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The aim of this paper is to assess the possible impacts of the Doha Round of negotiations on poverty in Cameroon. During the recent period of economic recovery, Cameroon has enjoyed a sharp decline in poverty with the headcount index falling from 53.3 percent of inhabitants in 1996 to 40.2...
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been phased out and even before investment in gas has started, because doing so allows for smoothing investment over time …
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exporting time and the need for greater liquidity is also borne out empirically as shown by a positive and significant …
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This paper estimates the impact of aggregate fluctuations on the time-varying trade policies of thirteen major emerging … import restrictions became more counter-cyclical and sensitive to real exchange rate shocks over time. Finally, the paper …
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This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The … socioeconomic development in Africa …
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Data from the Groningen Growth and Development Center's Africa Sector Database and the Demographic and Health Surveys … reveals that much of Africa's recent growth and poverty reduction has been associated with a substantive decline in the share … shifts in employment shares for future growth and development in Africa south of the Sahara …
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minutes of teaching per day?or just over half the scheduled time. In addition, large shares of teachers do not master the … service delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa. They also provide a lens through which the growing experimental and quasi …
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, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, this process is accompanied by a change in land tenure, whereby plots held under traditional …
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allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of …
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In this paper, Arbache, Go, and Page examine the recent acceleration of growth in Africa. Unlike the past, the …
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