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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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Laos legislative drafting programme [PDF]
, 1994 Draft documents, proposals, notes, and other various papers related to the Seidman's efforts to develop a legislative drafting programme in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) between 1994 and 1997. This project was developed with support from the Lao
Seidman, Ann, Seidman, Robert B.
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The context of REDD+ in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: drivers, agents and institutions [PDF]
, 2013 This report explores the drivers (both direct and indirect) of deforestation and forest degradation and discusses the political, economic and social opportunities and constraints that will influence the design and implementation of REDD+ in Laos.
Castella, Jean-Christophe +6 more
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Lao PDR Case Study: Électricité du Laos
, 2014 Électricité du Laos (EDL), the public electricity utility of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, has achieved remarkable institutional success over the past two decades, particularly in terms of the gains in rural electrification it has achieved in the country. EDL has distributed electricity to a steadily increasing proportion of the Lao population,
Barma, Naazneen H. +1 more
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Female Education and Child Marriage
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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Proposal for preparing the Lao legal framework Plan 2000 [PDF]
, 1997 This is a proposal for Lao PDR's Plan 2000 submitted by professors Ann and Bob Seidman, which was aimed at helping Lao PDR to strengthen its legal framework and legislative ...
Seidman, Ann, Seidman, Robert B.
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan +1 more
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BMJ Global HealthIntroduction The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been impacted by socioeconomic disparities and vaccine hesitancy, but few studies examine reasons for changed attitudes.
Shogo Kubota +13 more
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Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan +1 more
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Outline for legislative theory workshop [PDF]
, 1995 An outline for a nine-day workshop in legislative theory, methodology, and techniques in Lao PDR, which aimed at strengthening legislative drafters' ability to write drafting research ...
Seidman, Ann, Seidman, Robert B.
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