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Showing 1 to 20 of 213 for “"Developing economies"”.
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Essays on institutions in developing economies
… in the idiosyncratic and dynamic settings of developing economies. I use methods from market design to study these questions. The first chapter characterizes the equilibrium response of informal insurance relationships to changes in the formal sector, when risk-averse agents may choose what …
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Essays on Firm Behavior in Developing Economies
The performance of firms is central to growth in developing economies. A burgeoning literature within development economics seeks to understand the behavior of firms in developing countries and the constraints to their performance. This dissertation explores two types of constraints - …
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Essays on the financial system of developing economies
The thesis consists of three chapters, which explore the financial system of rural Thai Villages through the lens of the Townsend Thai Monthly Survey. The first two chapters examine savings behaviour, while the last chapter investigates borrowing. In the first chapter, I apply the estimation …
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Growth and Stagnation in Developing Economies: a Structural Approach
… with the pattern followed by East Asian developing economies, where the strategy of development for production and trade has focused on technological upgrading. As the demand for high-tech manufacturing has increased, these countries have sophisticated their structure of production and …
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Determinants of Bond Market Development in Emerging and Developing Economies
… development determinants in Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) is considered important when most EMEs and developing countries are shifting from issuing long-term debt securities in foreign currency denominations to their respective local currencies. This dissertation discusses key factors that …
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Corporate Entrepreneurship programs : practices and their implications in developing economies
… to achieve productive outcomes. Therefore, developing an integrated perspective to support firms in installing a corporate entrepreneurship structure and, at the same time, develop managers for this task can be an useful topic from the point of view of both established and emerging …
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Essays on the role of markets and institutions in developing economies
… on market performance and efficiency in developing countries.
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Exploring neighborhood power production technologies and business models for developing economies
… which aggregates customers and therefore employs economies of scale, is one solution to the energy access issue of most developing economies. In this approach, entrepreneurs contract with a group of colocated residents or businesses to provide modem energy services. This service can be grid-tied …
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Financial regulation and financial development in developing economies: case of South Africa
… impacts financial development in the context of developing countries, considering the pace of reform since the 2008/9 financial crises and its technical nature. The regulatory framework affects advanced and developing economies the same and thus raises concerns on its efficiency in the later …
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Experimentation with procurement to design and model supply chains in developing economies
… phenomena, and garner access to stakeholders in developing economies. Based on experimentation with procurement, stylized analytical models of supply chains in developing economies can then be generated. In particular this thesis explores experimentation with procurement in the context of food …
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The cultural divide: Traditional cultural expressions and the entertainment industry in developing economies
… of Traditional Cultural Expressions in developing economies.
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Housing process and manpower mobilization : locational relationship between labor & industries in developing economies
Thesis. 1976. M.C.P. cn--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Frugal Innovation in Healthcare: Aligning Systematic Review, Patterns, and Factors for Diffusion in Developing Economies
… traditional ways of doing business in emerging economies and by 2025, almost 50% of the global organizations will have shifted their focus toward emerging economies because of their lucrative growth potential (Dobbs et al., 2013). The bottom of the pyramid (BOP) is an unexploited market that …
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Determinants of SME Internationalisation in developing economies: An In-depth analysis of the Sri Lankan Market
… barriers encountered by SMEs in underdeveloped economies and the service sector. These areas have received little attention in existing literature, which are focussed on developed nations and considering manufacturing firms.<br/>Through a case study of Sri Lanka, this research aims to evaluate …
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An investigation of the development of soft skills required for health supply chain practice in developing economies.
… business environment. The focus now is on developing a well-rounded workforce with a blend of soft and technical skills to be better equipped to handle the complexities of the real world. However, there has been a tendency in developing economies to prioritise technical skill development, …
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Blockchain technology -- applications in improving financial inclusion in developing economies : case study for small scale agriculture in Africa
… services is still a major challenge in many developing economies. Efforts to resolve these challenges are generally included in the wider financial inclusion initiatives, which aim to provide universal access to affordable, quality financial services, which targeted markets will find useful …
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Effects of privatization transaction strategy on performance : an examination of large-block shareholding and hybrid governance structures in developing economies
… on longitudinal data for a larger sample of developing and emerging economy fixed-line telecommunications operators privatized between 1981 and 1998. Change in telecommunications service provision pre- and post-privatization was used to assess performance in this analysis. A central finding …
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Challenges of indigenous employment in the private logistics sector in developing economies: an in-depth study of the Sultanate of Oman.
Oman is actively developing its logistics sector to diversify the economy and create jobs for its citizens, which aligns with the government's Vision 2040. However, the country faces a growing number of indigenous job seekers. This research explores the challenges of increasing indigenous …
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Efficacy of corporate governance on corporate disclosure in developing economies: A comparative study of companies listed on selected stock markets in Sub Saharan Africa
… of corporate information by listed companies in developing economies. A comparative study was carried out covering listed companies in South Africa, East Africa and Nigeria. The study is based on the agency theory which asserts that enhanced disclosure is one of the fundamental goals of a …
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Evaluation of the impact of adherence to project governance principles on the outcome of large infrastructure projects implemented in developing economies with Nigeria as an example
… infrastructure projects (LIPs) implemented in developing economies fail to meet their original estimations and specifications more than those implemented in developed economies. This situation results in weak infrastructural development in developing economies, which, has been associated with …
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