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Do Black Politicians Matter?
Logan, Trevon D. - 2018
politician race on public finance. I overcome the endogeneity between electoral preferences and black representation using the … number of free blacks in the antebellum era (1860) as an instrument for black political leaders during Reconstruction. IV … race has large effects on public finance and individual outcomes over and above electoral preferences for redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453523
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Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions
Case, Anne - 2001
The channels by which better health leads to higher income, and those by which higher income protects health status, are of interest to both researchers and policy makers. In general, quantifying the impact of income on health is difficult, given the simultaneous determination of health and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470223
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Credit Constraints and the Racial Gap in Post-Secondary Education in South Africa
Lam, David - 2013
This paper analyzes the impact of high school household income and scholastic ability on post-secondary enrollment in South Africa. Using longitudinal data from the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS), we analyze the large racial gaps in the proportion of high school graduates who enroll in university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459054
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the World Economy: Engines of Growth?
Nayyar, Deepak - eSocialSciences - 2010
. In doing so, it considers the main channels of transmission, to focus on international trade, investment, finance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008679110
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Länderreport / Südafrika
Bundesstelle für Außenhandelsinformation <Köln> - Köln : BfAI - 1994/95(1995) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000540972
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Wirtschaftstrends / Südafrika
Bundesstelle für Außenhandelsinformation <Köln>; … - Köln : BfAI - 1997/98 - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000653648
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung / Südafrika
Bundesstelle für Außenhandelsinformation <Köln>; … - Köln : BfAI - 1999(2000) - 2003(2004); damit Ersch. eingest.
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Understanding South Africa's Economic Puzzles
Rodrik, Dani - 2006
South Africa has undergone a remarkable transformation since its democratic transition in 1994, but economic growth and employment generation have been disappointing. Most worryingly, unemployment is currently among the highest in the world. While the proximate cause of high unemployment is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466097
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Economics of Migration and Remittances: A Review Article
Guha, Puja - eSocialSciences - 2014
The aim of this paper is to analyse the different generations of migration theory and remittances from the development economics perspective, examining in particular the dichotomy between economic and social theory in explaining the nexus between migration and development. [ProGlo Working Paper...
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Blended Finance
Flammer, Caroline; Giroux, Thomas; Heal, Geoffrey - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Blended finance---the use of public and philanthropic funding to crowd in private capital---is a potential way to … finance a more sustainable world. While blended finance holds the promise of being catalytic in mobilizing vast amounts of … decision-making of development finance institutions (DFIs) that engage in blended finance. We then provide empirical evidence …
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