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Patterns of business creation, survival and growth : evidence from Africa [PDF]

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The authors study firm dynamics using a novel database of all formally registered firms in Cote d'Ivoire from 1977 to 1997, which account for about 60 percent of gross domestic product.
Klapper, Leora, Richmond, Christine
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Incidence analysis of public support to the private education sector in Cote d'Ivoire [PDF]

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This report analyzes the equity effects of public subsidization of private schools in Cote d'Ivoire, updates previous analyses, and attempts to assess how efficiently public spending is targeted.
Patrinos, Harry Anthony   +1 more
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Humboldt kolleg Abidjan 2014

open access: yesCalenda, 2014
A la différence des langues indo-européennes, la prosodie touche le coeur des langues africaines et concerne la nature, l´identité et le domaine des unités auto-segmentables comme la syllabe, la longueur vocalique, la nasalité, l´harmonie vocalique (« ATR », arrondissement, de hauteur), les tons et l´intonation et leurs interactions complexes avec la ...
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The lucky few amidst economic decline : distributional change in Cote d'Ivoire as seen through panel data sets, 1985-88 [PDF]

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Cote d'Ivoire's economy declined drastically in the second half of the 1980s. The incidence of poverty climbed from 30 percent in 1985 to 35 percent in 1987, and jumped to 46 percent in 1988. But how widespread was the collapse in living standards? Did a
Grootaert, Christiaan, Kanbur, Ravi
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Import Demand for Dairy Products in Cote d'Ivoire [PDF]

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We estimate an LA/AIDS model of demand for imported dairy products for Cote d'Ivoire. We employ a unique set of Ivorian customs data, spanning seven dairy products observed monthly from January 1996 to December 2005. Demand for milk powder is found to be
Balagtas, Joseph Valdes   +2 more
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Provision of water to the poor in Africa : experience with water standposts and the informal water sector [PDF]

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Standpipes that dispense water from utilities are the most common alternatives to piped water connections for poor customers in the cities of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Banerjee, Sudeshna   +2 more
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Working Paper 65 - Governance in Africa: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies [PDF]

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The information and knowledge age is upon us due to rapid advances ininformation and communication technologies (ICTs). These new technologies arechanging the way we live and work, and they are transforming many aspects ofsocial and economic organization
Olugbenga Adesida
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The Significance of Transport Costs in Africa [PDF]

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The success of Africa's exports, as well as its spatial development, depends on lowering transport costs. In this Policy Brief, we address a number of pertinent questions on transport costs in Africa, such as 'what are transport costs?', 'do transport ...
Matthee, Marianne, Naude, Wim
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