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Rural transformation: a commune-level analysisFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook Chapter
Characteristics of the VARHS data and other data sourcesFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook
Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam: A Rising Dragon on the MoveThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations...
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentWorking Paper
SAMOD, a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model: Recent developmentsThis paper provides an account of a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model—SAMOD—which has been developed for use by government over the past ten years...
Economic policy Income tax TaxationWorking Paper
Taxation and inequality in developing countries: Lessons from the recent experience of Latin AmericaThis paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries, focusing on the recent experience of Latin America...
Economic policy Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Understanding elite commitment to social protection: Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge ProgrammeThis paper examines the political economy of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme, concluding that strong government commitment to the programme has been shaped by the specific characteristics of the political settlement that was established...
Economic policy Political science Social conditionsVideo
WIDER Annual Lecture by Justin Yifu LinView the WIDER Annual Lecture on New Structural Economics.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyAbout
Photos - AL15Selection of images from the WIDER Annual Lecture 15.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyBlog
Development, democracy and cohesion: Critical essays with insights on Sierra Leone and wider Africa contexts
African countries face huge challenges in building democratic and cohesive societies that will enhance the wellbeing of their citizens...
Democracy Economic development Economic policyJournal Special Issue
Aid, Education Policy, and DevelopmentThe studies of this Special Issue aim to address the general question of how aid can better support the collective actions that seek to improve education systems in developing countries...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Sustainable developmentBlog
The role of economists in policy-making
At our 30 th Anniversary Conference Stefan Dercon of University of Oxford and DfID and Stephen O’Connell of USAID participated in a session on the role of economists in policy-making...
Economic development Economic policy EconomistsJournal Article
What works to improve the quality of student learning in developing countries?Part of Journal Special Issue Aid, Education Policy, and Development
Economic policy EducationJournal Article
Aid, education policy, and developmentPart of Journal Special Issue Aid, Education Policy, and Development
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Sustainable developmentJournal Article
A sequential approach to integrated energy modeling in South AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Prospects for Renewable Energy in Africa
Carbon tax Economic policy Economic equilibriumWorking Paper
Smoothing food price trends in Nigeria: Political economy issues and policy vistasThis study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for prevent...
Economic policy Food industry and trade Political science