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Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia
Calì, Massimiliano - 2017
contiguous districts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh in the northeast of the subcontinent to measure the degrees of trade …
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Designing Pension Systems with Coherent Funded Private Pillars Including Issues for Notional Defined Contribution Schemes
Price, William Joseph - 2018
This paper reviews the factors that should guide the design of private funded pensions to create a complete pension system alongside a notional defined contribution -- or public -- component. It argues that a mix of public and private pensions is the most effective option to deliver the best...
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Shorter, Cheaper, Quicker, Better : Linking Measures of Household Food Security to Nutritional Outcomes in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, and Tanzania
Tiwari, Sailesh - 2017
, Pakistan, and Nepal) and two from Sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania and Uganda) -- this paper conducts a systematic assessment of …Using nationally representative household survey data from five countries -- three from South Asia (Bangladesh …
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What are the Effects of Expanding a Social Pension Program on Extreme Poverty and Labor Supply? Evidence from Mexico's Pension Program for the Elderly
Avila Parra, Clemente - 2017
In 2013, Mexico's Social Pension Program for the Elderly was expanded by changing its eligibility threshold from age 70 to age 65. Using pooled cross-sectional data from Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the exogenous variation around eligibility age was exploited to...
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Upgrading Investment Regulations in Second Pillar Pension Systems : A Proposal for Colombia
Castaneda, Pablo - 2017
The passivity of the demand for pension products is one of the striking features of mandatory pension systems. Consequently, the provision of multiple investment alternatives to households (multifund schemes) does not ensure that contributions are invested efficiently. In addition, despite the...
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Universal Minimum Old Age Pensions : Impact on Poverty and Fiscal Cost in 18 Latin American Countries
Dethier, Jean-Jacques - 2017
Alleviating poverty for the elderly requires a different approach from other age groups, and a minimum pension is likely to be the only viable option. This paper examines the impact on old age poverty and the fiscal cost of universal minimum old age pensions in 18 Latin American countries using...
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Building Voluntary Pension Schemes in Emerging Economies
Rudolph, Heinz P. - 2017
After the financial crisis, some Central and Eastern Europe countries partially or totally reversed the pension reforms they had initiated in the previous two decades. In the presence of an aging population in the region, reductions in replacement rates will be the most likely adjustment...
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Employment Growth Patterns in South Asia : Some Evidence from Interim Enterprise Survey Data
Friesenbichler, Klaus - 2017
This paper analyzes firm growth patterns in South Asia, using establishment level data from an Interim Enterprise Survey. The survey was conducted by the World Bank in 2009 and 2010 and covers seven countries in the region. The first finding suggests that size in the base year gains importance...
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Who Uses Bottled Gas? Evidence from Households in Developing Countries
Kojima, Masami - 2017
Household surveys in Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were analyzed using a two …
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The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
Kabir, Mahfuz - 2019
There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector … Bangladesh. Bangladesh specializes in the downstream final apparel segment, exporting worldwide as well as to India. Tariffs and …. India specializes in the upstream segment, supplying such intermediate inputs as silk, cotton, yarn, and fabrics to …
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