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Is Africa's Economy at a Turning Point?
Go, Delfin S. - 2008
In this paper, Arbache, Go, and Page examine the recent acceleration of growth in Africa. Unlike the past, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772699
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Agriculture, Aid and Economic Growth in Africa
McArthur, John - 2018
How can foreign aid to agriculture support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a geographically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918516
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Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa
Yoshino, Yutaka - 2008
Using firm-level data on manufacturing sectors in Africa, this paper addresses how domestic supply constraints and … firm-level export intensity. Some qualitative differences exist between Africa's regional exports and exports to the global …, implying the relevance of addressing behind-the-border constraints in fostering regional integration in Africa. Customs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014219055
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Specification of Investment Functions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bayraktar, Nihal - 2016
countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and derives a formal specification of investment functions in the primary, industry, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747803
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Does Gender Equality in Labor Participation Bring Real Equality? Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries
Alfani, Federica; Clementi, Fabio; Fabiani, Michele; … - 2021
Over the past two decades developing countries have seen a rapid increase in the number of women taking an active role in the labor market. While acknowledging that this is an important development outcome, this paper cautions against the possible undesired distributional effects that it can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013228586
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The State of Economics, the State of the World
Basu, Kaushik - 2017
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/10012967913
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The Pulse of Public Opinion : Using Twitter Data to Analyze Public Perception of Reform in El Salvador
Seabold, Skipper - 2017
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971172
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Formulas for Failure? Were the Doha Tariff Formulas Too Ambitious for Success?
Laborde, David - 2017
This paper views tariff-cutting formulas as a potential solution to the free-rider problem that arises when market opening is negotiated bilaterally and extended on a most-favored-nation basis. The negotiators in the Doha Agenda chose formulas that are ideal from an economic efficiency viewpoint...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971613
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Strengthening Public Financial Management : Exploring Drivers and Effects
Fritz, Verena - 2017
This paper explores two relationships, first between country characteristics and the quality of public financial management (' drivers'), and second between the quality of public financial management systems and expected outcomes (' effects'). On the influence of country characteristics, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972527
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Political Economy Aspects of Fuel Subsidies : A Conceptual Framework
Strand, Jon - 2017
While notoriously inefficient, fuel subsidies are widespread, and in many cases politically stable. This paper discusses and models various political economy aspects of fuel subsidies, focusing on gasoline and kerosene. Both economic and political are considered to explain differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974517