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NGOs and the effectiveness of interventions
Usmani, Faraz; Jeuland, Marc; Pattanayak, Subhrendu - 2018
evaluate how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) address these implementation-related challenges and influence intervention … implications for the generalizability of experimental research conducted jointly with NGOs. In particular, attempts to scale …-up findings from such work may prove less successful than anticipated if the role of NGOs is insufficiently understood …
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Does aid fragmentation affect tax revenue dynamics in developing countries? Observations with new tax data
Compaoré, Ali; Tagem, Abrams M. E. - 2022
There exists a burgeoning empirical literature on the impact of aid fragmentation on development outcomes in aid-receiving countries, with it being widely recognized that aid fragmentation is deleterious. This paper adds to the existing literature by estimating the impact of aid fragmentation on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322603
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Inequality and institutional outcomes in Viet Nam: A combined principal components and clustering analysis
Hoang, Thu K.; Puzon, Klarizze Anne Martin; … - 2024
Better understanding of inequality, including its relationship to governance and other key outcomes, is relevant both … techniques might be used as tools in consideration of the relationship between inequality and governance. While previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577307
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Aid, political business cycles and growth in Africa
Chiripanhura, Blessing M.; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2014
This paper develops a model of opportunistic behaviour in which an incumbent government resort to expansionary fiscal and/or monetary stimuli to foster economic growth and thus, maximize the probability of re-election. Using a panel dataset of 51 African countries covering the period 1980 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494236
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The interaction of institutional quality and human capital in shaping the dynamics of capital structure in Viet Nam
Santarelli, Enrico - 2018
The aim of this paper is to find which of two theories of capital structure - trade-off theory or pecking order theory - best explains the capital structure decision of non-state firms during the post-transition process in Viet Nam. We also investigate the effect of human capital, institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943873
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Patterns and trends of group-based inequality in Brazil
Leivas, Pedro H.; dos Santos, Anderson M. A. - 2016
In this paper, we analyse the patterns and trends of group-based inequalities in Brazil in the past 30 years. Using data from the last four demographic censuses (1980, 1991, 2000, and 2010), we estimate numerous measures to analyse inequalities between different 'ethnic' groups. Our results show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653939
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Weathering shocks: The effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan Africa
Nsabimana, Aimable - 2022
There has been much discussion on climate change and its adverse effects on agriculture, including excessive loss of food production. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture is the major source of household livelihoods, shocks in weather patterns affect farmers' expectations of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013364558
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Pension funds in sub-Saharan Africa
Nyang'oro, Owen; Njenga, Githinji - 2022
The population structure the world over is going through a demographic shift, and the elderly proportion is projected to increase with population growth. This change is a matter of concern for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where the majority of the people are young and the rates of both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013472622
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Fintech in sub-Saharan Africa
Ndung'u, Njuguna S. - 2022
This paper traces the development of fintech in sub-Saharan Africa, its evolution over time, and the unfolding benefits attained at each stage of its adoption and market evolution. From the onset, fintechs have revolutionized retail electronic payment systems-a revolution that has evolved into a...
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The effects of taxation on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
Ouedraogo, Idrissa Mohamed; Dianda, Issa; Ouedraogo, … - 2022
This paper investigates the effects of taxation on income inequality in an unbalanced panel of 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1980-2018. We use instrumentalvariable two-stage least squares and instrumental-variable quantile regression estimates. We find that taxation widens...
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