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Clustering, competition, and spillover effects: Evidence from Cambodia
Chhair, Sokty; Newman, Carol - 2014
The potential benefits of the geographical clustering of economic activity have been well documented in the literature, yet there is little empirical evidence quantifying these effects in developing country contexts. This is surprising given the emphasis in industrial policy on productivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343242
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Productivity-enhancing manufacturing clusters: Evidence from Vietnam
Howard, Emma; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014
In this paper we explore the extent to which firms experience productivity spillovers from clustering using a rich data source from Vietnam for 2002 to 2007, a period of significant transition. We address issues of simultaneity, self-selection and endogenous location choice of firms in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352723
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Mining and economic development: Did China's WTO accession affect African local economic development?
Addison, Tony; Boly, Amadou; Mveyange, Anthony - 2016
this exogenous variation, we show that during 2002-07, mining activities in response to the global commodity price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653953
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Extractive industries: addressing transparency, corruption, and theft
Addison, Tony; Roe, Alan - 2024
This paper analyses the roles that states, civil society, and international actors can play in tackling the weak governance that sometimes leads to resources being used for private rather than public benefit. It discusses the corruption that bedevils licensing and commodities trading; and oil...
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Enhancing sustainable development from oil, gas, and mining: From an "all of government" approach to partnerships for development
McPhail, Kathryn - 2017
This paper outlines how sustainable development in resource-rich countries requires an 'all of government' approach as well as multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnerships between government, companies, and civil society organizations. Effective management and regulation requires many different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688618
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Spillovers from extractive industries
Kilumelume, Michael; Morando, Bruno; Newman, Carol; … - 2022
from mining activities, focusing on wages, firm profitability, and job creation. Utilizing exogenous changes in … minerals and metals being extracted, we find that, in the short term, a general contraction in the mining sector reduces the … evidence that a negative shock to the mining sector through vertical integration will have negative productivity impacts on the …
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The role and effectiveness of Special Economic Zones in Tanzania
Kinyondo, Abel; Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn - 2016
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been successfully used as an industrial policy tool in many countries. Efforts to create SEZs in Tanzania began in 2002, and were stepped up through the establishment of the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) in 2006. A number of state-run zones are now in...
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Local content, supply chains, and shared infrastructure
Östensson, Olle - 2017
Local content policies in the context of extractive industries have attracted increased interest in recent years. Most countries with a significant extractive industry have included local content requirements either in their legislation or exploitation contracts. Such efforts may be constrained...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688592
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Downstream activities: The possibilities and the realities
Östensson, Olle; Löf, Anton - 2017
The paper discusses the practical possibilities of achieving increased downstream processing and the policies that are commonly used for this purpose. It reviews the reasons why forward vertical integration is not always an optimal choice for extractive industry companies. It finds little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688613
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Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa
Makgetla, Neva; Levin, Saul; Mtanga, Sithembiso - 2019
copper essentially at international prices. In any case, the South African capital goods industry is centred on mining, not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146541