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Learning by exporting : the case of Mozambican manufacturing
Cruz, António; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014
export and that export participation is highly persistent. There is also evidence supporting the learning by exporting … hypothesis and the results suggest a significant export premium of between 15 and 24 per cent, controlling for differences in …. We conclude that the Mozambican Export Promotion Institute could play an important role in overcoming this information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336435
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Learning by exporting: The case of Mozambican manufacturing
Cruz, Antonio; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014
export and that export participation is highly persistent. There is also evidence supporting the learning by exporting … hypothesis and the results suggest a significant export premium of between 15 and 24 per cent, controlling for differences in …. We conclude that the Mozambican Export Promotion Institute could play an important role in overcoming this information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343201
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A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; … - 2017
The rights-based approach to development targets progress towards the realization of 30 articles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688583
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A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; … - 2017
The rights-based approach to development targets progress towards the realization of 30 articles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011634637
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Policy Bias and Agriculture: Partial and General Equilibrium Measures
Bautista, Romeo M.; Robinson, Sherman; Tarp, Finn; … - 2001
The paper examines the impact of industrial protection, agricultural export taxes, and overvaluation of the exchange …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015225976
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Lessons for Japanese foreign aid from research on aid's impact
Addison, Tony; Tarp, Finn - 2015
Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a country that saw meteoric development of its own, and as a country that has been one of the world's largest donors for decades. Looking towards an uncertain future in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418563
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Policy Bias and Agriculture: Partial and General Equilibrium Measures
Bautista, Romeo M.; Robinson, Sherman; Tarp, Finn; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001
The paper examines the impact of industrial protection, agricultural export taxes, and overvaluation of the exchange …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196021
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Lessons for Japanese foreign aid from research on aid's impact
Addison, Tony; Tarp, Finn - 2015
Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a country that saw meteoric development of its own, and as a country that has been one of the world's largest donors for decades. Looking towards an uncertain future in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307928
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Jobs and welfare in Mozambique
Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 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 aggregate growth and household welfare,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319907
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Ghana: Poverty reduction over thirty years
McKay, Andy; Pirttilä, Jukka; Tarp, Finn - 2015
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 consumption poverty and non-monetary poverty outcomes over this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418585