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When is capital enough to get female microenterprises growing? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
Fafchamps, Marcel; Quinn, Simon; McKenzie, David; … - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011
randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male- and female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana.  Our findings cast doubt on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004392
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When is capital enough to get female microenterprises growing? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
Fafchamps, Marcel; McKenzie, David; Quinn, Simon; … - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2011
randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male- and female- owned microenterprises in urban Ghana. Our findings cast doubt on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644804
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When is capital enough to get female microenterprises growing? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
Fafchamps, Marcel; McKenzie; Quinn, Simon; Woodruff, … - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2011
randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male and femaleowned microenterprises in urban Ghana. Our findings cast doubt on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010758450
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Owning Economic Reforms: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Tanzania
Tsikata, Yvonne M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001250
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Microenterprise growth and the flypaper effect: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
Fafchamps, Marcel; McKenzie, David; Quinn, Simon; … - In: Journal of Development Economics 106 (2014) C, pp. 211-226
randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male- and female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana. For women running subsistence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010719872
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When is capital enough to get female microenterprises growing? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
Fafchamps, Marcel; McKenzie, David J.; Quinn, Simon; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male- and female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana. Our findings cast doubt on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009150951
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Inclusive Growth; An Application of the Social Opportunity Function to Selected African Countries
Adedeji, Olumuyiwa; Du, Huancheng; Opoku-Afari, Maxwell - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The inclusiveness of growth depends on the extent of access to economic and social opportunities. This paper applies the concept of social opportunity function to ascertain the inclusiveness of growth episodes in selected African countries. Premised on the concept of social welfare function,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242365
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Sending in the consultants: development agencies, the private sector and the reform of public finance in low-income countries
Fyson, Sara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 3/4, pp. 314-343
. The implementation of an integrated financial management system in Ghana is used as an illustrative example. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670209
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Constructing a legitimate argument — Narrative techniques in the Ghana-EU VPA
Carlsen, Kirsten - In: Forest Policy and Economics 48 (2014) C, pp. 63-71
the Ghana-EU FLEGT VPA use narrative techniques to construct their policy arguments and the implications of this use. The … areas of tension and contradictions in the narratives upon which the Ghana-VPA is built. It is argued, that the identified … of the Ghana-EU VPA and the general applicability of the suggested typology are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011116810
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Between Development and Social Policies: The Impact of European Structural Funds in Objective 1 Regions
RodrIguez-Pose, Andres; Ugo Fratesi† - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 1, pp. 97-113
Rodriguez-Pose A. and Fratesi U. (2004) Between development and social policies: the impact of European Structural Funds in Objective 1 regions, Reg. Studies 38, 97-113. European regional support has grown in parallel with European integration. The funds targeted at achieving greater economic...
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