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Central bank communication and expectations stabilization

Eusepi, Stefano (contributor); Preston, Bruce (contributor) - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003729865

Assessment of the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe : a Ricardian approach

Mano, Reneth (contributor); Nhemachena, Charles (contributor) - 2007

key sector of the economy in Zimbabwe, but agricultural policy making has not yet given enough attention to the impacts …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003616786

Implications of Rainfall Shocks for Household Income and Consumption in Uganda

Asiimwe, John Bosco; Mpuga, Paul - African Economic Research Consortium - 2007

Much of Uganda’s agricultural production activities are rain-fed, meaning that changes in weather conditions have important implications for households’ total agricultural production and wellbeing. This study uses a basic model of household production to assess the impact of rainfall shocks...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005417453

FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria

Ayanwale, Adeolu B. - African Economic Research Consortium - 2007

Most countries strive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) because of its acknowledged advantages as a tool of economic development. Africa – and Nigeria in particular – joined the rest of the world in seeking FDI as evidenced by the formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s...

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Kolm as a Contributor to Public Utility Pricing, Second Best Culture and the Theory of Regulation

David, Laurent; Le Breton, Michel; Merillon, Olivier - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2007

the war has concerned the application of welfare economics principles to policy-making in these industries …

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On the “Faustian” Dynamics of Policy and Political Power

Bai, Jinhui; Lagunoff, Roger - UCLA Department of Economics - 2007

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It’s SHO Time! Short-Sale Price-Tests and Market Quality

Diether, Karl; Lee, Kuan Hui; Werner, Ingrid M. - Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial … - 2007

We examine the effects of the SEC mandated temporary suspension of short-sale price-tests for a set of Pilot securities. While short-selling activity increased both for NYSE and NASDAQ-listed Pilot stocks, returns and volatility at the daily level are unaffected. NYSE-listed Pilot stocks...

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The Determinants of School Attendance and Attainment in Ghana: A Gender Perspective

Sackey - African Economic Research Consortium - 2007

This study examines the determinants of school attendance and attainment in Ghana with a view to deriving implications for policy direction. Using micro-level data from the Ghana living standards surveys, our gender disaggregated probit models on current schoolattendance and attainment show that...

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Diversification and livelihood options : a study of two villages in Andhra Pradesh, India 1975 - 2001

Deb, Uttam Kumar; Rao, G. D. Nageswara; Rao, Y. Mohan; … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

understanding of household livelihoods and presents an opportunity to provide important inputs into the policy-making process. Only … livelihoods in rural areas and seek to address the links between understanding livelihoods at the micro-level and effective policy …- making at the meso- and macro-levels. One of the these studies is the Livelihood Options Project, which is based at the …

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SHA-based national health accounts in thirteen OECD countries a comparative analysis

Orosz, Éva (contributor); Morgan, David (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

can SHA-based health accounts provide for policy-makers? The SHA helps health policy-making by providing internationally … comparability can directly serve national policy- making. However, on the other hand, specific features of a given health care …

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