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Does Child Sponsorship Pay Off in Adulthood? An International Study of Impacts on Income and Wealth
Wydick, Bruce - 2017
This research estimates the impact of international child sponsorship on adult income and wealth of formerly sponsored … 1980 to 1992 is utilized that limited sponsorship to children twelve years old or younger when the program was introduced …. Estimations indicate that international child sponsorship increased monthly income by $13?17 over an untreated baseline of $75 …
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Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
Akogun, Oladele B. - 2018
This paper investigates an alternative proxy for individual worker productivity in physical work settings: a direct measure of physical activity using an accelerometer. First, the paper compares worker labor outcomes, such as labor supply and daily productivity obtained from firm personnel data,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012932243
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Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies : Much Ado About Nothing?
Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo Levy - 2014
relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068213
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Gross Capital Flows, Common Factors, and the Global Financial Cycle
Barrot, Luis-Diego - 2018
(the VIX, the U.S. real interest rate and real exchange rate, U.S. GDP growth, and world commodity prices) that explain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926785
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Covid-19 and Food Protectionism : The Impact of the Pandemic and Export Restrictions on World Food Markets
Espitia, Alvaro - 2020
This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833536
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Transformational Climate Finance : Donors'Willingness to Support Deep and Transformational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in Lower-Income Countries
Strand, Jon - 2020
This paper uses simple analytical models to study high-income donor countries' willingness to pay to supply mitigation finance to low-income countries; how this depends on modality for finance supply; and how it changes as the global greenhouse gas mitigation agenda moves forward. The paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833615
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Determinants of Social Distancing and Economic Activity During COVID-19 : A Global View
Maloney, William F. - 2020
The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834265
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Jobs' Amenability to Working from Home : Evidence from Skills Surveys for 53 Countries
Hatayama, Maho - 2020
The spread of COVID-19 and implementation of "social distancing" policies around the world have raised the question of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834268
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Trade Facilitation in Services : Concepts and Empirical Importance
Gillson, Ian - 2020
This paper examines the concept of trade facilitation in services from the perspective of the recent literature on the determinants of services trade. The aim is to conceptualize trade facilitation in this area as a dimension of international integration beyond the baseline restrictiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834704
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The Globalization of Refugee Flows
Devictor, Xavier - 2020
This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of refugees over 1987-2017 and establishes several stylized facts about refugees today compared with past decades. (i) Refugees today travel longer distances. (ii) Refugees today are less likely to seek protection in a neighboring country. (iii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837483