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Cities emerge from the spatial concentration of people and economic activities. But spatial concentration is not enough; the economic viability of cities depends on people, ideas, and goods to move rapidly across the urban area. This constant movement within dense cities creates wealth but also...
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, Pakistan, and Nepal) and two from Sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania and Uganda) -- this paper conducts a systematic assessment of …
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governance reform in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin irrigation system. Using canal discharge measurements across all of Punjab …
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influence of nearly a quarter million irrigators in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin watershed allow the construction of a novel …
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Pakistan, power shortages are commonplace, but empirical evidence on the impact of shortages is still lacking. Using a survey … productivity in Pakistan. The analysis finds that a 10 percent increase in the duration of outages on average leads to a 0 …
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This paper uses unique data collected in rural Pakistan to assess the extent to which consanguinity, which is …
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, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines, to highlight key aspects of their characteristics and experience of …
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As many as 50 million people in Pakistan may still live without connection to the electric grid. Pakistan also has some … presents the first empirical evidence on the cost of unreliable electricity supply to households in Pakistan. The results show …
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This study investigates the degree to which the association of height and earnings in Pakistan is independent of other …
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Mental health, well-being, and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected. However, in geographies marked by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), entrepreneurs of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. These...
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