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Constrained firms, not subsistence activities : evidence on capital returns and accumulation in Peruvian microenterprises (英语)
Authors investigate the size of returns to capital and the determinants of capital accumulation in microenterprises (MEs) in a developing country context. Marginal returns to capital are found to be well...
文件类型: 其他社会保障研究 报告号: 77928 文件日期: 2013年3月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Gobel, Kristin,Grimm,Michael,Lay,Jann
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Kinship-ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa (英语)
Small entrepreneurs in poor countries achieve relatively high marginal returns to capital but show only low re-investment rates. The literature is rather inconclusive about the possible causes. The author...
文件类型: 其他社会保障研究 报告号: 77936 文件日期: 2013年2月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Grimm,Michael,Gubert,Flore,Koriko, Ousman,Lay,Jann,Nordman,Christophe Jalil
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How much does utility access matter for the performance of micro and small enterprises? (英语)
The empirical evidence of the economic benefits of different utilities such as electricity, telecommunications and water is mixed and, in the case of micro and small enterprises, relatively thin. This...
文件类型: 工作文件 报告号: 77935 文件日期: 2012年11月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Grimm,Michael,Hartwig,Renate Sieglinde,Lay,Jann
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Credit constrained in risky activities? : the determinants of capital stocks of micro and small firms in Western Africa (英语)
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries are typically considered to be severely credit constrained. Additionally, high business risks may partly explain why capital stocks of MSEs remain...
文件类型: 工作文件 报告号: 77923 文件日期: 2012年5月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Grimm,Michael,Lange, Simon,Lay,Jann
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Informal sector dynamics in times of fragile growth : the case of Madagascar (英语)
This paper investigates the dynamics of the informal sector in Madagascar during a period of fragile growth. Overall, the behavior of informal firms in terms of earnings, employment and capital accumulation...
文件类型: 工作文件 报告号: 77929 文件日期: 2011年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Grimm,Michael,Lay,Jann,Roubaud,Francois,Vaillant,Julia
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MDG achievements, determinants and resource needs : what has been learnt ? (英语)
This paper reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of key policy instruments for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Based on a simple cross-country regression analysis, the paper...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5320 文件日期: 2010年5月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Lay,Jann
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The complementarity of MDG achievements : the case of child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (英语)
This paper analyzes complementarities between different Millennium Development Goals, focusing on child mortality and how it is influenced by progress in the other goals, in particular two goals related...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5062 文件日期: 2009年9月9日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Lay,Jann,Robilliard,Anne Sophie Marina
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The impact of commodity price changes on rural households : the case of coffee in Uganda (英语)
Policies and external shocks affecting agriculture, the main source of income for rural households, can be expected to have a significant impact on poverty. The authors study the case of Uganda. Throughout...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS4088 文件日期: 2006年12月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Bussolo,Maurizio,Godart, Olivier,Lay,Jann,Thiele, Rainer
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Structural change and poverty reduction in Brazil : the impact of the Doha Round (英语)
Over the medium time horizon, skill upgrading, differentials in sectoral technological progress, and migration of labor out of farming activities are some of the major structural adjustment factors shaping...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS3833 文件日期: 2006年2月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Bussolo,Maurizio,Lay,Jann,Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique
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Globalization and poverty changes in Colombia (英语)
Assessing the final impact of globalization on poverty is a difficult task. This paper looks at how globalization affects poverty through numerous channels, including the positive and negative linkages...
文件类型: 工作文件 报告号: 28734 文件日期: 2003年4月30日 作者: Bussolo,Maurizio,Lay,Jann