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Global Monitoring Report, 2009: A Development Emergency by Bank, World

“…A Development Emergency: the title of this year's Global Monitoring Report, the sixth in an annual series, could not be more apt. The global economic crisis,…”
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Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors by Lopez, Alan D, Mathers, Colin D, Ezzati, Majid, Jamison, Dean T, Murray, Christopher J. L

“…This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of methods…”
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Old-Age Income Support in the 21st Century: An International Perspective on Pension Systems and Reform by Holzmann, Robert, Hinz, Richard, Gersdorff, Hermann von

“…The past decade has brought an increasing recognition to the importance of pension systems to the economic stability of nations and the security of their aging…”
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A Mixed-Method Review of Cash Transfers and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Buller, Ana Maria, Peterman, Amber, Ranganathan, Meghna, Bleile, Alexandra, Hidrobo, Melissa, Heise, Lori

“…There is increasing evidence that cash transfer (CT) programs decrease intimate partner violence (IPV). However, little is known about how CTs achieve this…”
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Does Financial Education Impact Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior, and If So, When? by Kaiser, Tim, Menkhoff, Lukas

“…In a meta-analysis of 126 impact evaluation studies, we find that financial education significantly impacts financial behavior and, to an even larger extent,…”
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What Explains Uneven Female Labor Force Participation Levels and Trends in Developing Countries? by Klasen, Stephan

“…Abstract Rapid fertility decline, a strong expansion of female education, and favorable economic conditions should have promoted female labor force…”
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Intellectual Property and Development: Lessons from Recent Economic Research by Maskus, Keith E, Fink, Carsten

“…How will developing countries fare in this new international environment? This book brings together empirical research that assesses the effects of changing…”
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Enhancing Agricultural Innovation: How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems by Bank, World

“…Knowledge intensiveness has featured prominently in most strategies to promote agricultural development. In the past strengthened research systems may have…”
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Why Is China Investing in Africa? Evidence from the Firm Level by Chen, Wenjie, Dollar, David, Tang, Heiwai

“…China’s increased trade with, and investment in, Africa have boosted the continent’s economic growth but have also generated considerable controversy. The…”
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What explains the stagnation of female labor force participation in urban India? by Klasen, Stephan, Pieters, Janneke

“…Female labor force participation rates in urban India between 1987 and 2011 are surprisingly low and have stagnated since the late 1980s. Despite rising…”
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The Microfinance Business Model: Enduring Subsidy and Modest Profit by Cull, Robert, Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Morduch, Jonathan

“…Recent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then depend on low costs. This paper calculates…”
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How Effective Are Active Labor Market Policies in Developing Countries? A Critical Review of Recent Evidence by McKenzie, David

“…Jobs are the primary policy concern of policymakers in many countries. The 2007–2008 global financial crisis, rising demographic pressures, high unemployment…”
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A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household’s Welfare in Rural Rwanda by Grimm, Michael, Munyehirwe, Anicet, Peters, Jörg, Sievert, Maximiliane

“…More than 1.1 billion people in developing countries are lacking access to electricity. Based on the assumption that electricity is a prerequisite for human…”
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Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems by Helms, Brigit

“…In the past ten years, the world of microfinance has changed dramatically. The field has moved rapidly from early innovations in providing loans to help poor…”
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What are we learning from business training and entrepreneurship evaluations around the developing world? by McKenzie, David J, Woodruff, Christopher

“…Business training programs are a popular policy option to improve the performance of enterprises around the world, and the number of rigorous impact…”
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The role and impact of public-private partnerships in education by Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Guáqueta, Juliana

“…The book offers an overview of international examples, studies, and guidelines on how to create successful partnerships in education. PPPs can facilitate…”
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How Bank Competition Affects Firms' Access to Finance by Love, Inessa, Pería, María Soledad Martínez

“…Using multi-year, firm-level surveys for 53 countries, this paper explores the impact of bank competition on firms' access to finance. We find that low…”
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Catastrophe Risk Financing in Developing Countries: Principles for Public Intervention by Cummins, J. David, Mahul, Olivier

“…Catastrophe Risk Financing in Developing Countries provides a detailed analysis of the imperfections and inefficiencies that impede the emergence of…”
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The Challenge of Establishing World Class Universities by Salmi, Jamil

“…Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the important contribution that high performance universities make to competitiveness and economic growth. This…”
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Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries by Doss, Cheryl

“…Many key development outcomes depend on women s ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly…”
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