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This paper estimates the elasticity of elephant poaching with respect to prices. To identify the supply curve, the authors observe that ivory is a storable commodity and hence subject to Hotelling's no-arbitrage condition. The price of gold, one of many commodities used as stores of value, is...
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Climate change is particularly important issue in Madagascar, a poor island nation that is frequently affected by droughts, floods and cyclones. We examine the impact of weather events on schooling and work among a cohort of teens and young adults by estimating a bivariate probit model using...
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analyze the determinants of regular and irregular migration flows from Africa to Europe for the period 1990-2014. Our results …
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Auseinandersetzung mit der gegenwärtig weit verbreiteten Debatte, ob für Afrika angesichts zunehmender Arbeitslosigkeit angepaßte arbeitsintensive Technologien wirtschaftlich einsetzbar sind. Konkrete Untersuchung dieser Frage am Beispiel der traditionellen Bierherstellung in Botsuana, einer...
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Die Analyse der wirtschaftlichen Rolle der Frauen im Haushalt führt in Afrika zu besonders interessanten Erkenntnissen. Gründe: vorherrschende polygame Familienstruktur im Rahmen eines Großfamiliensystems mit großem Haushalt, gleichzeitig noch sehr traditionelle und arbeitsintensive...
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The paper describes Soviet and East European relations with African LDCs on the basis of the concept of disparity, i.e. of the asymetrical relationships between economic and non-economic (military) foreign policy instruments of this group of states. This approach highlights the weak economic...
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