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After the reforms: Determinants of wage growth and change in wage inequality in Vietnam: 1998-2008

Sakellariou, Chris; Fang, Zheng - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The Vietnam ―renovation‖ reforms were implemented during the 1990s, but their full effect was only felt many years later. We present evidence on the developments in real wage growth and inequality in Vietnam from 1998 to 2008. For men, wage growth was underpinned by both increases in...

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Achieving the trade targets of Millennium Development Goal 8: Status in the least developed countries of Asia and the Pacific

Mikic, Mia; Ramjoue, Melanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

a Global Partnership for Development”) with respect to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of Asia and the Pacific. The … access commitments of the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial Declaration of 2005 have largely been met and LDCs of the Asia …

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Micro finance and poverty reduction in Asia: what is the evidence?

Weiss, John; Montgomery, Heather; Kurmanalieva, Elvira - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

Despite the extensive spread of micro finance, studies on the actual impact of MFIs are often more ambivalent about its impact than is the aid community. Much has been written on the range of institutional arrangements pursued in different organizations and countries and in turn a vast number...

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The role of foreign banks in post-crisis Asia: the importance of method of entry

Montgomery, Heather - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

This study examines the role of foreign banks in post-crisis Asia, focusing particularly on the four countries most … the data. However, the percentage of assets controlled by foreign banks in Asia is still lower than that of other emerging …, and may be due to the fact that foreign bank entry in Asia is still a very recent phenomenon, and has occurred mostly …

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Great expectations: microfinance and poverty reduction in Asia and Latin America

Weiss, John; Montgomery, Heather - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former …

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The Asian economy: trade structure interpreted by feedback loop analysis

Sonis, Michael; Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1995

perspectives are advanced that provide a more comprehensive view of the interactions between the economies of Asia. The analysis …

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How promising is South-South trade as a contributor to economic development in Asia and South America? Insights from estimating income elasticities of import demand

Bernhardt, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The recent global economic crisis which originated in the global North but quickly spread to the global South has raised questions about the desirability and viability of export regimes primarily orientated towards the markets of high-income countries. The experience of crisis and contagion made...

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Capital Flight and Transfer from Resource-Rich Developing Countries

Demachi, Kazue - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper analyzes the influence of international resource price movements on capital outflows from resource-rich developing countries (RRDCs) by distinguishing capital flight and capital transfers. The volume of capital flight and transfers are calculated and their determinants are analyzed...

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Removing poverty and inequality in India: the role of infrastructure

Majumder, Rajarshi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Developing countries attach enormous importance to physical infrastructure for poverty reduction. We contend that this association is different across types of infrastructure and regions. The present paper explores the multidimensional association between infrastructure and poverty in India in a...

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Human resource development: the Asian experience in employment and manpower planning - an overview

Amjad, Rashid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1987

The overview based on country studies included in this volume investigates the extent to which it has been possible to integrate human resource development and give priority to this important goal within the overall planning process. While it is clear that the development of human resources has...

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