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Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing … and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to … economic growth, particularly in low income countries. Moreover, the Government of Ethiopia is committed to rapid growth of …
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The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in development is unclear, especially without convincing … reduction. This book, addresses several pressing questions surrounding ICTs. How do ICTs affect economic development in low … facilitate their potential to enhance development and the inclusion of poor constituents? The book presents researchersâ …
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internal Socio-Economic development target units, Pumping money and strengthening the defense of the assisted nation only …
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countries in the development literature. In this paper, we show that industrial clusters, through specialization and division of … using data from more than 17,000 microenterprises in four sectors and four regions of Ethiopia, we find that clustering …
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Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
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We investigate the puzzle of microfinance: that loans generate large measured returns for businesses, yet loan take-up is low and the businesses often close. We analyze a randomized trial that bundled microfinance loans with a cheap health insurance policy. Requiring clients to purchase...
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Using data from a randomized control trial in Sri Lanka, this paper explores whether cash and in-kind grants helped microenterprises approach the productivity level of SMEs. The paper first estimates production functions and subsequently treatment effects on TFP levels. Most significantly, more...
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Großteil der armen Weltbevölkerung Haupteinkommens- und Beschäftigungsquelle. Die Entwicklung geeigneter Förderprogramme für …
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Using data from a randomized control trail in Sri Lanka, this paper explores whether cash and in-kind grants helped microenterprises approach the productivity level of SMEs.  The paper first estimates production functions and subsequently treatment effects on TFP levels.  Most significantly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159013
Latin America, East Asia and southern Europe. It also offers case studies of entrepreneurship development policies and … programs in the Americas and Europe. The comparative analysis of the 13 entrepreneur development systems, in combination with … development agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean can act to promote business creation and spur the development of the …
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