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Unlike existing studies, we adopt a multi-sectoral approach and consider the full range of climate projections. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economywide model. Our results for Vietnam indicate that the negative impacts on agriculture and roads are...
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In this paper we calibrate two static computable general equilibrium (CGE) models with respectively 16 and 5,999 representative households. Aggregated and disaggregated household categories are consistently embedded in a 2000 social accounting matrix for Vietnam, mapping on a one-to-one basis to...
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the Vietnamese development experience. We find that while some of the difference between GDP and employment growth can be …Employment in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia has grown more slowly than GDP over the last several decades. This means …
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We investigate the trend in the gender employment gap in the expanding nonsubsistence sector of the economy in … conditional employment probabilities of married women, as compared with men, is the other factor. These findings point at … ways of achieving a more inclusive growth path that does not leave women behind. …
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Ghana is relatively rare among Sub-Saharan African countries in having had sustained positive growth every year since … the mid-1980s. This paper analyses the nature of the growth and then presents an analysis of the evolution of both …-monetary outcomes, remains an important concern. This increase in inequality is one reason why growth has not led to faster poverty …
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After many years of relatively slow growth, Tanzania's national accounts data report accelerated aggregate growth since … around 2000. Our analysis shows that there has been somewhat slower growth in private consumption and in sectors such as …
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. A series of shocks, especially the fuel and food price crisis of 2008, combined with poor productivity growth in …
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literature has turned decidedly pessimistic with respect to the ability of foreign aid to foster economic growth. Policy … assesses the aid-growth literature with a focus on recent contributions. The aid-growth literature is then framed, for the … and statistically significant causal effect on growth over the long run with point estimates at levels suggested by growth …
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way; the last three decades have witnessed one of the best performances in the world in terms of both economic growth and …
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Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability … movement of labour out of agriculture has contributed to aggregate growth. But, this trend is slowing and is leading to a … saturation of the services sector. Moreover, productivity growth is weakening within more labour-intensive sectors. We conclude …
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