Search Results - subject:"Infrastructure development"

Connectivity for Caribbean Countries : An Initial Assessment

Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia - 2014

Every discussion of the Caribbean states considers their characteristics as sea-locked countries, small economies, highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and a geographic platform that calls for regional cooperation and integration. The Caribbe

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Roads and trade : evidence from the US

Duranton, Gilles; Morrow, Peter M.; Turner, Matt - In: The review of economic studies 81 (2014) 2, pp. 681-724

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Infrastructure and its impact on economic development : the case of South Africa and Brazil

Lazarus, Hilton - 2007

countries suggests that infrastructure development andinvestment have received priority. The research methodology was to review … regression model and, thirdly to analyze and discuss theoutcomes.The role of government in infrastructure development is argued …ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at South Africa and Brazil in a comparative sense to determine how infrastructure …

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The New Information Age & the Stock Market Growth Puzzle

Kamat, Manoj; Kamat, Manasvi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The New Information Age & the Stock Market Growth Puzzle Mr. Manoj Subhash Kamat* Mrs. Manasvi Manoj Kamat** Abstract We investigate the nexus between developments in financial intermediation with the growth in capital market activity and implications for the retail investors in India, over the...

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Infrastructure Development for Agro-Processing Cooperatives in Maharashtra: An Ex-Post Evaluation

Shah, Deepak - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

service charges per annum with one year moratorium period to set up projects related to infrastructure development …

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Municipal Bonds for Financing Development of infrastructure: A way forward for KCC and Local Governments in Uganda

Mayanja, Abubaker; Mayengo, Israel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The world over municipalities and cities often rely on capital markets for their long term financing needs. It is envisaged that such debt issues accelerate the development of cities. The rationale is that since the projects are supposed to benefit the public over time, the issuance of debt to...

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Governmental activity, integration, and agglomeration

Ott, Ingrid; Soretz, Susanne - 2007

This paper analyzes, within a regional growth model, the impact of productive governmental policy and integration on the spatial distribution of economic activity. Integration is understood as enhancing territorial cooperation between the regions, and it describes the extent to which one region...

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Governmental activity, integration, and agglomeration

Ott, Ingrid (contributor); Soretz, Susanne (contributor) - 2007

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If Alonso was right : accessibility as determinant for attractiveness of urban location

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (contributor) - 2007

This paper assesses impact of accessibility corresponding to three distinct modes of urban transportation. The Alonso hypothesis of residents being fully compensated for rents increasing with proximity to CBD by employment opportunities is tested by application of a hedonic model using micro...

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The Effect of Trade on the Demand for Skill - Evidence from the Interstate Highway System

Michaels, Guy - 2007

Since changes in trade openness are typically confounded with other factors, it has been difficult to identify the labor market consequences of increased international trade. The advent of the United States Interstate Highway System provides a unique policy experiment, which I use to identify...

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