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From Demographic Dividend to Demographic Burden? Regional Trends of Population Aging in Russia
Matytsin, Mikhail - 2017
Do regions with higher working age populations grow faster? This paper examines this question using data from Russian regions and finds evidence that demographic trends influence regional growth convergence. In other words, keeping other factors constant, poorer regions grow faster than richer...
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Stocktaking of Global Forced Displacement Data
Sarzin, Zara Inga - 2017
Conflict-induced forced displacement is receiving increased interest within the international community. However, establishing an accurate picture of its scale and dynamics is extremely challenging. Large amounts of data on forced displacement are collected and disseminated each year and used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961231
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Understanding the Geographical Distribution of Stunting in Tanzania : A Geospatial Analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey
Joseph, George - 2019
Tanzania is home to the third highest population of stunted children in Sub-Saharan Africa, with about 2.7 million children under the age of five failing to reach their full potential of growth attainment compared with the reference population as per the World Health Organization standards....
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Cost-Effective Estimation of the Population Mean Using Prediction Estimators
Fujii, Tomoki - 2017
This paper considers the prediction estimator as an efficient estimator for the population mean. The study may be viewed as an earlier study that proved that the prediction estimator based on the iteratively weighted least squares estimator outperforms the sample mean. The analysis finds that a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974216
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Small Area Estimation of Poverty Under Structural Change
Lange, Simon - 2018
Small area poverty maps allow for the design of policies based on spatial differences in welfare. They are typically estimated based on a consumption survey reporting on poverty and a census providing the spatial disaggregation. This paper presents a new method which allows for the estimation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912354
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Push and Pull : A Study of International Migration from Nepal
Shrestha, Maheshwor - 2017
framework are tested in the context of international migration from Nepal, using a panel of 452 villages observed at three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963435
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Death Scares : How Potential Work-Migrants Infer Mortality Rates from Migrant Deaths
Shrestha, Maheshwor - 2017
of migrant workers from Nepal to Malaysia and the Persian Gulf countries, the study finds that the death of a migrant …
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' : Perceived Earnings, Perceived Mortality Rate and the Value of a Statistical Life of Potential Work-Migrants from Nepal
Shrestha, Maheshwor - 2017
paper sets up and analyzes a randomized field experiment among 3,319 potential work migrants from Nepal to Malaysia and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964809
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Forest Carbon Supply in Nepal : Evidence from a Choice Experiment
Dissanayake, Sahan - 2018
This paper uses a choice experiment conducted in Nepal during 2013 to estimate household-level willingness to … Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation pilots in Nepal, this study finds that relatively little emission … Nepal and likely other countries. The study finds that average and median values of payment required for agreement to reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907705
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Survey of the Nepal Private Equity and Venture Capital Environment
Divakaran, Shanthi - 2019
This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Nepal. It provides an overview … as legal/regulatory/taxation drivers and impediments that affect Nepal?s private equity and venture capital industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012896851