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This paper studies the prevalence and consequences of size-dependent tax enforcement and compliance. The identification strategy uses the ranking of industries' average firm size in the United States as an instrument for the size ranking of the same industries in developing countries. Data on...
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This paper discusses the constraints for private equity financing of small and medium enterprises in developing economies. In addition to capital, private equity investors bring knowledge and expertise to the companies in which they invest. Through active participation on the board of directors...
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This paper studies the impact of a program that provides grants for technical assistance on the interest rates and outreach of credit unions in Mexico. Credit unions financing rural borrowers received grants in different years. The study uses propensity score matching and relies additionally on...
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During the early 2000s, Moldova experienced strong economic growth and poverty and inequality reductions. This paper … Moldova. The findings build on the synthetic panel approach and allow for a non-anonymous view of the process of poverty … reduction. The data used for this country study on Moldova come from the Household Budget Survey, which is conducted on a yearly …
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The economy of Moldova, which has one of the lowest levels of gross national income per capita in the World Bank Europe … Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This paper analyzes a set of scenarios for Moldova up to 2020, defined to …
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stagnation in their home country. At about 30 percent of the labor force, Moldova's emigrant population is in relative terms … Moldova. The authors find a positive and significant impact of emigration on wages and the result is robust to the use of …
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assess the effects of government taxation and social spending on poverty and inequality in Moldova. The paper presents the … contribution of different taxes and transfers to poverty and inequality reduction in Moldova, as well as the cost-effectiveness of …-benefit system in Moldova is quite pro-poor and has a significant effect on poverty and inequality, with the poverty reduction effect …
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Tobacco-use-related diseases are the main cause of mortality in Moldova, where tobacco consumption is widely spread … rich. This paper estimates the tobacco price elasticity of demand for Moldova by income decile and undertakes an extended …
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economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In … customer density in Moldova and Vietnam. The results of this study show that the cost structure of the water and wastewater …
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In January 2006 the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand cubic meters (mcm … the poorest households. This study examines the potential impact of higher energy prices on the economy of Moldova by …
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