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itself consists of a broad range of goods), this case study reviews the example of Ghana to illustrate this problem, although …
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Illicit financial flows (IFFs) in West Africa have long contributed to the region’s instability, partly due to their links to regional terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM has directly and indirectly participated in and perpetuated illicit financial...
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This paper explores the flow of illicit narcotics transiting West Africa. It is divided into four sections, providing an overview of the nature and scope of the illicit narcotic economy, the networks and actors involved and its development impacts, including its resulting illicit financial...
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Technological developments are likely to bring many new opportunities, which may be even larger in emerging economies and may allow them to “leapfrog” certain stages of development. Notwithstanding these opportunities, emerging economies face significant challenges associated with rapid...
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, the extent of informal employment has increased in many of Mexico's states, though highly heterogeneously. The substantial … differences across states in terms of informal employment can be helpful in explaining differences in economic growth outcomes …. This paper studies the determinants of informal employment using states' diverging outcomes to identify causal factors …
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Job creation has lowered unemployment, but the Belgian labour market still faces many challenges. Employment rates … some aspects of employment protection legislation, such as those related to collective dismissals, and the wage formation …
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Ce chapitre propose une analyse approfondie des performances du marché du travail français suivant la nouvelle Stratégie pour l’emploi de l’OCDE. Depuis 2015, les créations d’emploi ont fait refluer le chômage et les situations de sous emploi ont diminué, mais le marché du travail...
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This paper examines the nature and determinants of female entrepreneurship in India based on survey data. The first part assesses basic characteristics of female entrepreneurship in India, while the subsequent sections analyse key determinants of female entrepreneurship based on the literature,...
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The education system has reacted slowly to changes in labour market needs, leading to an increasing number of school leavers without sufficient qualification. In addition, declining PISA scores and a rising share of low achievers are raising concerns about the quality of the future labour force....
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policy insights. This paper first describes key employment trends in India by gender. Then the potential determinants of … relate to infrastructure, access to finance, labour laws and rural employment programmes. This Working Paper relates to the …
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