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Are neighbours equal? Estimating local inequality in three developing countries
Elbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter; Mistiaen, Johan; Özler, Berk - 2003
Based on a statistical procedure that combines household survey data with population census data, this paper presents estimates of inequality for three developing countries at a level of disaggregation far below that allowed by household surveys alone. We show that while the share of...
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Local embeddedness and economic and social upgrading in Madagascar's export apparel industry
Staritz, Cornelia; Morris, Mike - 2013
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Madagascar is different to the other main SSA low-income country (LIC) apparel … instability that led to the loss of AGOA status at the end of 2009. This paper assesses the development of Madagascar's export … industry. The paper concludes that, despite the contraction in the exportoriented apparel industry post-AGOA, Madagascar is …
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The political economy of relief aid allocation: evidence from Madagascar
Francken, Nathalie; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan F.M. - 2009
major cyclone (Gafilo) hit Madagascar in March 2004. Relief was provided by the Government of Madagascar as well as local …
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Measuring food security using respondents' perception of food consumption adequacy
Migotto, Mauro; Davis, Benjamin; Caretto, Gero; Beegle, … - 2006
: Albania, Indonesia, Madagascar and Nepal. Simple descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, contingency tables and …
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Biking and Walking: The Position of Non-Motorised Transport Modes in Transport Systems
Rietveld, Piet - 2001
Long run developments such as income growth and urban sprawl lead one to expect a continuous decline of thecontribution of non-motorised transport modes to the performance of transport systems. In terms of the totalnumber of trips, non-motorised transport modes have retained high shares,...
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Zeitpolitische Aspekte in der Planungspraxis des Stadtverkehrs
Thiemann-Linden, Jörg; Weber, Charlotte - In: Zeitgerechte Stadt: Konzepte und Perspektiven für die …, (pp. 223-249). 2019
In der kommunalpolitischen und planerischen Diskussion zum Stadtverkehr verstecken sich in vielfältigen Themen zugleich …
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City Tolls – One Element of an Effective Policy Cocktail
Arnott, Richard J. - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 3, pp. 5-11
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Road Pricing – Singapore’s 30 Years of Experience
Chin, Kian-Keong - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 3, pp. 12-16
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Not optimal, but Effective: the Multi-Mode Ticket for Reducing Urban Traffic Congestion in Medium-Sized Towns
Schöb, Ronnie - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 3, pp. 28-33
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A discrete-choice model approach to optimal congestion charge
Strøm, Steinar; Vislie, Jon - 2008
We model the choice of transportation mode in a simplified Hotelling-like city, with a fixed number of total travellers, fixed road capacity and with no trade-off between when to travel and the time spent in a queue. A person that chooses to take her own car will inflict a congestion cost on all...
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