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The Stability Pattern of Sheepskin Effects and Its Implications for the Human Capital Theory--Screening Hypothesis Debate

Gullason, Edward T. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 25 (1999) 2, pp. 141-149

the screening hypothesis. In this study, sheepskin effects are found to exist, but are not stable across individuals … screening hypothesis. …

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Corruption and Competition in the Presence of Inequality and Market Imperfections

Dutta, Indranil; Mishra, Ajit - Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics - 2004

fails to screen out the inefficient types. In addition to the imperfect screening in the credit market, the inefficient type …

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Republic of Madagascar; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Developing and boosting the private sector, in the area of industry, trade, and private sector, actions for securing investment, promoting investment, developing partnerships in Madagascar produced positive results. The investment rate is 12.37 percent out of an objective of 14 percent. The...

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Burundi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Burundi. The PRSP comes two and a half years after the approval in January 2004 by the Executive Boards of the IMF and the World Bank of the Interim PRSP (I-PRSP). The PRSP is also the outgrowth of a long period of negotiations...

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SOCIAL MEDIA, THE 21ST CENTURY TOOL AT THE SERVICE OF RECRUITING TALENT

CARMEN-GABRIELA, SECARA; VICTORIA-MIHAELA, BRINZEA - In: Annals - Economy Series 3 (2014) June, pp. 91-95

Social media changes the way in which companies interact in technology -mediated ways to most stakeholders and managers can not afford to ignore the new ways in which interactions with customers, employees, shareholders and many other important components occur as a result of the widespread...

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Bank Competition and Loan Quality

Gomez, Fabiana; Ponce, Jorge - In: Journal of Financial Services Research 46 (2014) 3, pp. 215-233

We analyze the impact of bank competition on the equilibrium quality of loans in a formal model where banks do not observe the type of loan applicants, i.e. face an adverse selection problem, nor borrowers’ effort, i.e. also face a moral hazard problem. The main finding is that there exists an...

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Economies of scale in federally-funded state-organized public health programs: results from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs

Trogdon, Justin; Ekwueme, Donatus; Subramanian, Sujha; … - In: Health Care Management Science 17 (2014) 4, pp. 321-330

This study investigates the existence of economies of scale in the provision of breast and cervical cancer screening … cancer screening activities. Output was measured by women served, women screened and cancers detected, separately by breast …-fixed factors (e.g., percent of women eligible for screening by the NBCCEDP). 144 out of 147 program-years demonstrated significant …

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HIV response using budgeting for results in HIV/AIDS programs : lessons from Peru

Medici, Andre; Vargas, Veronica; Lavadenz, Fernando; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Peru reduced its HIV/AIDS burden by 43 percent from 2000 to 2010 due to the introduction of free antiretroviral drug therapy in 2004, and the successful execution of the 2007-2011 HIV/AIDS Strategy and budgeting for results since 2011. The national HIV program received significant external...

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India: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance

El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

India is the third largest economy and has the second largest population in the world. It achieved millennium development goal (MDG) on poverty reduction; however, gender inequality still persists. Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per 100,000 live births, representing a 65 percent decline...

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Sri Lanka: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance

El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Sri Lanka is an island nation with a population of 20 million. In 2012, per capita income was US $2,923. From 2003 to 2012, the economy grew at 6.4 percent annually. Post-conflict, growth increased to 8 percent in May 2009. The private sector drove growth together with public reconstruction in...

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