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Reforming Subsidies : A Tool-Kit for Policy Simulations
Araar, Abdelkrim - 2017
The paper provides basic guidelines and tools for simulating subsidy reforms with Stata using a single cross-section survey. Simulations are discussed under a partial equilibrium and medium-term framework using a marginal approach. The paper distinguishes between single priced products, such as...
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Long-Term Effects of Prospera on Welfare
Aguilar, Arturo A - 2019
The long-term effects of Mexico's conditional cash transfer program, PROSPERA, on poor households are of great interest to policy makers and academics alike. This paper analyzes the long-term effects on the welfare of the original participant households and their offspring, about 20 years after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863152
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The Profits of Wisdom : The Impacts of a Business Support Program in Tanzania
Bardasi, Elena - 2017
Business training programs in low-income settings have shown limited, if any, impacts on firm revenues and profits, particularly for female entrepreneurs. This paper uses a randomized design to compare the impacts of two types of business training programs targeting women with established small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941038
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The Impact of Business Support Services for Small and Medium Enterprises on Firm Performance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : A Meta-Analysis
Cravo, Tulio - 2017
and medium enterprises play in job creation around the world. Business support interventions in low- and middle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969267
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Funding vs. Real Economy Shock : The Impact of the 2007-2009 Crisis on Small Firms'Credit Availability
Berg, Gunhild - 2017
shock, in contrast, reduces the approval likelihood for SME loans in particular, while agro and micro loans are considerably …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975306
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Mexico : Impact Evaluation of SME Programs Using Panel Firm Data
Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys - 2017
Unlike social programs targeting individuals, few enterprise support programs have been rigorously evaluated, and existing evaluations have mostly been done in high-income countries such as the United States and Europe. Mexico spends a large share of government resources on small and medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976717
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Grow, Invest, Insure : A Game Plan to End Extreme Poverty by 2030
Gill, Indermit S. - 2017
today -- the world has learned about antipoverty strategies that work. These experiences should inform the final push to end … extreme poverty. In the 1960s and 1970s, when close to half of the world was living in extreme poverty, the approach that … parts of the developing world?it became clear that the two-point strategy to make economies grow and enable people to invest …
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The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
Rosenblatt, David - 2017
This paper explores the hypothesis that the credibility of economic policy making in Argentina (or lack thereof) has impacted the volatility of economic performance. To establish the link, a historical review of economic policy making and economic outcomes over the quarter century is presented,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967486
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Assessing Implementation of the Principles for Public Credit Guarantees for Smes : A Global Survey
Calice, Pietro - 2019
This paper presents evidence on implementation of the World Bank Group and Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012903107
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Productivity Growth and Job Creation in the Development Process of Industrial Clusters
Sonobe, Tetsushi - 2017
Poor management has long been suspected as a major constraint on job creation in the manufacturing sector in low-income countries. In this sector, countless micro and small enterprises in industrial clusters account for a large share of employment. This paper examines the roles of industrial...
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