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Is small beautiful? : small Enterprise, aid and employment in Africa

Page, John M.; Söderbom, Måns - 2012

Aid providers frequently link supporting small firms to job creation. Small firms create about half of new jobs in Africa, but they also have higher failure rates. Ignoring firm exit exaggerates net employment growth. Using panel data for Ethiopia, we find that small and large enterprises create...

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China's march to prosperity : reforms to avoid the middle-income trap

Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - 2013

China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...

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LDC export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy" : what roles for tourism linkages?

Honeck, Dale - 2012 - Manuscript date: 13 November 2012

"Pro-poor" tourism is arguably one of the best green options for addressing LDC poverty, employment and economic diversification initiatives. Although often neglected as a serious policy option - and consequently most of its potential still remains untapped - tourism is the leading export for at...

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Achieving Bangladesh's tourism potential : linkages to export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy"

Honeck, Dale; Akhtar, Md. Shoaib - 2014 - Manuscript date: 26 August, 2014

Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn it has three World Heritage sites, including the Sundarbans tiger reserves. Moreover, it is part of important travel circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has...

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Multinational Firms, Exclusivity, and the Degree of Backward Linkages

Lin, Ping; Saggi, Kamal - 2004

This paper develops a two-tier oligopoly model in which the entry of a multinational firm results in technology transfer to its local suppliers and also impacts the degree of backward linkages in the local industry. The model endogenizes the multinational's choice between anonymous market...

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Why Liquidity Matters to the Export Decision of the Firm

Chan, Rosanna C. - 2011

Under financial constraints, exporting may have less to do with productivity and more to do with financial resources …. The established relationship between exporting and productivity would differ when examined through the lens of the working … constraints are particularly acute. The model shows that productivity determines export status of the firm as long as it is not …

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'Expect the Unexpected'? LDC GATS Commitments as Internationally Credible Policy Indicators? The Example of Mali

Honeck, Dale - 2012

There is a stark contrast between the ambitious investment promotion efforts of many least developed countries (LDCs) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to address domestic infrastructure and investment gaps, this...

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Friedrich List and the Economic Fate of Tropical Countries

Boianovsky, Mauro - 2012

The goal of the paper is twofold. It examines how Friedrich List's interpretation of the economic dynamics of “tropical” countries as non-industrial economies exporters of primary commodities fits in his overall analytical framework and accords with his emphasis on the explanatory value of...

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Globalization, Wages, and Working Conditions : A Case Study of Cambodian Garment Factories

Robertson, Raymond - 2011

We use a comprehensive data set of working conditions and wage compliance in Cambodia's exporting garment factories to explore (1) the impact of foreign ownership on wages and working conditions, (2) whether the relationship between wages and working conditions within these exporting factories...

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Better Factories Cambodia : An Instrument for Improving Industrial Relations in a Transnational Context

Rossi, Arianna - 2011

Globalization of production has created an environment for labor-management relations that involves international actors and spans countries, going beyond the boundaries of the traditional workspace. The dramatic changes brought about by globalization led to the emergence of new cross-border...

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