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Portraits of Labor Market Exclusion
Sundaram, Ramya - 2015 - Online-Ausg.
report presents portraits of the out-of-work population of six countries (Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania and …
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Stock Taking of Lithuania's Science, Technology and Innovation System
Thorn, Kristian - 2009
This report documents the progress of Lithuania in science, technology and innovation (STI) in areas singled out by … improvement of the basic framework conditions for R&D in Lithuania. Nonetheless challenges remain. In order to further the … development of STI-policies in Lithuania the report offers new recommendations in four areas: oversight and governance, science …
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Can medium-resolution satellite imagery measure economic activity at small geographies? : evidence from Landsat in Vietnam
Goldblatt, Ran; Heilmann, Kilian; Vaizman, Yonatan - 2019
This study explores the potential and the limits of medium-resolution satellite data as a proxy for economic activity at small geographic units. Using a commune-level dataset from Vietnam, it compares the performance of commonly used nightlight data and higher resolution Landsat imagery which...
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Selective control : the political economy of censorship
Corduneanu-Huci, Cristina; Hamilton, Alexander - 2018
In recent years, alongside democratic backsliding and security threats, censorship is increasingly used by governments and other societal actors to control the media. Who is likely to be affected by censorship and why? Does censorship as a form of punishment coexist with or act as a substitute...
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Eruptions of popular anger : the economics of the Arab Spring and its aftermath
Ianchovichina, Elena - Weltbank - 2018
Eruptions of Popular Anger: The Economics of the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath sets out to answerthree puzzles-the "Arab inequality" puzzle of civil uprisings in countries with low-to-moderateand stagnant economic inequality, the "unhappy development" paradox of increasing dissatisfactionat a...
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Middle East and North Africa Economic Monitor, Spring 2018 : Economic Transformation
Arezki, Rabah - 2018
After a sharp fall in 2017, economic growth in MENA is projected to rebound to 3.1 percent in 2018, thanksto the positive global outlook, oil prices stabilizing at relatively higher levels, stabilization policies andreforms, and recovery and reconstruction as conflicts recede. The outlook for...
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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2018 : Enhancing Potential
2018
Developing EAP grew slightly faster than anticipated in 2017. The growth of regional GDP excluding China is forecast to accelerate in 2018, while China's GDP growth is expected to moderate as the economy keeps rebalancing. Major downside risks include volatility associated with faster than...
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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2018 : Navigating Uncertainty
The World Bank - 2019
Despite some financial turbulence, growth in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) was resilientduring the first half of 2018. The growth outlook for the region remains positive. After peaking in2017, growth in developing EAP is expected to slow modestly in 2018, as China's economicexpansion...
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A Resurgent East Asia : Navigating a Changing World
Mason, Andrew D. - 2019
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Africa's Pulse, No. 19, April 2019 : An Analysis of Issues Shaping Africa's Economic Future
Calderon, Cesar - 2019
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have decelerated from 2.5 percent in 2017 to 2.3percent in 2018, below the rate of growth of population for a fourth consecutive year. Regional growth in2018 is below the pace projected in 2018 October issue of Africa's Pulse {0.4 percentage...
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