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Chinese and African migrant entrepreneur's articulation shaped by African agency
Kohnert, Dirk - 2016
Much has been written on the relationship of China and Africa in the past decade. However, the subject of Chinese … migrant entrepreneurs in Africa and their articulation with African counterparts was little explored up to the early 2010s … entrepreneurs in Africa. This has been underlined unison in the four books under review. …
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Europe must work together to alleviate migatory pressure from Africa
Menkhoff, Lukas; Heidland, Tobias - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 164-166
Improved living conditions in Africa would lessen migratory pressure on Europe. The scope of Germany‘s "Marshall Plan … with Africa" is too narrow; progress can only be made if Europe works together. A financial system that reaches as many … people as possible could be one key to future development in Africa …
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An assessment of the informal sector trade in Kenya
Gor, Seth Omondi - In: The Estey Centre journal of international law and trade … 13 (2012) 1, pp. 102-114
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Global exchanges and gender perspectives in Africa
Ouédraogo, Jean-Bernard (contributor) - 2011
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Has mercantilism reduced urban poverty in SSA? : perception of boom, bust, and the China–Africa trade in Lomé and Bamako
Lyons, Michal; Brown, Alison - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 38 (2010) 5, pp. 771-782
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Income distribution, technical change and the dynamics of international economic integration
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2005
This paper explores the features of a dynamic multisectoral model which focuses on the relationship between income distribution, growth and international specialization. The model is explored both for the steady-state properties and the transitory dynamics of integrated economies. Income...
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Complexity, specialization, and growth
Ferrarini, Benno; Scaramozzino, Pasquale - 2013
This paper analyzes the role of complexity in production on the level of output and on its rate of growth. We develop an endogenous growth model with human capital accumulation, where increased complexity could exert either a positive or a negative effect on the level of output but always a...
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The international-migration network
Fagiolo, Giorgio; Mastrorillo, Marina - 2012
This paper studies international migration from a complex-network perspective. We define the international-migration network (IMN) as the weighted-directed graph where nodes are world countries and links account for the stock of migrants originated in a given country and living in another...
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Optimal Education Policies and Comparative Advantage
Bougheas, Spiros - 2009
We consider the optimal education policies of a small economy whose government has a limited budget. Initially, the economy is closed and the government chooses its education policy to maximize welfare under autarky. Then the economy trades with the rest of the world. Lastly, the government...
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International trade and inequality
Urata, Shūjirō; Narjoko, Dionisius - 2017
The impact of globalization on equality has become a serious concern for many countries. More evidence that challenges the theoretical prediction of positive impact of international trade on income distribution has increasingly become available recently. This paper addresses this subject,...
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