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After achieving independence and limited economic self-assertion in the sixties and seventies, most Caribbean states …
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Using FAO data for 1961-2009, this study characterizes the trends in Caribbean food imports and uses the Central Bureau … the context of Caribbean food security concerns. …
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Caribbean. Investigating the structure, functions, and member roles of a collaboration provides a foundation for comprehending …
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subsidize electricity, as are Central America and the Caribbean. Energy subsidies impose fiscal costs, hurting SOEs …
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After earlier success, growth performance in most Caribbean countries has been disappointing since the early 1990s … experience of the Caribbean countries from a cross country perspective. Three findings stand out. First, the slowdown in growth …
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A large theoretical and empirical literature has focused on the impact of financial deepening on economic growth throughout the world. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether this impact differs across regions, income levels, and types of economy. Using a rich dataset...
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Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant...
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-speaking Caribbean countries. A balanced two way fixed effects (FE) model, a random effects (RE) model and the adjusted fully modified …
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This study examines whether governments in the Caribbean systematically attempt to alter voter preferences through the … for selected Caribbean countries. The Arellano-Bond dynamic panel estimator is employed to empirically test this model …, and the results indicate that there is evidence to suggest that Caribbean governments pursue electorally timed …
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activity expands. This study empirically tests this hypothesis for a sample of 12 small island open economies of the Caribbean … growth. The results of the empirical analysis shows that financial development enhances economic growth in the Caribbean by …
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