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The Effects of FDI on School Enrollment in Developing Countries: New Evidence
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using data on 118 developing countries over the period 1973 to 2019, this paper finds that FDI stocks have positive effects on school enrollment rates. The magnitude of the effects is modest. They are larger at the tertiary than at the secondary level. At both levels of education, females benefit more than males.
Horst Feldmann
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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa +1 more
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A Cross-cultural, Comparative Analysis of the Domestic Violence Policies of Nicaragua and Russia [PDF]
, 2013 This is a cross-cultural comparative analysis of the domestic violence policies of Nicaragua and Russia. While these two countries have striking differences, they both had socialist revolutions that established workers and farmers governments. The Soviet
Della Giustina, Jo-Ann
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Female Labor Supply in Latin America and the Business Cycle: Instability and Asymmetry1
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study measures the responsiveness of female labor supply at the extensive margin to business cycle changes in Latin America. The results provide new evidence on the stability and cyclical asymmetry of the traditional added and discouraged worker effects (i.e., AWE and DWE, respectively).
Ángel Maridueña‐Larrea +1 more
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, 2009 I en allt mer globaliserad värld ökar betydelsen för ett lands ekonomi att stora konkurrenskraftiga bolag växer fram. First North är en handelplats som erbjuder små och medelstora företag en möjlighet att tillgå externa investerares kapital, vilket kan ...
Johansen, Johanna, Skogman, Hans
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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Green aid aims to increase the capacity of countries to mitigate the impacts of climate change by improving energy efficiency and deploying green and renewable energy technologies in developing countries. While various donor and recipient country characteristics for the effectiveness of foreign aid have been examined, the role of donor ...
Mehmet Pinar
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