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Does regional redistribution spur growth?
Koetter, Michael; Wedow, Michael - 2008
After the German reunification, interregional subsidies accounted for approximately four percent of gross fixed capital investment in the new federal states. We show that between 1992 and 2005 infrastructure and (small) business aid had a negative net impact on regional economic growth. This...
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Profiles of local growth and industrial change: Facts and an explanation
Dauth, Wolfgang; Südekum, Jens - 2012
In this paper we take a detailed look at the sectoral anatomy of regional growth in German regions over the period 1978-2008. In the aggregate, the German economy is characterized by a secular decline of the manufacturing sector and a rise of the modern service economy. This trend of structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323794
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Distributional effects of FDI: How the interaction of FDI and economic policy affects poor households in Bolivia
Nunnenkamp, Peter; Schweickert, Rainer; Wiebelt, Manfred - 2006
poverty and income distribution in Bolivia. The simulation results suggest that FDI inflows enhance economic growth and reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295145
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Regulation of the electricity industry in Bolivia: Its impact on access to the poor, prices and quality
Bojanic, Antonio; Krakowski, Michael - 2003
This paper takes stock with the results of utility privatization in Bolivia. This paper deals with the process of … electricity industry has indeed lessen poverty levels in urban Bolivia by making this utility more accessible to larger segments … of the urban population. The same cannot be said, however, about rural Bolivia. The results show that coverage has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295383
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The Bolivian Decentralization Process and the Role of Municipal Associations
Seemann, Miriam - 2004
administrative decentralization. Overall the decentralization process in Bolivia can be seen as an important step towards … October 2003 show, the decentralization laws alone didn?t solve the economic and social problems in Bolivia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295404
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La Quinua: Una opción para mejorar los ingresos rurales en Bolivia
Muriel H., Beatriz; Evia S., Tania - 2011
This research examines the production of quinoa as an option for improving rural incomes in the Altiplano of Bolivia …
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Bolivian sub-national revenues: A review
Muriel H., Beatriz - 2011
This papers reviews main topics concerning sub-national revenues (intergovernmental transfers and taxes) and discusses some policy options to develop own sub-national revenues. The review covers the political-legal framework and the fiscal outcomes, finding that: i) intergovernmental transfers...
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Empleo y regulación laboral: Análisis empírico de las firmas manufactureras Bolivianas, 1988 - 2007
Muriel Hernández, Beatriz; Machicado Salas, C. Gustavo - 2012
El estudio analiza el empleo en las empresas manufactureras registradas bolivianas durante 1988-2007, estableciendo su relación con la regulación laboral a partir de indicadores de flujos y funciones de demanda. Los flujos de empleo muestran que las empresas con altas tasas de trabajadores...
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Towards universalism? The obstructed process of healthcare reform in Bolivia
Sirén, Sebastian - 2011
of healthcare policy in Bolivia, in light of the current proposal to introduce a unified public healthcare system. The … to the ongoing processes of decentralisation and democratisation of political decision-making in Bolivia. Although state …
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Espacio y desarrollo municipal en Bolivia
Nina, Osvaldo; Evia, Tania - 2011
This paper seeks to establish the factors related to the Human Development Index, incorporating the spatial dimension in the analysis of its determinants. The variables were classified into four groups: geographic, socio-economic, demographic and infrastructure and services. The results show...
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