4th East African Public Procurement Forum: Improving the
... The socio-economic development worldwide is currently being driven by the globalization phenomenon and rapid scientific and technological advancement. This trend has exposed local contractors to immense international competition. In this economic globalization, the already well established players i ...
... The socio-economic development worldwide is currently being driven by the globalization phenomenon and rapid scientific and technological advancement. This trend has exposed local contractors to immense international competition. In this economic globalization, the already well established players i ...
Chapter 4 Prototype Models of the Flowchart Approach to the
... literacy rate is a necessary condition for luring foreign investors whose purpose is to employ cheap labor. On the other hand, an industrial cluster sometimes faces a shortage of skilled labor after industrialization has progressed. Universities and on-the-job training centers for innovation are the ...
... literacy rate is a necessary condition for luring foreign investors whose purpose is to employ cheap labor. On the other hand, an industrial cluster sometimes faces a shortage of skilled labor after industrialization has progressed. Universities and on-the-job training centers for innovation are the ...
ESTIMATING THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY IN TURKEY Fethi ÖĞÜNÇ (Statistician)
... The increase of tax burden and social security contributions is the most important factor behind the increasing underground economic activities. As it is known, taxes affect labor-leisure choices of economic agents and also encourage labor supply towards to underground or untaxed sector of economy. ...
... The increase of tax burden and social security contributions is the most important factor behind the increasing underground economic activities. As it is known, taxes affect labor-leisure choices of economic agents and also encourage labor supply towards to underground or untaxed sector of economy. ...
A model of the confidence channel of fiscal policy
... others’ investment decisions and, consequently, about the demand for their own goods. We see agents’ demand expectations as natural model counterparts for what is often meant by confidence in policy discussions. The model is simple and standard in many respects. Three ingredients are key for the res ...
... others’ investment decisions and, consequently, about the demand for their own goods. We see agents’ demand expectations as natural model counterparts for what is often meant by confidence in policy discussions. The model is simple and standard in many respects. Three ingredients are key for the res ...
2007 - Careers Portal
... Explain the effect of product differentiation on the AR and MR curves of a firm, which previously operated under conditions of perfect competition. (25 marks) [75 marks] ...
... Explain the effect of product differentiation on the AR and MR curves of a firm, which previously operated under conditions of perfect competition. (25 marks) [75 marks] ...
The Economic Impact of Tourism. An Input
... Tourism, a large, complex and fragmented industry, which is still very difficult to define and measure, is a key component of the service economy. Tourism, which has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years, looks to continue its growing as societies become more mobile and prosperous. Is the tou ...
... Tourism, a large, complex and fragmented industry, which is still very difficult to define and measure, is a key component of the service economy. Tourism, which has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years, looks to continue its growing as societies become more mobile and prosperous. Is the tou ...
Kyrgyz Republic The World Bank Private Sector Development
... INRs is being used as a useful tactical tool in bilateral negotiations about tariffs, which take place after submitting the application to the WTO Secretariat. INRs are dominated by major players in the WTO such as Canada, Australia, the EU, the United States, Japan and New Zealand. And to a lesser ...
... INRs is being used as a useful tactical tool in bilateral negotiations about tariffs, which take place after submitting the application to the WTO Secretariat. INRs are dominated by major players in the WTO such as Canada, Australia, the EU, the United States, Japan and New Zealand. And to a lesser ...
The New Brunswick Economic Growth Plan
... A healthy and vibrant small business sector has access to mentors, expert advice on issues such as productivity and competitiveness as well as other support services. Many of these are already widely available, but there is a role for government to ensure broad use of these services to strengthen lo ...
... A healthy and vibrant small business sector has access to mentors, expert advice on issues such as productivity and competitiveness as well as other support services. Many of these are already widely available, but there is a role for government to ensure broad use of these services to strengthen lo ...
World Trade Organization
... Against this background, poverty and unemployment reached unprecedented levels. The provision of adequate and quality basic social services was severely affected, which hampered progress towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The provision and delivery of social services, ...
... Against this background, poverty and unemployment reached unprecedented levels. The provision of adequate and quality basic social services was severely affected, which hampered progress towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The provision and delivery of social services, ...
Economic Growth, Structural Change and Natural Resource Booms
... establishes manufacturing employment Lm. Equation (7), finally, defines how manufacturing output is distributed among productive inputs, rm being the manufacturing profit rate. According to equations (3) and (7), two social classes exist in the economy: capitalists and workers. Following the structu ...
... establishes manufacturing employment Lm. Equation (7), finally, defines how manufacturing output is distributed among productive inputs, rm being the manufacturing profit rate. According to equations (3) and (7), two social classes exist in the economy: capitalists and workers. Following the structu ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES SUDDEN STOPS AND OUTPUT DROPS V.V. Chari
... constraint on foreign borrowing. Theory’s answer is no; sudden stops, by themselves, do not lead to decreases in output, but rather to increases. To generate an output drop during a financial crisis, the model must include other frictions which have negative effects on output that are large enough to ...
... constraint on foreign borrowing. Theory’s answer is no; sudden stops, by themselves, do not lead to decreases in output, but rather to increases. To generate an output drop during a financial crisis, the model must include other frictions which have negative effects on output that are large enough to ...
THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
... embodies these features. They used it to address the claim made by Temin (1997), namely, that Britain could only have maintained its wide range of industrial exports if a rapid advance in productivity was achieved across the whole industrial sector. They showed that this was not the case. The combin ...
... embodies these features. They used it to address the claim made by Temin (1997), namely, that Britain could only have maintained its wide range of industrial exports if a rapid advance in productivity was achieved across the whole industrial sector. They showed that this was not the case. The combin ...
Productivity and Structural Change
... The labour market has also done a more effective job of spreading the benefits of economic growth than it did in the 1990s. Overall, there has been an increase in hours worked per capita, with a sharp rise in the participation rate to the highest level on record more than offsetting a decline in ave ...
... The labour market has also done a more effective job of spreading the benefits of economic growth than it did in the 1990s. Overall, there has been an increase in hours worked per capita, with a sharp rise in the participation rate to the highest level on record more than offsetting a decline in ave ...
Do the Catholic and Protestant Countries Differ by Their Tax
... by Kandori (1992), who suggest that social norms work to support efficient outcomes also in infrequent transactions where agents change their trading partners over time1 . Fehr and Gächter (1998) consider Homo reciprocan as a norm enforcer. They summarize a number of experimental studies suggesting ...
... by Kandori (1992), who suggest that social norms work to support efficient outcomes also in infrequent transactions where agents change their trading partners over time1 . Fehr and Gächter (1998) consider Homo reciprocan as a norm enforcer. They summarize a number of experimental studies suggesting ...
Government spending and economic growth: evidence from Nigeria
... To the proponents of long-term fiscal adjustment, the way in which public expenditures are allocated has significant effects on both economic growth and poverty alleviation. Thus, only outlay that is directly related to growth must be protected from across-the-board spending cuts aimed at deficit r ...
... To the proponents of long-term fiscal adjustment, the way in which public expenditures are allocated has significant effects on both economic growth and poverty alleviation. Thus, only outlay that is directly related to growth must be protected from across-the-board spending cuts aimed at deficit r ...
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... of 1547 FDI projects were carried out over 1989 to 2008 with a total value of 9,525.8 million US$ (Kyophilavong, 2009). FDI has increased sharply since 2003, and this FDI has been concentrated in the mining sector. In terms of registered capital accumulation, the energy (hydroelectricity) sector has ...
... of 1547 FDI projects were carried out over 1989 to 2008 with a total value of 9,525.8 million US$ (Kyophilavong, 2009). FDI has increased sharply since 2003, and this FDI has been concentrated in the mining sector. In terms of registered capital accumulation, the energy (hydroelectricity) sector has ...
English - SICE (OAS)
... Grenada’s market access strategies are influenced by the ongoing process of liberalization and globalization of the world’s economy. These developments have made it imperative for countries like Grenada to accelerate the pace of integration into these blocs and into the world economy or face the pro ...
... Grenada’s market access strategies are influenced by the ongoing process of liberalization and globalization of the world’s economy. These developments have made it imperative for countries like Grenada to accelerate the pace of integration into these blocs and into the world economy or face the pro ...
Unit H460/2
... rise in interest rates in the US. This led to a significant withdrawal of short term funds from the Fragile Five. In January 2014 all of the Fragile Five economies raised their interest rates to prevent an outflow of foreign funds and further falls in their currencies. At an emergency midnight meeti ...
... rise in interest rates in the US. This led to a significant withdrawal of short term funds from the Fragile Five. In January 2014 all of the Fragile Five economies raised their interest rates to prevent an outflow of foreign funds and further falls in their currencies. At an emergency midnight meeti ...
Kenya Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP
... The GESIP was produced through a participatory and consultative process that started in 2013 involving the national government (key ministries), the 47 county governments, development partners, private sector and civil society organizations. The consultations provided a forum for key stakeholders to ...
... The GESIP was produced through a participatory and consultative process that started in 2013 involving the national government (key ministries), the 47 county governments, development partners, private sector and civil society organizations. The consultations provided a forum for key stakeholders to ...
Industrialization and Economic Growth Relationship in Nigeria
... to as agro-based industries which mainly agricultural economic. As industrialization progresses, the industrialization countries gain more technical and managerial experience in large scale capital goods such as automobile ships complex electronics etc. Nigeria’s journey towards industrialization st ...
... to as agro-based industries which mainly agricultural economic. As industrialization progresses, the industrialization countries gain more technical and managerial experience in large scale capital goods such as automobile ships complex electronics etc. Nigeria’s journey towards industrialization st ...
Overlapping Families of Infinitely-Lived Agents
... I simply eliminate death from my model, and instead concentrate on birth. On the basis of Blanchard’s (1985) work and of an earlier version of this article [Weil (1985)], Buiter (1988) completes the analysis by building a model L la Yaari (1965) in which the birth and death rates are distinct. ‘Intr ...
... I simply eliminate death from my model, and instead concentrate on birth. On the basis of Blanchard’s (1985) work and of an earlier version of this article [Weil (1985)], Buiter (1988) completes the analysis by building a model L la Yaari (1965) in which the birth and death rates are distinct. ‘Intr ...
The evolution of markets and the revolution of industry
... Here, studies are much more abundant, and supportive. A large, extensive literature documents increases in establishment size since industrialization for both England and the United States. For example, Lloyd-Jones and Le Roux (1980) document that the median number of workers in cotton …rms in Manch ...
... Here, studies are much more abundant, and supportive. A large, extensive literature documents increases in establishment size since industrialization for both England and the United States. For example, Lloyd-Jones and Le Roux (1980) document that the median number of workers in cotton …rms in Manch ...
the paper
... productivity over the past forty years or so. A crucial aspect of the issue is shown to be the dramatic decline in the manufacturing export base of the northern cities, and, unlike London, their failure to replace this shrinking base on a sufficient scale with new trad ...
... productivity over the past forty years or so. A crucial aspect of the issue is shown to be the dramatic decline in the manufacturing export base of the northern cities, and, unlike London, their failure to replace this shrinking base on a sufficient scale with new trad ...
AUTOCRACY,DEMOCRACY,BUREAUCRACY, OR MONOPOLY
... the optimal level provides no clear benefit to either taxpayers or government officials. Niskanen (1971) resolved this problem to some extent himself by assuming bureaucratic salaries are tied to output, but it is far from clear (at least for the U.S. government) that bureaucrats in small department ...
... the optimal level provides no clear benefit to either taxpayers or government officials. Niskanen (1971) resolved this problem to some extent himself by assuming bureaucratic salaries are tied to output, but it is far from clear (at least for the U.S. government) that bureaucrats in small department ...
Italy, Germany, Japan
... pre-war system. 4 Even if an Olsonian bonfire of distributional coalitions did not occur, the reconstruction period provided a window of opportunity for the adoption of radical changes in the three countries’ institutional set-ups. The opportunity was not fully seized, but, arguably, more was done i ...
... pre-war system. 4 Even if an Olsonian bonfire of distributional coalitions did not occur, the reconstruction period provided a window of opportunity for the adoption of radical changes in the three countries’ institutional set-ups. The opportunity was not fully seized, but, arguably, more was done i ...