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Temporary partnerships as an information transmission mechanism: foreign investment in emerging markets

Møllgaard, H. Peter; Overgaard, Per Baltzer - 1998

Asymmetric information and fear of acquiring a 'lemon' may explain the paucity of foreign investment in emerging market economies. If investors are uncertain about the profitability of investments, intrinsically inefficient, temporary partnerships or joint ventures may serve as mechanisms...

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Agricultural insurances based on meteorological indices: realizations, methods and research agenda

Leblois, Antoine; Quirion, Philippe - 2010

In many low-income countries, agriculture is mostly rainfed and yields highly depend on climatic factors. Furthermore, farmers have little access to traditional crop insurance, which suffers from high information asymmetry and transaction costs. Insurances based on meteorological indices could...

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Vertical integration and investor protection in developing countries

Macchiavello, Rocco - 2009

imperfections are conducive to vertical integration, the model predicts that the motives for vertical integration are not …

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A framework for ex-ante economic impact assessment of tourism investments : an application to Haiti

Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martin; Gachot, Sebastien - 2015

This study develops a linked regional computable general equilibrium and micro-simulation (RCGE-MS) model to assess the … accounting matrix for Haiti with a base year of 2012/2013 was constructed to calibrate the model. This research addresses three … chain analysis was used to calibrate the shocks implemented in the model. Second, the RCGE-MS approach moves beyond the …

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Impact of early life shocks on human capital formation : El Niño floods in Ecuador

Rosales, María Fernanda - 2014

A growing body of research argues that early adverse experiences have lasting effects not only on later health outcomes, but also on human capital accumulation. This paper investigates the persistent effect of negative shocks early in life on children's health and cognitive outcomes, and...

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Remittances and the impact on crime in Mexico

Brito, Steve; Corbacho, Ana; Osorio Rivas, René - 2014

This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is examined using municipal-level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances are found to be associated with a decrease...

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Do we need more women in power? : gender, public policy, and development in Bolivia

Yañez-Pagans, Patricia - 2014

This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on municipal expenditures and revenues together with electoral data, an innovative regression...

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Lecciones a partir de experimentos de formalización empresarial

Galiani, Sebastián; Meléndez Arjona, Marcela - 2013

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Does birth underregistration reduce childhood immunization? : evidence from the Dominican Republic

Corbacho, Ana; Brito, Sreve; Osorio Rivas, René - 2013

Birth registration is not only a fundamental human right, but also a requirement for obtaining additional documents, proving legal identity, and accessing a number of government benefits. Yet, little is known about the effects of birth under-registration on access to health care. Using data from...

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Does the quality of electricity matter? : evidence from rural India

Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Pelli, Martino; Ural Marchand, Beyza - 2014

This paper estimates the returns to household income due to improved access to electricity in rural India. We examine the effect of connecting a household to the grid and the quality of electricity, defined as hours of daily supply. The analysis is based on two rounds of a representative panel...

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