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on Central and Western Asia |
| By: | Shahbaz, Muhammad |
| Abstract: | In present endeavor we have addressed a key and very sizzling issue in the current contest in the area of economic development: the effect of trade liberalization on poverty levels in the case for Pakistan. We received empirical evidence on the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty through the application of FMOLS (Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square) for long run parameters and ECM for short run dynamics. To measure globalization or pace of openness, we used standard indices of trade openness, financial openness and public intervention in the country while head-count ratio for poverty measurement and, remittances and urbanisation are considered control variables. Respectively our findings suggested that, trade liberalization has a cumulative effect on poverty reduction in long-run but not in short run in the case of Pakistan. Economic shocks deteriorate the situation of poverty in the economy. Remittances decline poverty trends in long run but not in short span of time. |
| Keywords: | Trade; Liberalization; Poverty |
| JEL: | A10 |
| Date: | 2007–08–14 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:8792&r=cwa |
| By: | Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) |
| Keywords: | Economic condition, bangladesh |
| Date: | 2008–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pdb:opaper:65&r=cwa |
| By: | Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) |
| Keywords: | Budget, Bangladesh |
| Date: | 2007–09 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pdb:opaper:63&r=cwa |
| By: | Rao, B. Bhaskara; Tamazian, Artur |
| Abstract: | Many empirical works addressed the nature of the relationship between economic growth and financial developments. Although these studies concede that they are interdependent, they have used single equations methods for estimation. In particular in the country specific studies the Granger causality tests are applied to equations estimated with the single equations methods to determine whether financial developments cause growth or vice versa. This paper uses the full information maximum likelihood method to estimate a two equations model of growth and finance for India. We also argue that in virtually all these empirical works the specification of the output equation is unsatisfactory. Our results with the Indian data show that there is no evidence to support the view that finance follows where enterprise goes. Furthermore, financial developments have a small but significant permanent growth effect in India. |
| Keywords: | Steady State Growth Rate; Financial Development; Solow Model; Simultaneous Equation Model and FIML Estimates |
| JEL: | C32 O11 O16 E44 |
| Date: | 2008–05–14 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:8763&r=cwa |
| By: | Wendy Olsen (University of Manchester) |
| Abstract: | This paper arises from the Global Poverty Research Group, under which I have conducted fieldwork about land rental relationships in rural south India. The paper introduces strategies as a solution to the theorists’ dilemma of choice vs. constraints with particular respect to rural tenants' decisions. My aim is to treat tenants (as both households and as individual agents) in their structural contexts whilst respecting the complexity and co-mutuality of their agency. |
| Keywords: | globalisation, India, agency, economic sociology |
| JEL: | B5 O17 O12 O53 |
| Date: | 2008–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sti:wpaper:021/2008&r=cwa |
| By: | Kesavan, Pushpangadan; Gangadhara, Murugan |
| Abstract: | The paper proposes an empirical methodology for understanding the nature and behavior of Sustainable Development as a vague and multidimensional concept by a case study of participatory and demand determined Rural Drinking water Supply systems in India. It combines for the first time, two of the most influential models – ‘Supervaluationism’ and ‘Degree Theory’- on the measurement of ‘Vagueness’, for timely public intervention in reversing the process of Un-sustainability. Analysis clearly brings out the role of institutional, financial and environmental factors that should be part of Public Policy, for ensuring sustainability of potable water supply |
| Keywords: | sustainability; supervaluationism; degree theory |
| JEL: | Q5 Q56 |
| Date: | 2008–02–11 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:8781&r=cwa |
| By: | Dass Rajanish |
| Abstract: | Information plays a vital role in lives of individuals/groups for development and growth. Just information does not serve the purpose, but accurate information does. The sources/tools/techniques used to get the desired information have evolved from the foremost person-to-person interaction to the latest search engines on the World Wide Web. Thus options to obtain information have widened. Search engines have enabled to get information from any corner of the world to person’s desktop within fraction of seconds. In this paper, we try to study the information needs of rural population in India. This research tries to understand types of information required and frequency of search for information among the rural population. The study attempts to understand whether, demand exists for ‘information on demand’ or search engine service itself would unlock a new untapped demand. The socio-economic aspect, livelihoods of rural population and the available resources for information retrieval have been studied to enable, if search engine service could be made available to them and in what form. Whether this proposition of search engine services being made available to those who are unable to access or rural population would be a win-win scenario for the users as well as for the search engine service providers (considering the limiting factors). The paper ends, with possible alternatives to make search engine services available to those unable to access and at the same time can be attractive to the search engine service providers. |
| Date: | 2008–05–19 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iim:iimawp:2008-05-01&r=cwa |
| By: | Bali Swain, Ranjula (Department of Economics); Varghese, Adel (IFMR & Texas A & M University) |
| Abstract: | We evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long term impact parameter, namely asset creation. Indian Self Help Groups (SHGs)are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results reveal that longer membership in SHGs positively impacts asset creation, robust to various asset specifications. With longer participation in SHGs, members move away from pure agriculture as an income source towards other sources such as livestock income. Training by NGOs positively impacts asset creation but the type of SHG linkage per se has no effect. |
| Keywords: | Asset creation; microfinance; impact; Self Help Groups |
| JEL: | G21 I32 O12 |
| Date: | 2008–05–19 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:uunewp:2008_005&r=cwa |