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In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca … found in relatively smaller plots, and a pronounced inverse-size productivity relation exists. We could identify some of the …
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This paper studies the relationship between land tenure for smallholder agriculture and deforestation in Viet Nam. We …
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/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database to measure the contribution to growth of productivity improvements within sectors and … change and productivity growth in manufacturing. An attribution exercise suggests that structural change and agricultural … productivity growth account for a substantial share of poverty reduction in developing Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and that …
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crops. Agricultural productivity growth facilitated labour exit and savings transfers, which helped jumpstart industrial … accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food …
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known as Nigeria Vision 20: 2020, sets the direction for the current industrial policy in Nigeria. The industrialization …
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misallocation in agriculture during the period between 2006 and 2016. Despite rapid growth in agricultural productivity and a …We examine important changes in agriculture in Viet Nam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy. We … productivity over time. Our analysis also reveals important differences between the north and south regions. …
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This paper examines industrialization trends in developing countries. It uses the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic … countries for the period 1990-2018. Until the early 2000s de-industrialization was widespread, but then the trend reversed …. Regressions that control for income and demographic trends suggest significant employment industrialization in developing Asia and …
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In considering pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century, cognisance needs to be taken of the fact that … the decline in manufacturing employment is associated mainly with rising labour productivity in manufacturing …
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and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …
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In recent decades, Africa has received a large share of official development assistance compared to other regions of the world. Using AidData for 2000-13, this paper examines the effects of aid to productive sectors on manufacturing growth in Africa. Econometric results show that increased...
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