NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GROWTH IN REGIONS Nicola Gennaioli Rafael La Porta Florencio Lopez de Silanes Andrei Shleifer Working Paper 18937 http://www.nber.org/papers/w18937 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 April 2013 We are grateful to Jan Luksic for outstanding research assistance‚ to Antonio Spilimbergo for sharing the structural reform data set‚ and to Robert Barro‚ Peter Ganong‚ and Simon Jaeger for extremely helpful comments. Shleifer
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ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT IN MICRO BUSINESS (A CASE STUDY OF ELDORET TOWN) ABSTRACT The role that small scale enterprises play in sustaining and increasing economic growth is enormous. Employment therefore is a significant factor to consider because the rate of unemployment in Kenya has increased. This study was using the case study of Eldoret town to analyze the employment of women in micro businesses by assessing the attitude and satisfaction of the female employees with enterprise jobs
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Population Growth Population Data The table below shows the population data for England and Wales between the years of 1801 and 1951. Census was not taken in 1941 because of the Second World War. |Year |Population | |1801 |8‚892‚536 | |1811 |10‚164‚256 | |1821 |12‚000‚326 | |1831
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A Critical Look at Critical Condition The rapid beeping of the heart monitors‚ the rush of pressured oxygen from a ventilator‚ the shrill alarm sounding the Code Blue alert are all evidence of a “Critical Condition.” In the touching documentary of the same name‚ it isn’t a patient that teeters on the brink of demise‚ but rather our system of health care insurance. With more than 47 million Americans uninsured‚ the battle now centers less on fighting illness and more on affording health. This
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is getting more matured in terms of level of sophistication. At the same time it becomes a threat due to the difficulty of having areas where further sophistication is possible. But‚ now‚ the most sensitive problem for all is the severe poverty. Micro-credit became a new phenomenon in the present world due to its recognition of an efficient weapon to fight against poverty. A current investigation proved that‚ more than 1.3 billion inhabitants are struggling to earn a smaller amount one dollar ($1)
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#1. Does Monsanto maintain an ethical culture that can effectively respond to various stakeholders? Monsanto Company is trying to maintain an ethical culture with various stakeholders. The company used the concept of Social Responsibility and Business Ethics to create a reputation value to various stakeholders. For instance‚ Monsanto gave fifteen million dollars to Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to do crop research in Africa. Also‚ the fund helped Brazilian children to maintain good health
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version Paper to be presented at IUSSP Conference in Brazil/session-s09 Population Growth and Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Anqing Shi Development Research Group The World Bank Keywords: Population‚ global warming‚ Carbon Dioxide Emissions‚ projections Abstract: Previous studies on the determinants of carbon dioxide emissions have primarily focused on the role of affluence. The impact of population growth on carbon dioxide emissions has received less attention. This paper takes a step forward
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Nervous Conditions Summary Nervous Conditions Summary The narrator‚ Tambudzai‚ Tambu for short‚ begins this story at the end: "I was not sorry when my brother died." That happened in the year 1968‚ and the first chapter sets the context for that event. In anecdotal style‚ Tambu looks back at the year 1965‚ when her father decided that Nhamo‚ Tambu’s older brother‚ would go to the mission school and live with Babamukuru‚ Tambu’s uncle. She remembers how her father was always grateful for the
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The activity of an Enzyme is affected by its environmental conditions and changing these factors can alter the overall rate of the reaction. Reaction rates are influenced by external factors such as pH‚ temperature and salt concentration. Different enzymes have different optimum temperatures in which they are most efficient and different pH levels which is ideal for their formation of enzyme-substrate complexes. As the temperature increases‚ there is more movement of molecules and more random collisions
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Genetically Modified Organisms: The Truth In recent decades‚ people have come to the idea that there is truly something sinister about genetically modified organisms. Contrary to what many people believe‚ genetically modified organisms possess the ability to juristically benefit the world in a number of positive ways. Genetic engineering can help create a larger production and a longer shelf life for crops‚ making it possible to safely send and transport them to countries and nations without access
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