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The economic costs of climate change : a multi-sector impact assessment for Vietnam
Arndt, Channing; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - 2012
. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economywide model. Our results for Vietnam indicate that … levels and cyclone strikes. Overall, climate change is likely to reduce Vietnam's national income by between one and two … change ; uncertainty ; multi-sector ; CGE model ; Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009622486
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The welfare impact of Viet Nam's national target programme "building a new countryside" : a quasi-experimental evaluation
Verwimp, Philip; Zhang, Sisi - 2018
We evaluate the impact on household income of Viet Nam's national target programme to build a new countryside for the period from 2010 to 2015. The purpose of the programme is to modernize rural Viet Nam. Given the universal implementation of the programme, we use a quasi-experimental approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011947056
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Education and Poverty in Vietnam : A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Cloutier, Marie-Hélène - 2014
, accompanied by corresponding tax cuts, in a general equilibrium framework applied to Vietnam. This policy is shown to have strong … a higher education subsidy cut reduces welfare and increases poverty in Vietnam. While rural and agricultural households …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708968
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Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement : Impact and Policy Implications for Vietnam
Duong, Nguyen Binh - 2016
On 4 August 2015, after three years and several rounds of negotiation, the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade … Agreement officially established principles for the basic content of the Agreement. This study aims to analyse impact of Vietnam …-EU FTA on bilateral trade of Vietnam. By using a gravity model and a panel data analysis, we show that the reduction of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987809
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MDG Achievements, Determinants, and Resource Needs: What Has Been Learnt?
Lay, Jann - 2010
This paper reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of key policy instruments for MDG (Millennium Development Goals) achievement. We first demonstrate that average MDG progress is likely to be too slow to meet the education and health sector targets in a number of developing countries. We also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293527
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An econometric analysis of the effectiveness of development finance for the energy sector
Gualberti, Giorgio; Martins, Luis Filipe; Bazilian, Morgan - 2012
Reaching the objective of universal access to modern energy services will require large investments in infrastructure in developing countries. An important part of funding will be provided in the form of development finance and its effectiveness in producing positive impacts is crucial for this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294332
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Importance of Animation Actions in the Operation of Hungarian Local Action Groups
Katona-Kovács, Judit; High, Chris; Nemes, Gusztáv - 2011
The EU LEADER initiative has been running for 20 years and plays an important role in the development of European rural areas, however, in countries joining to the EU after 2004 it is still a relatively new phenomenon. In Hungary, for example, the LEADER+ programme was launched in 2005 with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494478
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A new explanatory model for policy analysis and evaluation
Schouwstra, Marije; Ellman, Michael - 2006
This model of policy evaluation has been developed to identify factors that cause policy outcomes to diverge from the intended results. In this model the explanatory factors may be inherent to the conceptual and institutional framework to which policy makers adhere, or they may be ‘real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349191
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Targeting performance and poverty effects of proxy means-tested transfers : trade-offs and challenges
Klasen, Stephan; Lange, Simon - 2015
In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493506
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Accuracy and poverty impacts of proxy means-tested transfers : an empirical assessment for Bolivia
Klasen, Stephan; Lange, Simon - 2015
In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463386