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Banking Sector Competition in Russia
Anzoategui, Diego - 2017
The Russian banking sector includes approximately 1,000 banks, but is it competitive? This paper analyzes bank competition in Russia during 2002-2008. The authors examine indicators of concentration and contestability, and compute non-structural measures of competition. They compare competition...
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Expediting Trade : Impact Evaluation of an In-House Clearance Program
Fernandes, Ana M. - 2018
that allows qualified firms in Serbia to clear customs from within their own warehouse rather than at the customs office …
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Understanding the Operations of Freight Forwarders : Evidence from Serbia
Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra - 2018
. This paper reports the results from a survey of 153 freight forwarding firms in Serbia. Respondents report on firm … estimated that the contracted value of one additional (unexpected) day of delivery time in Serbia appears to be approximately 1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012937198
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Prospects of Estimating Poverty with Phone Surveys : Experimental Results from Serbia
Boznic, Vladan - 2017
Telephone surveys enable us to collect data in a cost-effective and timely manner, but may not be conducive for collecting detailed consumption or income data for measuring poverty due to the required length of the interview and complexity of the questions. Combining telephone surveys with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012944992
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Updating the Poverty Estimates in Serbia in the Absence of Micro Data : A Microsimulation Approach
Cojocaru, Alexandru - 2017
The continued poverty impact of the financial crisis in Serbia is difficult to establish beyond 2010 because of the … pathway of the financial crisis in Serbia, the labor market. The results suggest a further increase in poverty in 2011 on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973186
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Gender Inequality in the Labor Market in Serbia
Reva, Anna - 2017
This paper presents a broad overview of labor market indicators for men and women in Serbia with a focus on employment … results of the Labor Force Surveys conducted in Serbia in April 2008 and October 2009. The findings show that although the … overall labor market situation in Serbia is difficult, women are in a much more disadvantageous position than men. Women are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975342
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Rural Vulnerability in Serbia
Ersado, Lire - 2016
the nature, extent, and causes of rural vulnerability in Serbia using panel national household data from the 2002 and 2003 … Serbia Living Standard Surveys. He measures rural vulnerability as a function of nonstochastic determinants of poverty as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747974
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Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in Education and Housing : Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Serbia
Koehler, Dominik - 2018
Serbia, using evidence from field experiments. In Serbia, "feminine boys," widely perceived as being gay, were at least three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912324
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Savings, Financial Development, and Economic Growth in the Arab Republic of Egypt Revisited
Hussein, Khaled - 2017
Private savings play a pivotal role in financing development and sustaining growth. Recently, there have been many theoretical developments that underpin key determinants of savings behavior, many of which merit empirical investigation. Understanding the dynamics of the determinants of savings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959137
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Agent Banking in a Highly Under-Developed Financial Sector : Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Giné, Xavier - 2017
The paper provides evidence on the number and volume of financial transactions undertaken by agents (local businesses that double as more convenient, lower cost alternatives to formal branches) of the largest microfinance institution operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962051