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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Cortez, Rafael; Bowser, Diana; Quinlan-Davisonson, Meaghen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015
Today?s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers to meeting their SRH potential. Key factors underlying these issues are a lack of adolescent SRH (ASRH) policies and access to accessible, affordable, and appropriate health services. The impact that...
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Afghanistan: Maternal and Reproductive Health at a Glance
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ohno, Naoko; Sarker, Intissar; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Afghanistan suffers from poverty and low human development aggravated by 23 years of conflict. In 2012, the population was 29 million and per capita income US $268. Economic growth was estimated at 3.6 percent in 2013, down from 14.4 percent in 2012. The transition led to investor and consumer...
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Explaining local manufacturing growth in Chile : the advantages of sectoral diversity
Almeida, Rita; Fernandes, Ana M. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
This paper investigates whether the agglomeration of economic activity in regional clusters affects long-run manufacturing total factor productivity growth in an emerging market context. It explores a large firm-level panel dataset for Chile during a period characterized by high growth rates and...
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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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Structural change, dualism and economic development : the role of the vulnerable poor on marginal lands
Barbier, Edward B. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013
natural resources use in the rural economy matter in the overall dynamics of structural change. The concentration of the rural … poor on marginal lands is essentially a barometer of economy-wide development. As long as there are abundant marginal lands … in the economy. Moreover, the economy is vulnerable to the"Dutch disease"effects of a booming primary products sector. As …
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Wage growth, landholding, and mechanization in Chinese agriculture
Wang, Xiaobing; Yamauchi, Futoshi; Otsuka, Keijiro; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This paper uses farm panel data from China to examine the dynamics of land transactions, machine investments, and the demand for machine services. Recently, China's agriculture has experienced a large expansion of machine rentals and machine services provided by specialized agents, which has...
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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Accounting for gender production from a growth accounting framework in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fofack, Hippolyte - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This paper draws on an expanded growth accounting framework to estimate the relative contribution of women to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Empirical results show a consistently positive contribution of women to growth in gross domestic product in the region, both during economic downturns and...
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Middle-income growth traps
Agenor, Pierre-Richard; Canuto, Otaviano - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This paper studies the existence of middle-income growth traps in a two-period overlapping generations model of economic growth with two types of labor and endogenous occupational choices. It also distinguishes between"basic"and"advanced"infrastructure, with the latter promoting design...
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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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