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Economic Development as Opportunity Equalization
Roemer, John E. - 2017
Economic development should be conceived of as the degree to which an economy has implemented an efficient and just distribution of economic resources. The ubiquitous measure of GDP per capita reflects a utilitarian conception of justice, where individual utility is defined as personal income,...
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Does Gender Inequality Hinder Development and Economic Growth? Evidence and Policy Implications
Bandiera, Oriana - 2017
Does the existing evidence support policies that foster growth by reducing gender inequality? The authors argue that the evidence based on differences across countries is of limited use for policy design because it does not identify the causal link from inequality to growth. This, however does...
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Energy, Gender and Development : What are the Linkages? Where is the Evidence?
Köhlin, Gunnar - 2017
This report reviews the literature on the links between energy access, welfare, and gender in order to provide evidence on where gender considerations in the energy sector matter and how they might be addressed. Prepared as a background document for the 2012 World Development Report on Gender...
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Effects of Corporate Governance on the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises
Heo, Kyoungsun - 2018
State-owned enterprises play an important role in economic growth and the delivery of critical public services such as health, education, water, and energy. The underperformance of state-owned enterprises can lead to significant challenges in overall national growth and competitiveness and pose...
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Firm Dynamics, Job Outcomes, and Productivity : South African Formal Businesses, 2010-14
Aterido, Reyes - 2019
The formal private sector has a key role to play in fostering growth and reducing unemployment in South Africa--strengthening its performance is therefore critical. This paper looks at firm behaviour, firm entry and exit, job outcomes, and productivity dynamics using firm-level administrative...
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Jobs ! Electricity Shortages and Unemployment in Africa
Mensah, Justice Tei - 2019
shortages constrain the creation of new businesses through their negative effect on entrepreneurship. Second, in the intensive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012899516
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries
Quatraro, Francesco - 2017
particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of "entrepreneurship" is critically discussed …
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance : Microeconomic Evidence from Advanced and Developing Countries
Vivarelli, Marco - 2017
The aim of this study is to provide a microeconomic investigation of the concept of entrepreneurship; in particular, it … discusses the following issues: 1) the alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing "creative destruction … (of the new firm); and 4) the possible scope for an economic policy aimed at maximizing the impact of entrepreneurship on …
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Microeconomic Consequences and Macroeconomic Causes of Foreign Direct Investment in Southern African Economies
Lederman, Daniel - 2017
The causes and consequences of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries remains a subject of debate among researchers and policymakers alike. The authors use international data and a new micro-data set of firms in thirteen Southern African Developing Countries (SADCs) to...
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Poverty and Shared Prosperity Implications of Deep Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa
Balistreri, Edward J. - 2017
Evidence indicates that trade costs are a much more substantial barrier to trade than tariffs are, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper decomposes trade costs into: (i) trade facilitation, (ii) non-tariff barriers, and (iii) the costs of business services. The paper assesses the poverty...
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