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Innovation strategies and productivity growth in developing countries : evidence from Pakistan
Wadho, Waqar; Chaudhry, Azam - 2020
productivity using data from a unique innovation survey of firms in Pakistan. We find significant heterogeneity in the impact of …
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Access to finance among small and medium-sized enterprises and job creation in Africa
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Yogo, Urbain Thierry - 2020
In the past decade inclusive growth, that is job-rich growth, has topped the policy agenda in developing countries. This paper investigates how the access to finance affects employment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. It first presents a model where firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012286184
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Mental health consequences of working from home during the pandemic
Kim, Jun Hyung; Koh, Yu Kyung; Park, Jinseong - 2022
environments. Using unique real time survey data from South Korea collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that working from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796887
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Mental health consequences of working from home during the pandemic
Kim, Jun Hyung; Koh, Yu Kyung; Park, Jinseong - 2021
This paper examines the effects of working from home on mental health, using unique real time survey data from South …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650393
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The relationship between economic growth and democracy : alternative representations of technological change
Kim, Nam-Seok; Heshmati, Almas - 2017
This study investigates the relationship between economic growth and democracy by estimating a nation's production function specified as static and dynamic models using panel data. In estimating the production function, it applies a single time trend, multiple time trends and the general index...
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Trade and economic growth : theories and evidence from the Southern African Development Community
Farahane, Matias Jaime; Heshmati, Almas - 2020
This paper empirically tests the hypothesis that trade can act as an engine of growth using panel data for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional integration agreement (RIA) organization, the central objective of whose formation was the need to accelerate, foster, and...
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Innovation and self-employment
Ciarli, Tommaso; Di Ubaldo, Mattia; Savona, Maria - 2020
The paper adds to the literature on innovation and employment by looking at the relationship between R&D investments and the rise of alternative work arrangements, particularly selfemployment (SE). A literature review on the determinants of the emergence of non-standard work, alternative work...
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Improving survey quality using paradata : lessons from the India working survey
Goel, Deepti; Abraham, Rosa; Lahoti, Rahul - 2022
a household survey in India. Our method identifies enumerators exhibiting deviant field practices, and provides them … processes that exist within our survey. We also present evidence that our method succeeded in changing actual enumerator … recommendations to help make more informed choices. We hope our work will encourage the use of paradata to improve survey quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012806271
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The impact of computer-assisted personal interviewing on survey duration, quality, and cost : evidence from the Viet Nam labor force survey
Rao, Lakshman Nagraj; Gentile, Elisabetta; Pipon, Dave; … - 2020
interview duration, number of errors, respondent perceptions, and cost. During Quarter 3 of the 2017 Labor Force Survey data …
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Public employment decline in developing countries in the 21st century : the role of globalization
Gözgör, Giray; Bilgin, Mehmet Huseyin; Zimmermann, … - 2019
The impact of globalization on developing countries has been debated: While the "compensation hypothesis" suggests that globalization increases the need for public employees, the "efficiency hypothesis" states that the size of government should be smaller while competing with the world. We are...
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