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Business Constraints and Growth Potential of Micro and Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Uganda
Ishengoma, Esther K.; Kappel, Robert - 2008
Ugandan micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) still perform poorly. The paper utilizes data collected in Uganda in March … diese Studie die Wachstumshindernisse von KKU in Uganda. Sie analysiert, in welchem Umfang das Wachstum durch spezifische …
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Does aid to the productive sectors cause manufacturing sector growth in Africa?
Ndikumana, Alain - 2022
In recent decades, Africa has received a large share of official development assistance compared to other regions of the world. Using AidData for 2000-13, this paper examines the effects of aid to productive sectors on manufacturing growth in Africa. Econometric results show that increased...
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“External Debt, Domestic Investment and Economic Growth in Cameroon” A system Estimation Approach
Forgha, Njimanted G.; Mbella, Mukete E.; Ngangnchi, Forbe H. - In: Journal of Economics Bibliography 1 (2014) 1, pp. 3-16
The feedback of external debt on economic growth through gross domestic investment has provided quite interesting results throughout the world especially in developing countries where external and internal borrowing have been a tradition. Based on a system estimation approach, using Two Stage...
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Volatility integration in spot, futures and options markets: A regulatory perspective
Rastogi, Shailesh; Athaley, Chaitaly - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 12 (2019) 2, pp. 1-15
The aim of this paper is to study the integration of volatility in the three markets, viz. spot, futures and options, in order to provide input for hedging purposes and the formulation of policies for derivatives. The generalized method of moments (GMM) is used to capture the simultaneous...
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The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
Hickey, Sam (contributor); Sen, Kunal (contributor);  … - 2015
This collection brings together internationally-renowned experts to offer a comprehensive review of how politics shapes inclusive development in the global south. Each aspect of development is covered: social, economic, environmental and cultural, with each substantive chapter offering a...
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Social protection, caste and ethnicity in Nepal: A new social contract or an old political settlement?
Webster, Neil - 2021
Social protection is emerging in Nepal as a key state instrument to reduce social exclusion and inequality by providing cash and social transfers to the most vulnerable households, targeting the socially excluded and challenging inter-generational poverty. In 2016-17, over 2.2 million persons in...
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Governing clean energy transitions in China and India: A comparative political economy analysis
Isoaho, Karoliina; Goritz, Alexandra; Schulz, Nicolai - 2016
China and India will have to radically transform their electric power systems in order to decouple economic growth from unsustainable resource consumption. While the majority of transition literature has focused on the diverse socio-technical factors that could enable such a transformation, more...
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Nach 1995 deutliche Wachstumsschwäche der deutschen Wirtschaft im internationalen Vergleich
Gornig, Martin; Görzig, Bernd - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 12, pp. 183-184
Im Folgenden werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse einer neuen Datenquelle zur Messung von Wachstum und Produktivität im internationalen Vergleich präsentiert. Die Informationen decken den Zeitraum von 1970 bis 2004 ab. Sie zeigen, dass Deutschland seine langjährige Wachstumsführerschaft in Europa...
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Ausländische Unternehmensübernahmen: keine negativen Folgen für Beschäftigung und Produktivität
Mattes, Anselm - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 42, pp. 2-7
Wenn ausländische Unternehmen im Rahmen von Unternehmensübernahmen und -fusionen die Kontrolle über deutsche Betriebe übernehmen, befürchten Regierungsvertreter und Gewerkschaften oftmals Produktionsverlagerungen ins Ausland sowie den Verlust von Einfluss und Arbeitsplätzen. Die aktuell...
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Productivity shocks, budget deficits and the current account
Bussière, Matthieu; Fratzscher, Marcel; Müller, Gernot J. - 2005
Deficits" discussion of the 1980s. In contrast, during the 1990s productivity growth has been identified as the primary cause … importance of budget deficits and productivity shocks for the determination of the current account. Using a sample of 21 OECD … current account, while country-specific productivity shocks appear to play a key role. …
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