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remittances. In contrast, school attendance of teenage girls (ages 12-17) falls when siblings migrate, while parental migration … and remittances have no effect. Having a grandmother as the head of household after parents (typically fathers) migrate …
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Migration decisions affect those left-behind in ways that are partly taken into account by market forces (e.g., wage effects on labour markets) and for the most part these can be seen as pure externalities. Diasporas are an example of such an externality. This paper reviews the recent economic...
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'Regional growth and development in Southern Africa', and consider policy options for escaping economic stagnation. The focus is … on South Africa and South African policies yielding relatively quick dividends in terms of growth and taking the rest of …
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understanding of growth and inequality in the region. The region has experienced β- and σ-convergence; however, growth rates of per … health can enhance growth rate, whereas the overall revenue expenditure retards growth. Therefore, provinces' capital budgets …
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that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …
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This paper investigates the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in member countries of the Economic Community of … aid on economic growth among these ECOWAS countries was found to be positive and strong. Other important drivers of … economic growth include interest rate, foreign direct investment, and the level of international reserves. The results from the …
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and infer the role of growth in the evolution of inequality of opportunity over time. We show that despite a reduction in …
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over the past quarter century. It argues that external liberalization led to faster export growth but not to faster GDP or … productivity growth. Growth also became more volatile, reflecting large vulnerabilities to external shocks. Looking forward, it …
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experience. -- transformation ; economic growth ; development ; institutions ; economic policy ; post-Communist transition …
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The prescription of optimally managing natural resource revenue windfalls by smoothing consumption across generations using an intergenerational sovereign wealth fund that only invests in foreign assets is not appropriate for resource-rich developing economies. It is better for these economies...
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