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Food quality in domestic markets of developing economies : a comparative study of two countries
Vandeplas, Anneleen; Minten, Bart - In: Agricultural economics : the journal of the … 46 (2015) 5, pp. 617-628
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Behind the scenes of the telecommunications miracle : an empirical analysis of the Indian market
Biancini, Sara - 2010
We analyze the demand and supply characteristics of the Indian telecommunications market, in order to assess the … and demand characteristics, using a small time-series-cross-section dataset on Indian States. We suggest that the price … elasticity of demand for mainlines might be sensibly higher than the levels usually found in developed countries, while the …
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The Importance of Education Quality for Growth and Development
Gerba, Eddie - 2015
In this paper we present a model of optimizing behavior in a two-sector, centrally planned, economy that faces a given interest rate and that is capable of generating sustainable growth. By allowing the model economy to benefit from innovations at the technology frontier through a simple process...
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Export quality in advanced and developing economies : evidence from a new dataset
Henn, Christian; Papageorgiou, Chris; Spatafora, Nikolas - 2015 - Manuscript date: February 2015
This paper develops new estimates of export quality, far more extensive than previous efforts, covering 178 countries and hundreds of products during the period 1962-2010. It finds that quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of development, with the process largely...
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Farmers' demand and the traits and diffusion of agricultural innovations in developing countries
Macours, Karen - In: Annual review of resource economics 11 (2019), pp. 483-499
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Agricultural and rural transformations in Asian development : past trends and future challenges
Vos, Rob - 2018
Over the past sixty years, most Asian countries have undergone relatively rapid agricultural transformations that helped jumpstart broader economic development. However, the changes have differed markedly in nature and speed across countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the...
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the world economy : engines of growth?
Nayyar, Deepak - 2008
This paper attempts to analyse the economic implications of the rise of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, for … exports, while India and Brazil have the potential to provide similar support, but South Africa does not yet exhibit such a … beginning to change the balance of economic power in the world. -- China ; India ; Brazil ; South Africa ; growth ; development …
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Safety Nets for the Poor : A Missing International Dimension?
Reddy, Sanjay G. - 2006
Poor persons in poor countries are greatly exposed to the risk of adverse shocks, many of international origin, which can create long-lasting damage to individual well-being. There is a strong moral and prudential case for taking measures which reduce the extent to which such shocks arise and...
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Financial Repression and Exchange Rate Management in Developing Countries : Theory and Empirical Support from India
Kletzer, Kenneth M.; Kohli, Renu - 2003
instruments of financial repression may be used for exchange rate management. The model is compared to the experience of India, a …
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