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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Remittances, poverty, and employment in South Asia
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An interesting paper , authored by Prof. Sudhir K. Khatri, on the role of remittances in poverty alleviation and employment in South Asia. H...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Better outcome through targeted nutrition programs aimed at changing behavior
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What happens when nutrition programs are just not aimed at filling hungry or malnourished stomach but are aimed at changing general nutritio...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Are remittances a curse?
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An interesting, and surprising, paper from the IMF shows that remittances have a negative effect on the quality of institutions. It is pret...
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Uganda and Nepal: Two different tracks in utilizing natural resources
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Good news that Uganda is trying to harness its own natural resources to spur economic growth rather than relying on foreign aid and assistan...
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Shanta on the effects of sub-prime crisis on South Asia
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Shanta Deverajan argues that the US sub-prime crisis would have minimal impact on the South Asian economy because of "little exposur...
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