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Information, identification, or neither? : experimental evidence on role models in Viet Nam

Narciso, Gaia; Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn - 2018

How can development programmes reach out to remote communities? This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role models intervention that aims to inspire ethnic minority households to start businesses and diversify income sources. The experiment took place in three provinces of...

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Social capital, network effects and savings in rural Vietnam

Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn; Van den Broeck, Katleen - 2012

formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal … found in low-quality networks. -- household savings ; social capital ; information failure ; women's unions ; Vietnam …

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Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Leyaro, Vincent; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016

We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...

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Viet Nam : the dragon that rose from the ashes

Tarp, Finn - 2018

, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the … poverty reduction. People's living standards have improved significantly, and the country's socio-economic achievements are …

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A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa

Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; … - 2017

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant … and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in reality inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … consistency with basic principles, discuss the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance, and …

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Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

Using a specially designed survey instrument in combination with a representative sample of Vietnamese enterprises, we explore firm-level efficiency effects of corporate social responsibility. We find a positive relationship between adoption of corporate social responsibility initiatives and...

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Imports, supply chains, and firm productivity

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2016

This paper explores the relationship between imports and firm productivity, focusing on imported intermediates. Using firm-level data on over 20,000 manufacturing firms in Viet Nam, we find evidence for competition-induced productivity gains from trade. We show that gains in intermediate sectors...

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Political connections and investment in rural Vietnam

Markussen, Thomas; Tarp, Finn - 2011

This paper uses household panel data from rural Vietnam to explore the effects of having a relative in a position of … ; land property rights ; investment ; credit ; Vietnam …

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Coffee price volatility and intra-household labour supply : evidence from Viet Nam

Beck, Ulrik; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2016

Volatility in commodity markets poses an acute risk to farmers in developing countries who rely on cash crop agriculture. We combine a time series of international coffee prices with a long-running panel on coffee-growing households in Viet Nam to investigate coping mechanisms employed by...

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The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

We investigate the relationship between the corporate social responsibility practices of local domestic firms and their engagement with foreign markets using four waves of panel data on a sample of more than 4,500 manufacturing firms from Viet Nam. We develop a measure of corporate social...

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