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Accounting for Cross‐Country Differences in Output Per Worker: A Sectoral CES Perspective
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The standard macroeconomic literature suggests that richer countries employ more productive technologies. Removing technological disparities between countries would hence narrow the substantial variation in output per worker across countries.
Jan Trenczek, Konstantin M. Wacker
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Revue internationale des technologies en pédagogie universitaire, 2023 Léodégal BAZIRA +2 more
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Household Size and Access to Education in Rural Burundi: The Case of Mutaho Commune
Open Education StudiesWhile education is recognized as a fundamental human right and an important factor in improving economic and social conditions, child schooling rates in Burundi show that there are still children of school-age who are not attending school and those who ...
Ndayishimiye Bosco +4 more
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Burundi’s Growth: The Need for Long-lasting and Stable Performance [PDF]
Due in part to 40 years of cyclical violence, economic growth in Burundi has remained well below the sub-Saharan Africa average, and Burundi is now the third poorest country in the world.
Kebede, Ephraim +4 more
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Subnational Border Reforms and Economic Activity in Africa
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using GIS methods, we identify territories in Africa affected by subnational border reforms between 1992 and 2013. Descriptive statistics reveal that these territories differed from other African regions across several key dimensions. For example, these territories were more populous and exhibited greater ethnic diversity.
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Sebastian Blesse
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Control of the multimammate rat, Mastomys natalensis (A. Smith) in the irrigated fields of the Republic of Burundi [PDF]
, 1978 Irrigated cultivations have been developed in Burundi with the aid of the European Fund for Development. Three major rodent species are considered pests, but one of them is far more important and can survive flooding: Mastomys natalensis, the ...
Giban, Jacques
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). To this end the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically adjusted government investment.
Amat Adarov +2 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: l'infection par le virus de l'hépatite B (VHB) est une affection grave suite à ses complications notamment la cirrhose et le carcinome hépatocellulaire (CHC).
Rénovat Ntagirabiri +3 more
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School Enrollment and Living Arrangements of Children in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract School enrollment has increased in many sub‐Saharan African countries over recent decades, alongside substantial socioeconomic and demographic transitions. However, gains in educational enrollment have not been equal, raising questions about the determinants of access to and variability in school enrollment. The living arrangements of children
Maria Pohl, Ewa Batyra, Albert Esteve
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Discussion Sessions Coupled with Microfinancing May Enhance the Roles of Women in Household Decision-Making in Burundi [PDF]
The empowerment of women within households remains a major issue around the world including in Africa. We have conducted a study in Burundi coupling discussion sessions with microfinancing to determine if they enhance the role of women in decisions ...
Giulia Ferrari, Radha Iyengar
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