant drops in tariff levels over the last 30 years, the recovery of lost revenues by other sources of taxation has been highly uneven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653986
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Industrial policy: Old and new issues
Naudé, Wim - 2010
The debate on industrial policy (IP) has been characterized by a number of contractions over the concept of industrial policy, its merits, contents and application. The purpose of this exploratory paper is to review the debate on IP. Outlining the concept and instruments of industrial policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280155
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New challenges for industrial policy
Naudé, Wim - 2010
This paper calls for a fresh look at industrial policies in the light of recent trends and developments in the global economy. In particular, five new challenges and their implications for industrial policies are discussed. These have been neglected in the debate on industrial policy and include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280229
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Every drop counts: Assessing aid for water and sanitation
Anand, P.B. - 2013
Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also were among those most affected by changes in aid approaches and tools. The aim of this paper is to capture some of the complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319781
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Financing sustainable agriculture under climate change with a specific focus on foreign aid
Huang, Jikun - 2013
Agricultural development is facing great challenges in meeting global food security and is expected to face even greater difficulties under climate change. The overall goal of this paper is to examine how foreign aid in particular can be used to achieve the joint objectives of development,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319898