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Growth, Urbanization, and Poverty Reduction in India
Datt, Gaurav - 2017
poverty measures since 1970, with an acceleration post-1991, despite rising inequality. Faster poverty decline came with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970005
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Are Cities the New Growth Escalator?
Moretti, Enrico - 2017
Urban areas tend to have much more productive labor and higher salaries than rural areas, and there are vast differences across urban areas. Areas with high salaries and high productivity tend to have employers that invest in much more research and development than areas with low salaries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973209
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Urbanization and the Geography of Development
Henderson, J. Vernon - 2017
This paper focuses on three interrelated questions on urbanization and the geography of development. First, although we … herald cities with their industrial bases as "engines of growth," does industrialization in fact drive urbanization? While … industrialization correlate only weakly with changes in urbanization. This suggests that policy and institutional factors may also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973214
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Labor Mobility, Economic Shocks, and Jobless Growth : Evidence from Panel Data in Morocco
Verme, Paolo - 2017
During the past 20 years, Morocco has implemented a wide range of macroeconomic, social, and labor market reforms that have delivered in terms of growth of gross domestic product and household welfare. Yet, these positive developments are not reflected by the main labor market indicators, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973446
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Governance Matters VII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2007
Kaufmann, Daniel - 2008
This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2007: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012723979
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The Aftermath of Civil War
Chen, Siyan - 2016
Using an quot;event-studyquot; methodology, this paper analyzes the aftermath of civil war in a cross-section of countries. It focuses on those experiences where the end of conflict marks the beginning of a relatively lasting peace. The paper considers 41 countries involved in internal wars in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747786
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Governance Matters V : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators for 1996-2005
Kaufmann, Daniel - 2016
The authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 213 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end-2005: voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747976
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Governance Matters VI : Governance Indicators for 1996-2006
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2007
This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2006: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049000
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Governance Matters VIII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2009
This paper reports on the 2009 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206912
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Breaking into Tradables : Urban Form and Urban Function in a Developing City
Venables, Anthony J. - 2017
Many cities in developing economies, particularly in Africa, are experiencing urbanization without industrialization …
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