Report NEP-DEV-2008-11-18

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• Francesca Marchetta, 2008, "Migration and non farm activities as income diversification strategies: the case of Northern Ghana," Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa, number wp2008_16.rdf.
• Gil S. Epstein & Ira N. Gang, 2008, "Poverty and Governance: The Contest for Aid," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-76.
• Deepak Nayyar, 2008, "China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the World Economy: Engines of Growth?," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number DP2008-05.
• Henri Bezuidenhout & Wim Naudé, 2008, "Foreign Direct Investment and Trade in the Southern African Development Community," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-88.
• Jean-Raphael Chaponnière & Jean-Pierre Cling & Bin Zhou, 2008, "Vietnam Following in China's Footsteps: The Third Wave of Emerging Asian Economies," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-84.
• Nader Nazmi & Julio E. Revilla, 2008, "Economic Efficiency and Growth: Evidence from Brazil, China, and India," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-86.
• Shekhar Aiyar & Andrew Berg & Mumtaz Hussain, 2008, "The Macroeconomic Management of Increased Aid: Policy Lessons from Recent Experience," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-79.
• Meghnad Desai, 2008, "Southern Engines of Global Growth: Very Long Cycles or Short Spurts?," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number DP2008-02.
• Mina Baliamoune-Lutz & George Mavrotas, 2008, "Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid-Social Capital-Growth Nexus," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-75.
• Daniel Cohen & Pierre Jacquet & Helmut Reisen, 2007, "Loans or Grants?," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number DP2007-06.
• Giovanni Andrea Cornia & Stefano Rosignoli & Luca Tiberti, 2008, "Globalization and Health: Impact Pathways and Recent Evidence," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-74.
• Mansoob Murshed, 2008, "On the Non-Contractual Nature of Donor-Recipient Interaction in Development Assistance," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-71.
• Yuan Zhang & Guanghua Wan, 2008, "Can We Predict Vulnerability to Poverty?," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-82.
• Jorge Saba Arbache & John Page, 2008, "Hunting for Leopards: Long-Run Country Income Dynamics in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-80.
• Lisa Chauvet & Patrick Guillaumont, 2008, "Aid, Volatility and Growth Again: When Aid Volatility Matters and When It Does Not," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-78.
• Kunal Sen, 2008, "International Trade and Manufacturing Employment Outcomes in India: A Comparative Study," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-87.
• James B. Davies & Susanna Sandström & Anthony F. Shorrocks & Edward N. Wolff, 2008, "The World Distribution of Household Wealth," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number DP2008-03.
• Eddy van Doorslaer & Owen O'Donnell, 2008, "Measurement and Explanation of Inequality in Health and Health Care in Low-Income Settings," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number DP2008-04.
• Ricardo Gottschalk & Cecilia Azevedo Sodre, 2008, "The Liberalization of Capital Outflows in CIBS: What Opportunities for Other Developing Countries?," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-68.
• Tilman Brück & Kati Schindler, 2008, "The Impact of Conflict and Fragility on Households: A Conceptual Framework with Reference to Widows," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2008-83.
• Carlos Medina & Leonardo Morales & Jairo Nu�ez, 2008, "Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Colombia:The Cases of Bogot� and Medell�n," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica, number 5126, Nov.
• Daniel Mej�a & Mar�a Teresa Ram�rez & Jorge Tamayo, 2008, "The Demographic Transition in Colombia: Theory and Evidence," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica, number 5128, Nov.
• Ravallion, Martin, 2008, "Bailing out the world's poorest," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4763, Oct.
• Macours, Karen & Schady, Norbert & Vakis, Renos, 2008, "Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4759, Oct.
• Schaeffer, Michael & Yilmaz, Serdar, 2008, "Strengthening local government budgeting and accountability," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4767, Nov.
• Pedrosa, Jose & Do, Quy-Toan, 2008, "How does geographic distance affect credit market access in Niger ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4772, Nov.
• Beck,Thorsten & Klapper,Leora & Mendoza,Juan Carlos & Beck,Thorsten & Klapper, Leora F. & Mendoza,Juan Carlos, 2008, "The typology of partial credit guarantee funds around the world," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4771, Nov.
• Lederman, Daniel & Maloney, William F., 2008, "In search of the missing resource curse," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4766, Nov.
• Knack, Stephen, 2008, "Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administration," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4773, Nov.
• Dessus, Sebastien, 2008, "The short and longer term potential welfare impact of global commodity inflation in Tanzania," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4760, Oct.
• Douidich, Mohammed & Ezzrari, Abdeljouad & Lanjouw, Peter, 2008, "Simulating the impact of geographic targeting on poverty alleviation in Morocco : what are the gains from disaggregation ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4724, Sep.
• Nicita, Alessandro, 2008, "Avian influenza and the poultry trade," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4551, Mar.
• McCulloch, Neil & Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko, 2008, "Endowments, location or luck ? evaluating the determinants of sub-national growth in decentralized Indonesia," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4769, Nov.
• Deininger, Klaus & Ali, Daniel Ayalew & Alemu, Tekie, 2008, "Impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land markets : evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 4764, Oct.
• Iorgulescu, Raluca Ioana, 2008, "Institution, Gender, and Economic Development: A Case Study of Two Igbo Village," Working Papers of Institute for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, number 081102, Nov.
• Till Bärnighausen & David E. Bloom, 2008, "Designing financial-incentive programmes for return of medical service in underserved areas of sub-Saharan Africa," PGDA Working Papers, Program on the Global Demography of Aging, number 3708, Oct.
• Till Bärnighausen & David E. Bloom & Salal Humair, 2008, "Estimating health worker need to provide antiretroviral treatment in the developing world," PGDA Working Papers, Program on the Global Demography of Aging, number 3808, Oct.
• Till Bärnighausen & David E. Bloom, 2008, "Financial incentives for return of service in underserved areas: a systematic review," PGDA Working Papers, Program on the Global Demography of Aging, number 3608, Oct.
• Badibanga, Thaddee Mutumba, 2008, "Analyzing Growth and Welfare Effects of Public Policies in Models of Endogenous Growth with Human Capital: Evidence from South Africa," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6431, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6431.
• Elias, Carlos G. & Alwang, Jeffrey Roger, 2008, "Those with blue hair please step forward: An economic theory of group formation and application to Cajas Rurales in Honduras," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6527, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6527.
• Deininger, Klaus W. & Liu, Yanyan, 2008, "Economic and Social Impacts of Self-Help Groups in India," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6482, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6482.
• Deininger, Klaus W. & Jin, Songqing & Yadav, Vandana, 2008, "Impact of Land Reform on Productivity, Land Value and Human Capital Investment: Household Level Evidence from West Bengal," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6277, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6277.
• Armah, Stephen E. & Nelson, Carl H., 2008, "Is Foreign Aid Beneficial for Sub-Saharan Africa? A Panel Data Analysis," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6356, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6356.
• Jan, Dawood & Chishti, Anwar F. & Eberle, Phillip R., 2008, "An Analysis of Major Determinants of Poverty in Agriculture Sector in Pakistan," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6241, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6241.
• Enver, Ayesha & Partridge, Mark D., 2008, "Rural-Urban Migration and the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6475, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6475.
• Richter, Susan M., 2008, "The Insurance Role of Remittances on Household Credit Demand," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6261, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6261.
• Baldwin, Katherine L. & DeVeau, Vanessa & Foster, Kenneth A. & Marshall, Maria I., 2008, "Traits Affecting Household Marketing Decisions in Rural Kenya," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6445, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6445.
• Nonthakot, Phanin & Villano, Renato A., 2008, "Migration and Farm Efficiency: Evidence from Northern Thailand," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5981, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5981.
• Akter, Sonia & Brouwer, Roy & Chowdhury, Saria & Aziz, Salina, 2008, "Determinants of Participation in a Catastrophe Insurance Programme: Empirical Evidence from a Developing Country," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 5984, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.5984.
• James L. Butkiewicz & Halit Yanikkaya, 2008, "Institutions and the Impact of Government Spending on Growth," Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics, number 08-23.
• Aleksandra PARTEKA & Massimo TAMBERI, 2008, "Determinants of Export Diversification: an Empirical Investigation," Working Papers, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche (I), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali, number 327, Nov.
• Paolo Casini, 2008, "Competition and Altruism in Microcredit Markets," Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles, number 2008_037.
• Guillermo Cruces & Leonardo Gasparini, 2008, "A Distribution in Motion: The Case of Argentina," CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, number 0078, Nov.
• Matteo Cervellati & Uwe Sunde, 2008, "The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development," University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2008, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen, number 2008-21, Nov.
• Jean-Philippe BERROU & François COMBARNOUS, 2008, "Ties configuration in entrepreneurs’ personal network and economic performances in African urban informal economy," Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019), Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA), number 2008-25.
• Ekki Syamsulhakim, 2008, "The significance of Sampling Design on Inference: An Analysis of Binary Outcome Model of Children’s Schooling Using Indonesian Large Multi-stage Sampling Data," Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies (WoPEDS), Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University, number 200809, Oct, revised Oct 2008.
• Item repec:kie:kieliw:1462 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Gul, Adnan, 2008, "Pakistan’s Public Debt: The shocks and aftershocks," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 11427, Nov.
• Gordon H. Hanson, 2008, "The Economic Consequences of the International Migration of Labor," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14490, Nov.
• Esther Duflo & Pascaline Dupas & Michael Kremer, 2008, "Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14475, Nov.

Report NEP-DEV-2008-11-18

This is the archive for NEP-DEV, a report on new working papers in the area of Development. Jacob A. Jordaan issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

Subscribe to this report: email, RSS, or Mastodon, or Bluesky.

Other reports in NEP-DEV

The following items were announced in this report: