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Knowledge for development : the IDB's impact in the region

Avellán, Leopoldo; Calderón, Claudia; Lotti, Giulia; … - 2021

By analyzing a novel dataset on publications by the Inter - American Development Bank (IDB), we shed light on the extent to which the knowledge production of a multilateral development bank can reach its beneficiaries. We find that IDB publications are downl oaded mostly in the American...

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The Dress Rehearsal: a instituição de um banco Central no Brasil em 1923

Centurião, Lúcia Regina - 2019

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Training effective altruism

Mehmood, Sultan; Naseer, Shaheen; Chen, Daniel L. - 2022

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When the U.S. catches a cold, Canada sneezes : a lower-bound tale told by deep learning

Lepetyuk, Vadym; Maliar, Lilia; Maliar, Serguei - 2019

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Malaria and Chinese economic activities in Africa

Cervellati, Matteo; Esposito, Elena; Sunde, Uwe; Yuan, Song - 2021

We present novel evidence for the influence of malaria exposure on the geographic loca- tion of Chinese economic activities in Africa. The hypothesis is based on the observation that many Chinese aid projects and infrastructure contractors rely on Chinese personnel. High malaria exposure might...

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Asymmetric yardstick competition : traditional procurement versus public-private partnerships

Di Liddo, Giuseppe; Vinella, Annalisa - 2019

We investigate yardstick competition between local jurisdictions in which pure rent-seeking incumbents undertake an identical infrastructure project choosing be- tween two contractual arrangements with different financing profiles, namely traditional procurement (TP) and public-private...

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Assessment of planning and programming for capital projects at the national and agency levels

Patalinghug, Epictetus E. - 2017

This study assesses the existing planning and programming systems for capital projects at the national and agency levels, examines the experiences of other countries in planning and programming capital projects, and presents recommendations to improve planning and programming systems in the...

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The use of quantile methods in economic history

Clarke, Damian; Llorca-Jaña, Manuel; Pailañir, Daniel - 2021

Quantile regression and quantile treatment effect methods are powerful econometric tools for considering economic impacts of events or variables of interest beyond the mean. The use of quantile methods allows for an examination of impacts of some independent variable over the entire distribution...

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Tax practitioners : advocates of compliance or avoidance?

Kirui, Benard Kipyegon - 2016

Tax practitioners alongside taxpayers and tax authorities are the major actors in a tax compliance system. They assist … introduction of transfer pricing rule to investigate how tax laws and tax practitioners have influenced corporate tax compliance in … was partly offset by the action of the tax practitioners. Audit firms capacity, as measured by size, seems to matter in …

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A model of cross-border tourism competition

Chen, Kaifan; Kuroda, Tatsuaki - 2015 - Preliminary version

Tourism has long been important part of the economy. Specifically, it serves as a kind of resource that performs a significant role in national economies. With the rise of globalization, cross-border tourism has grown and induced intense competition among counties. The present paper highlights...

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