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Evaluating the impact of export finance support on firm-level export performance : evidence from Pakistan
Defever, Fabrice; Riano, Alejandro; Varela, Gonzalo - 2020
This paper evaluates the impact of two export finance support schemes, the Export Finance Scheme and the Long-Term Finance Facility for Plant and Machinery on firm-level export performance in Pakistan. These policies offer loans to exporters at concessionary interest rates to finance short-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297479
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Gender Analysis of Armenian School Curriculum and Textbooks : Policy Brief
Silova, Iveta - 2016
The Armenian government has articulated the commitment to integrating the principles of gender equality in its education system. This commitment has been reflected in the adoption of the gender policy concept paper in 2010 and the law on securing equal rights and equal opportunities for women...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644366
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Impact of financial incentives and the role of information and communication in last-mile delivery of textbooks in Zambia
Hong, Seo Yeon; Cao, Xiaonan; Mupuwaliywa, Mupuwaliywa - 2020
This study investigates the impact of financial incentives and role of information and communication in textbook availability (especially those in local languages) in Zambia. It uses the difference-in-difference estimation method to identify the causal links among the factors. The data used for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257149
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The State of Economics, the State of the World
Basu, Kaushik - 2016
the World," is an idiosyncratic stocktaking of the trajectory of economics from Adam Smith to contemporary times, with … special attention to the rise of development economics. Given the challenges faced by the global economy in recent times, and … especially since 2008, it is time for a serious evaluation of economics for policy making. The paper comments on some potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245758
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The Pulse of Public Opinion : Using Twitter Data to Analyze Public Perception of Reform in El Salvador
Seabold, Skipper - 2015
This study uses Twitter data to provide a more nuanced understanding of the public reaction to the 2011 reform to the propane gas subsidy in El Salvador. By soliciting a small sample of manually tagged tweets, the study identifies the subject matter and sentiment of all tweets during six...
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Protecting All : Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work
Packard, Truman - 2019
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Analyzing banking risk : a framework for assessing corporate governance and risk management
Greuning, Hennie van; Brajovic Bratanovic, Sonja - 2020 - Fourth
"Many models exist for analyzing risk of banks and other corporate entities. This publication aims to complement existing methodologies by establishing a comprehensive framework for the assessment of banks, not only by using financial data but also by considering corporate governance. It takes...
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Fiscal Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing Options : Sri Lanka
World Bank Group - 2016
The objective of the report is to raise awareness of the fiscal impacts that natural disasters have on the budget of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is envisioned to be used as a planning tool for the potential development of a comprehensive disaster risk financing and insurance strategy that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644351
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Building Regulation for Resilience : Managing Risks for Safer Cities
World Bank Group - 2015
The global toll of human suffering and material loss due to disasters has led to growing public concern and expanded institutional response in the form of disaster relief and recovery assistance from individuals, governments, and intergovernmental organizations. Initial humanitarian concern has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644740