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Growth, structural transformation, and rural change in Viet Nam : a rising dragon on the move : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Ec...

Tarp, Finn (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017

Many developing countries - Viet Nam included - continue to struggle to raise incomes per capita. A common feature of the growth and development process is a fundamental change in the pattern of economic activity, as households reallocate labour from traditional agriculture to more productive...

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Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens

Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2015

Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household survey data to dig into these trends and provide...

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Development and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Addison, Tony; Pikkarainen, Ville; Rönkkö, Risto; … - 2017

This paper puts sub-Saharan Africa's economic development into perspective. While much did not go as hoped for at independence, much of the region has been on a more promising development trajectory since the mid-1990s, as we illustrate using growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We...

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Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Arndt, Channing (ed.); McKay, Andrew D. (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2016 - First edition

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Development and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Addison, Tony; Pikkarainen, Ville; Rönkkö, Risto; … - In: Development and poverty reduction : a global …, (pp. 55-106). 2020

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Inter- and intra-farm land fragmentation in Viet Nam

Markussen, Thomas; Tarp, Finn; Thiep, Do Huy; Tuan, … - 2016

This paper uses panel data at commune, household, and plot levels to study the causes and effects of agricultural land … fragmentation in rural Viet Nam. We focus on both inter-farm fragmentation (the division of land into many small farms) and intra …-farm fragmentation (the division of each farm into many small plots). In both these dimensions, land holdings in Viet Nam are highly …

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Inter- and intra-farm land fragmentation in Viet Nam

Markussen, Thomas; Tarp, Finn; Thiep, Do Huy; Tuan, … - 2016

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Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

Mozambique has achieved remarkable macroeconomic success over recent decades, boasting one of the world.s highest rates of GDP growth. However, absolute poverty remains persistent, spilling over into social unrest. To better understand the link between ag

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Growth and structural transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s

Hoai, Dang Thi Thu; Tarp, Finn; van Seventer, Dirk; … - 2016

We study structural transformation and change in the Vietnamese economy using two Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs), one for the year 2000 and a recently compiled SAM for the year 2012. This period is of particular interest as it features an important shift in terms of more economic integration...

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Structural transformation, biased technological change, and employment in Vietnam

Abbott, Philip Chase; Tarp, Finn; Wu, Ce - 2015

Employment in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia has grown more slowly than GDP over the last several decades. This means GDP per capita is rising. Vietnamese policymakers, however, are concerned that ongoing structural transformation is creating too few jobs. We use data for seven aggregated sectors...

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