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The product space: What does it say about the opportunities for growth and structural transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Abdon, Arnelyn; Felipe, Jesus - 2011

, and discuss the opportunities for growth and diversification. The majority of SSA countries are trapped in the export of … transformation of the region particularly difficult. The products that are nearby to those they already export have the same …

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Ethiopia's high growth and its challenges: Causes and prospects

Priewe, Jan - 2016

The paper analyses the enigmatic high growth in Ethiopia from 2004 to 2015 (10.9% p.a.) and gauges the prospects for the future. In 2000, Ethiopia was the poorest country on the globe in per capita GDP - a mere 124 USD in current prices. The main finding is that the take-off was driven by...

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Development paths: A case for public investment as the alternative to the Washington Consensus

Lauka, Earta - 2018

This paper's aim is to provide a different standpoint in the development debate, by focusing on the short-sightedness of the international institutions when they propose a development agenda. Focusing on macroeconomic performance and on privatisation, they have found a solution in PPPs, which...

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Building the entrepreneurial state: A new framework for envisioning and evaluating a mission-oriented public sector

Mazzucato, Mariana - 2015

Today, countries around the world are seeking "smart" innovation-led growth, and hoping that this growth is also more "inclusive" and "sustainable" than in the past. This paper argues that such a feat requires rethinking the role of government and public policy in the economy - not only funding...

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What lies beneath: A case for disaggregated analysis in evaluating stuctural policy shifts

Nabar-Bhaduri, Suranjana - 2009

Much of the theoretical and empirical research regarding the impact of policy shifts on the economies of developing countries has tended to focus on macro-level aggregates, without adequate attention to sectoral-level dynamics. In the literature where such dynamics are emphasized, the focus has...

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Migration in Kenya: Beyond Harris-Todaro

Oyvat, Cem; wa Gĩthĩnji, Mwangi - 2017

This paper examines the impact of agrarian structures on the migration behavior and destination of rural household heads and individuals in Kenya. To explore the complexity of migration we extend the standard Harris-Todaro framework to account for land inequality and size. In addition, we...

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Income diversification and working children

Vimefall, Elin - 2015

During recent years (2004-2008) the proportion of working children in sub-Saharan Africa has increased (Diallo et al. 2010). At the same time, there has been a shift in the patterns of livelihoods, whereby households rely more on sources of income from outside their own farms. When the adult in...

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Income diversification among female-headed farming households

Vimefall, Elin - 2015

In most rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, production on one's own farm is still the main source of income. However, other sources are becoming more important and obtaining income from outside the agricultural sector has been identified as an important path out of poverty. To take advantage of...

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Politics, policies and the dynamics of aggregate productivity in Colombia

Eslava, Marcela; Meléndez, Marcela - 2009

This paper describes private actors' involvement in Colombia's policymaking process. While more transparent and formal channels are used to discuss horizontal policies, they are also less effective. The adoption of targeted policies, however, follows a faster track and depends more on political...

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Why has China succeeded - and why it will continue to do so

Felipe, Jesus; Kumar, Utsav; Usui, Norio; Abdon, Arnelyn - 2010

and more complex capabilities, reflected in the increase in diversification and sophistication of its export basket. This … acquired revealed comparative advantage in the export of both labor-intensive products (following its factor abundance) and … sophisticated products, although the latter does not indicate that there was leapfrogging. Analysis of China's current export …

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