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shocks reduce the short-term growth of constant-price GDP and we analyse which structural policies help to minimize these … losses. Structural policies are incentives and regulations that are maintained for long periods, contrasting with policy … policies have large effects that are specific to particular types of shock. In particular, regulations which reduce the speed …
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shocks reduce the short-term growth of constant-price GDP and we analyse which structural policies help to minimize these … losses. Structural policies are incentives and regulations that are maintained for long periods, contrasting with policy … policies have large effects that are specific to particular types of shock. In particular, regulations which reduce the speed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204018
This paper explores the impact of foreign aid on economic growth using variation in aid inflows from natural disasters … neighbor droughts to instrument for aid, I show that aid inflows significantly increase per capita GDP growth in the short to … any long-run aid-growth effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014153490
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the … microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010516460
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the … microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518804
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the … microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283079
fuels at a time when the global community must reduce carbon emissions. Effective global climate policies and low carbon … reserves at current production rates. Third, these countries often find themselves under pressures to implement policies that … some cases direction of these policies require modification when considering the risks posed by a global shift away from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909639
, crop diversification, adoption of drought-tolerant crop varieties and rotational grazing. Some policies have been put in … limited to, the Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction (SFPR), the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustainable …
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L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
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The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
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