Report NEP-DEV-2010-04-17

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

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• Kui-Wai Li & Tung Liu, 2009. "Economic and Productivity Growth Decomposition: An Application to Post-reform China," Working Papers 200904, Ball State University, Department of Economics, revised Sep 2008.
• Syed Abdul Hammid & Jennifer Roberts & Paul Mosley, 2010. "Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh," Working Papers 2010001, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics, revised Jan 2010.
• Luis Carlos Jemio & Osvaldo Nina, 2009. "The Global Financial Crisis: An Update on the Effects on Bolivia," Development Research Working Paper Series 19/2009, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
• Carlyn Dobson & Antonio Rodríguez, 2010. "Is Corruption Really Bad for Inequality? Evidence from Latin America," Development Research Working Paper Series 02/2010, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
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• Cuong Le Van & Tu-Anh Nguyen & Manh-Hung Nguyen & Thai Bao Luong, 2010. "New Technology, Human Capital and Growth in a Developing Country," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00470647, HAL.
• Ahmad Nawaz, 2010. "Efficiency and Productivity of Microfinance: Incorporating the Role of Subsidies," Working Papers CEB 10-009.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Ahmad Nawaz, 2010. "Performance of Microfinance: The Role of Subsidies," Working Papers CEB 10-008.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Argentino Pessoa, 2010. "Reviewing PPP Performance in Developing Economies," FEP Working Papers 362, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
• Vincenzo Caponi, 2009. "Intergenerational Transmission of Abilities and Self Selection of Mexican Immigrants," Working Papers 002, Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Economics.
• Beintema, Nienke M. & Di Marcantonio, Federica, 2010. "Female participation in African agricultural research and higher education: New insights," IFPRI discussion papers 957, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Mueller, Valerie & Quisumbing, Agnes, 2010. "Short- and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages," IFPRI discussion papers 956, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Diao, Xinshen & Nwafor, Manson & Alpuerto, Vida & Akramov, Kamiljon & Salau, Sheu, 2010. "Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Nigeria," IFPRI discussion papers 954, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Zhao Chen & Ming Lu & Guanghua Wan, 2010. "Inter-Industry Wage Differentials: An Increasingly Important Contributor to Urban China Income Inequality," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series gd09-130, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
• Shiqing Jiang & Ming Lu & Hiroshi Sato, 2010. "Identity, Inequality, and Happiness: Evidence from Urban China," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series gd09-131, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
• Anthony Amoah & ‪Edmond Hagan & ‪Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah & Philip K. Adom & Rebecca A. Klege, 2018. "Unveiling the energy saving role of banking performance in Sub-Sahara Africa," Working Papers 168, Economic Research Southern Africa.
• Stephanié Rossouw & Talita Dalton-Greyling, 2018. "Regional disparities in income-independent quality of life in South African municipalities: convergence or divergence?," Working Papers 163, Economic Research Southern Africa.
• Jessica Audrey Clayton & Thierry Warin, 2010. "A Note on Remittances in El Salvador and Ecuador: An Analysis of Household Survey Data," CIRANO Working Papers 2010s-13, CIRANO.
• Vodopivec, Milan, 2009. "Introducing Unemployment Insurance to Developing Countries," IZA Policy Papers 6, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Liu, Xuejun & Park, Albert & Zhao, Yaohui, 2010. "Explaining Rising Returns to Education in Urban China in the 1990s," IZA Discussion Papers 4872, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Mahuteau, Stephane & Piracha, Matloob & Tani, Massimiliano, 2010. "Selection Policy and Immigrants' Remittance Behaviour," IZA Discussion Papers 4874, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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• Peter Werner, 2010. "The Dynamics of Cooperation in Group Lending - A Microfinance Experiment," Working Paper Series in Economics 49, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
• Leonid V. Azarnert, 2009. "Foreign Aid, Fertility and Population Growth:Evidence from Africa," Working Papers 2009-12, Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics.
• Fabrizio Patriarca, 2010. "Time-to-build obsolescence and the technological paradox," Working Papers 6, Doctoral School of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, revised 2010.
• Bjuggren, Per-Olof & Dzansi, James & Shukur, Ghazi, 2010. "Remittances and Investment," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 216, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies.
• Anderson, Siwan & Baland, Jean-Marie & Moene, Karl O., 2010. "Sustainability and organizational design in informal groups, with some evidence from Kenyan Roscas," Memorandum 17/2003, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
• Jairo Gillermo Isaza Castro, 2010. "Occupational segregation and gender wage differences: evidence from Urban Colombia," Serie de Documentos en Economía y Violencia 6889, Centro de Investigaciones en Violencia, Instituciones y Desarrollo Económico (VIDE).
• Grant P. Kabango & Alberto Paloni, 2010. "Financial liberalisation and industrial development in Malawi," Working Papers 2010_08, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow.
• Graziella Bertocchi & Andrea Guerzoni, 2010. "Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa," Center for Economic Research (RECent) 044, University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics "Marco Biagi".
• John Strauss & Edward Y. Qian & Minggao Shen & Dong Liu & Mehdi Majbouri & Qi Sun & Qianfan Ying & Yi Zhu, 2010. "Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou," Working Papers id:2468, eSocialSciences.
• Simler, Kenneth R., 2010. "The short-term impact of higher food prices on poverty in Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5210, The World Bank.
• Bollard, Albert & McKenzie, David & Morten, Melanie, 2010. "The remitting patterns of African migrants in the OECD," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5260, The World Bank.
• Gereffi, Gary & Fernandez-Stark, Karina, 2010. "The offshore services value chain : developing countries and the crisis," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5262, The World Bank.
• Zerfu, Daniel & Larson, Donald F., 2010. "Incomplete markets and fertilizer use : evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5235, The World Bank.
• Kotikula, Aphichoke & Narayan, Ambar & Zaman, Hassan, 2010. "To what extent are Bangladesh's recent gains in poverty reduction different from the past?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5199, The World Bank.
• Bardasi, Elena & Beegle, Kathleen & Dillon, Andrew & Serneels, Pieter, 2010. "Do labor statistics depend on how and to whom the questions are asked ? results from a survey experiment in Tanzania," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5192, The World Bank.
• Brambilla, Irene & Carneiro, Rafael Dix & Lederman, Daniel & Porto, Guido, 2010. "Skills, exports, and the wages of five million Latin American workers," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5246, The World Bank.
• Levy, Brian & Fukuyama, Francis, 2010. "Development strategies : integrating governance and growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5196, The World Bank.
• Tchale, Hardwick & Keyser, John, 2010. "Quantitative value chain analysis : an application to Malawi," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5242, The World Bank.
• Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto, 2010. "Aid for trade, infrastructure, and the growth effects of trade reform : issues and implications for Caribbean countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5265, The World Bank.
• Deichmann, Uwe & Meisner, Craig & Murray, Siobhan & Wheeler, David, 2010. "The economics of renewable energy expansion in rural Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5193, The World Bank.
• Markandya, Anil & Ponczek Vladimir & Yi, Soonhwa, 2010. "What are the links between aid volatility and growth ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5201, The World Bank.
• Haddad, Mona E. & Lim, Jamus Jerome & Saborowski, Christian, 2010. "Trade openness reduces growth volatility when countries are well diversified," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5222, The World Bank.
• Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto, 2010. "Till geography do us part ? prolegomena to an economic and monetary union between the Dominican Republic and Haiti," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5241, The World Bank.
• Lin, Justin Yifu, 2011. "New structural economics : a framework for rethinking development," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5197, The World Bank.
• Keefer, Philip, 2010. "The ethnicity distraction ? political credibility and partisan preferences in Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5236, The World Bank.
• Deepankar Basu, 2009. "Son Preference, Sex Selection and the Problem of Missing Women in India," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2009-06, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
• Michael O. Moore & Maurizio Zanardi, 2010. "Does Trade Liberalization Affect the Composition of Government Spending in Developing Nations?," Working Papers ECARES 2010_013, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Ricardo Bebczuk & Diego Battistón, 2010. "Remittances and Life Cycle Deficits in Latin America," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0094, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
• María Laura Alzúa & Guillermo Cruces & Laura Ripani, 2010. "Welfare Programs and Labor Supply in Developing Countries. Experimental Evidence from Latin America," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0095, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
• Vargas-Silva, Carlos & Jha, Shikha & Sugiyarto, Guntur, 2009. "Remittances in Asia: Implications for the Fight against Poverty and the Pursuit of Economic Growth," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 182, Asian Development Bank.
• Jha, Shikha & Sugiyarto, Guntur & Vargas-Silva, Carlos, 2009. "The Global Crisis and the Impact on Remittances to Developing Asia," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 185, Asian Development Bank.
• Terada-Hagiwara, Akiko, 2009. "Explaining Filipino Households’ Declining Saving Rate," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 178, Asian Development Bank.
• B. Deolalikar, Anil & Hasan, Rana & Somanathan, Rohini, 2009. "Public Goods Access and Juvenile Sex Ratios in Rural India: Evidence from the 1991 and 2001 Village Census Data," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 167, Asian Development Bank.
• H. Son, Hyun & A. San Andres, Emmanuel, 2009. "How Has Asia Fared in the Global Crisis? A Tale of Three Countries: Republic of Korea, Philippines, and Thailand," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 174, Asian Development Bank.
• Cuevas, Sining & Mina, Christian & Barcenas, Marissa & Rosario, Aleli, 2009. "Informal Employment in Indonesia," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 156, Asian Development Bank.
• Hasan, Rana & Magsombol, Maria Rhoda & Cain, J. Salcedo, 2009. "Poverty Impact of the Economic Slowdown in Developing Asia: Some Scenarios," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 153, Asian Development Bank.
• Zhuang, Juzhong & Gunatilake, Herath & Niimi, Yoko & Ehsan Khan, Muhammad & Jiang, Yi & Hasan, Rana & Khor, Niny & S. Lagman-Martin, Anneli & Bracey, Pamela & Huang, Biao, 2009. "Financial Sector Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Literature Review," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 173, Asian Development Bank.
• Son, Hyun, 2009. "Equity in Health and Health Care in the Philippines," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 171, Asian Development Bank.
• Bjornestad, Liv, 2009. "Fiscal Decentralization, Fiscal Incentives, and Pro-Poor Outcomes: Evidence from Viet Nam," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 168, Asian Development Bank.
• Jongwanich, Juthathip & Magtibay-Ramos, Nedelyn, 2009. "Determinants of Structural Changes of Food Exports from Developing Countries," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 166, Asian Development Bank.
• Niimi, Yoko, 2009. "Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth in Developing Asia," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 186, Asian Development Bank.
• Jha, Shikha & Prasad, Eswar & Terada-Hagiwara, Akiko, 2009. "Saving in Asia: Issues for Rebalancing Growth," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 162, Asian Development Bank.
• Park, Donghyun & Shin, Kwanho, 2009. "Saving, Investment, and Current Account Surplus in Developing Asia," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 158, Asian Development Bank.
• Maria Christidou & Theodore Panagiotidis, 2010. "Purchasing Power Parity and the European Single Currency: Some New Evidence," Discussion Paper Series 2010_03, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Apr 2010.
• Christian Daude & Eduardo Fernandez-Arias, 2010. "On the Role of Productivity and Factor Accumulation in Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean," Research Department Publications 4653, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
• Cristobal Aninat & Jose Miguel Benavente & Ignacio Briones & Nicolas Eyzaguirre & Patricio Navia & Jocelyn Olivari, 2010. "The Political Economy of Productivity. The Case of Chile," Research Department Publications 4662, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
• Marcus Melo & Carlos Pereira & Saulo Souza, 2010. "The Political Economy of Fiscal Reform in Brazil: The Rationale for the Suboptimal Equilibrum," Research Department Publications 4655, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
• Alice Mesnard, 2009. "Migration, violence and welfare programmes in rural Colombia," IFS Working Papers W09/19, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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• Patnaik, Unmesh & Narayanan, K, 2010. "Vulnerability and Coping to Disasters: A Study of Household Behaviour in Flood Prone Region of India," MPRA Paper 21992, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Hai Fang & Karen N. Eggleston & John A. Rizzo & Richard J. Zeckhauser, 2010. "Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in Rural China," NBER Working Papers 15886, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Angus S. Deaton, 2010. "Understanding the mechanisms of economic development," NBER Working Papers 15891, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Jeremy Greenwood & Juan M. Sanchez & Cheng Wang, 2010. "Quantifying the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Development," NBER Working Papers 15893, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.