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The power of the interviewer: a qualitative perspective on African survey data collection

Randall, Sara; Coast, Ernestina; Compaore, Natacha; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

through training and supervision. Many survey concepts are difficult to translate into African languages and some, such as … households, interviewers, supervisors, trainers, survey organisers and analysts along the chain of data production and use in … an ability to follow precise wording. In Africa, where survey concepts are often different from local concepts and where …

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Children with disabilities in private inclusive schools in Mumbai: experiences and challenges

Das, Ashima; Kattumuri, Ruth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

'Inclusive education’ policy has been introduced in India, however the concept is in its infancy This qualitative study analyses the case of children with disabilities studying in private inclusive schools of Mumbai. It discusses the development of self concept, elucidates the benefits and...

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Spatial disparities in developing countries: cities, regions and international trade

Venables, Tony - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

Spatial inequality in developing countries is due to the natural advantages of some regions relative to others and to the presence of agglomeration forces, leading to clustering of activity. This paper reviews and develops some simple models that capture these first and second nature economic...

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Co-impacts of energy-related climate change mitigation in Africa’s least developed countries: the evidence base and research needs

Rowlands, Ian - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This article analyses the debate associated with the co-impacts of climate change mitigation in developing countries, with a particular focus upon Africa’s least developed countries. While these countries’ emissions of greenhouse gases are relatively small (and they do not have emission...

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Effective carbon taxes and public policy options: insights from India and Pakistan

Ahmad, Ehtisham; Stern, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

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Decentralization and local service provision: what do we know?

Ahmad, Ehtisham; Brosio, Giorgio - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

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Tax reform in the presence of informality in developing countries: incentives to cheat in Mexico

Ahmad, Ehtisham; Best, Michael; Pöschl, Caroline - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

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Gross worker flows in the presence of informal labor markets. The Mexican experience 1987-2002

Bosch, Mariano; Maloney, William - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper applies recent advances in the study of labor market dynamics to a representative developing country with a large unregulated of “informal” sector, Mexico. It finds, first, that the formal salaried sector shows the same procyclical job finding rate and mildly countercyclical...

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The division of labor, coordination, and the demand for information processing

Michaels, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Since Adam Smith’s time, the division of labor in production has increased significantly, while information processing has become an important part of work. This paper examines whether the need to coordinate an increasingly complex division of labor has raised the demand for clerical office...

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Catching a wave: the adoption of voice and high commitment workplace practices in Britain: 1984-1998

Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Kretschmer, Tobias - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005

In this paper we treat workplace voice and systems of high-commitment human resource management (HCHRM) as technological innovations in order to account for the uneven diffusion patterns observed across establishments. Using British data, the paper finds that variables highlighted in the...

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