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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia

Krause, Matthias - 2007

on Colombia finds some evidence that low-quality governance of sub-national governments compromises the internal … Kolumbien zeigen, dass eine niedrige Qualität der Governance kommunaler Regierungen, sich negativ auf die Produktionseffizienz …

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Aktivieren und Strafen : Integrative und ausschließende Strategiengegenwärtiger Arbeitsmarkt- und Kriminalpolitik

Rinn, Moritz - 2009

Ein "aktivierender", die Selbstständigkeit und Eigenverantwortlichkeit der BürgerInnen anrufender Staat, der gleichzeitig auf Verunsicherung, Spaltung, Kontrolle und Bestrafung setzt - gegenwärtige Politiken des Sozialen in Deutschland erweisen sich augenscheinlich als paradox. In dieser...

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Anpassungen der deutschen Arbeitsverwaltung und Arbeitsmarktpolitik 1927 ? 2005- Pfadabh?ngigkeit und Reformen -

Frank, Stefan - 2008

Nach einer Analyse der Geschichte der Arbeitsverwaltung und der Arbeitsmarktpolitik zwischen 1927 und 2005 ist zu …

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The nature of unemployment in urban Ethiopia

Serneels, Pieter - 2004

With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates worldwide. This paper describes the nature ofunemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants ofincidence and duration and find that most variables...

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Unemployment duration, job search and labour market segmentation: Evidence from urban Ethiopia

Serneels, Pieter - 2008

Although it is a common theoretical assumption that the chances to find a job fall with time in unemployment, this is not systematically confirmed by empirical evidence, and there is no evidence for developing countries. We develop a framework that allows us to test the four major explanations...

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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination

2009

Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....

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Effect of market structure on international coal trade

Kolstad, C.D.; Abbey, D.S. - 2009

This paper is concerned with the determinants of international steam-coal trade. Most work in projecting coal trade has been either qualitative (a consensus of experts) or, if quantitative, has been based on competitive spatial-equilibrium models. Unfortunately, the competitive model of trade...

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Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Colombian Beef Sector

Gomez, Miguel I.; Frank, Julieta; Parra, Tatiana - 2010

Colombia negotiated bilateral Trade Agreements (TAs) with the UnitedStates and with the MERCOSUR region (Argentina … meat consumers in Colombia. Our resultssuggest that with free imports of chicken parts from the U.S, beefconsumption and … Colombia gradually decreasesthe tariff for imported beef. We identify the reduction in marginalcosts required to compete with …

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The Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Credit Behavior in Colombia

Pineros, Brittany - 2011

This paper investigates the impact of Familias en Acción, a conditional cash transfer program in Colombia, on …

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Who collaborates internationally in developing countries? The case of Colombia

Ordóñez-Matamoros, Gonzalo; Cozzens, Susan E.; … - 2009

Colombia as a case study. In fact, knowing the factors affecting the choice of collaborating internationally will help the …

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