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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective
Pahl, Stefan - 2019
What is the potential for job growth in Africa under participation in global value chains (GVCs)? In this study the …, Senegal and South Africa, compared to developments in some other low- and middle-income countries in the world. The four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865385
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Survival of Firms During Economic Crisis
Bosio, Erica - 2020
This paper estimates the survival time of nearly 7,000 firms in a dozen high-income and middle-income countries in a scenario of extreme economic distress, using the World Bank's Enterprises Surveys. Under the assumption that firms have no incoming revenues and cover only fixed costs, the median...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834267
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The Impact of Consulting Services on Small and Medium Enterprises : Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico
Bruhn, Miriam - 2017
Using a randomized evaluation with 432 Mexican small and medium enterprises, this paper shows that access to management consulting led to better firm performance: one-year results show positive effects on return-on-assets and total factor productivity. Owners also had large increases in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974217
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The Impact of Mining on Spatial Inequality Recent Evidence from Africa
Addison, Tony - 2017
This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The … socioeconomic development in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963654
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The Changing Structure of Africa's Economies
Diao, Xinshen - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964338
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What Do Teachers Know and Do? Does it Matter? Evidence from Primary Schools in Africa
Bold, Tessa - 2017
service delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa. They also provide a lens through which the growing experimental and quasi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964571
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Customary Land Conversion and the Formation of the African City
Picard, Pierre M. - 2020
, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, this process is accompanied by a change in land tenure, whereby plots held under traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012838895
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The Role of Historical Christian Missions in the Location of World Bank Aid in Africa
Alpino, Matteo - 2020
allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841687
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Is Africa's Economy at a Turning Point?
Go, Delfin S. - 2008
In this paper, Arbache, Go, and Page examine the recent acceleration of growth in Africa. Unlike the past, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772699
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Poverty-Specific Purchasing Power Parities in Africa
Dikhanov, Yuri - 2017
The paper revisits the issue of poverty-specific purchasing power parities (PPPs), using the most recent (2011) International Comparison Program (ICP) results. The World Bank's global poverty count uses a common international poverty line -- currently $1.90 at 2011 international prices-based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951494