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Format: Online-Ressource (1777-2463 pages)
ISBN: 9780444823014 , 0444823018
Series Statement: Handbooks in economics 9
Content: For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development. This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-industrialization in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students
Content: For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development. This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-industrialization in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students
Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , v. 3A. Data and econometric tools for development analysis / Angus DeatonHuman resources : empirical modeling of household and family decisions / John Strauss and Duncan Thomas -- Applied general equilibrium models for policy analysis / Jan Willem Gunning and Michiel Keyzer -- Savings, credit and insurance / Timothy Besley -- Technological change and technology strategy / Robert E. Evenson and Larry E. Westphal -- Institutions and economic development / Justin Yifu Lin and Jeffrey B. Nugent -- Poverty, institutions, and the environmental-resources base / Partha Dasgupta and Karl-Goran Mäler.
Language: English
Subjects: Economics
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Keywords: Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Entwicklungsökonomie ; Electronic books
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Author information: Behrman, Jere R. 1940-
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  • 2
    UID:
    gbv_1831644029
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter discusses data and econometric tools for development analysis. Data issues lead directly into the econometrics. The chapter discusses household survey data, survey design in developing countries, data collection, measurement issues, and experience of using such data in econometric analysis. It describes national income accounts, index number, and other problems that underlie international comparisons of income levels and growth rates. Tools for microeconomic analysis are discussed in the chapter, with emphasis on the use of survey data through a range of more or less familiar econometric topics, methods for strengthening the robustness of inference, and common pitfalls and difficulties. Time-series techniques and their uses in the analysis of development questions are discussed in the chapter. Nonparametric techniques for estimating density functions, regression functions, and the derivatives of regression functions are also discussed. Non-parametric analysis requires a great deal of data, there are a number of questions in the development economics susceptible to non-parametric treatment using survey data.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 1785-1882, 9780444823014
    In: 0444823018
    In: year:1995
    In: pages:1785-1882
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    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter reviews recent advances in the empirical literature on the role that households and families play in investing in human resources. It describes the estimation of reduced form demands for human capital, particularly education and health. Special attention is paid to the measurement and interpretation of the impact of household resources, particularly parental education, income, and impact of community resources, namelyprices and infrastructure. The process underlying the production of human capital is discussed. The chapter also discusses the difficulties in measuring inputs and input quality, and associated issues of estimation and interpretation. The chapter focuses on evidence regarding the influence of family background, school quality, ability, and self-selection. Models of household behavior in a dynamic setting are reviewed. The chapter discusses extensions to the model that is concerned with the flow and allocation of resources across and within households as well as to extensions that treat household boundaries as fluid.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 1883-2023, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:1883-2023
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    gbv_1831644002
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter discusses the basic equilibrium model called computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, and describes some of its use in policy analysis. The CGE-model accounts for the bulk of the application that imposes a number of restrictions, as it does not allow bounds on endogenous variables, government interventions are necessarily distortionary, and the financial markets are not modeled explicitly. These limitations do not belong to the CGE-class. The inequality constraints and non-distortionary government interventions are justified by external effects or non-convexities. The intertemporal aspects are both under finite and infinite horizons, and the focus of the chapter is on the modeling of money and financial assets. Models developed for evaluating energy policies have recently been amended. They are now designed to approximate infinite horizon trajectories and have been extended to deal with environmental problems, in particular emission taxes.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 2025-2107, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:2025-2107
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    gbv_1831643995
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter surveys and synthesizes the issues for developing economies. Two features of developing economies are particularly germane to the link between savings and insurance. The absence of markets for trading in risks is particularly noticeable. Many insurance possibilities are not traded in developed countries. The fraction of the population is typically dependent on agricultural income for their livelihood. The chapter studies the life-cycle/permanent income models that incorporate precautionary savings and liquidity constraints. The huge diversity in insurance and credit arrangements in developing countries is quite bewildering. Understanding the limits and potential of these is an important step towards a better appreciation of the factors that influence financial development. The approach suggested in the chapter is two-prongedthe gains from trade exploited by a particular institutional structure can be enquired about along with the way by which trade is sustained.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 2123-2207, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:2123-2207
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    gbv_1831643987
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter addresses questions that are primarily microeconomic in nature. Investment is required to accomplish a particular technological change, which depends critically on two things: (1) the degree of external participation in its accomplishment, and (2) the internal technological capability acquired through previous investments in technology. Technology policy is made by public bodies at the international, national, and regional levels. Private enterprises and individuals also make policy, largely by responding to incentive systems established by public policy makers. The chapter discusses policy options for international and multilateral agencies, as well as for national governments. A methodology for addressing issues concerning externalities and spillover should be widely applied. Studies of foreign suppliers and domestic purchasers of technology add to the understanding of motivation and behavior. Distributional problems usually deal with policy instruments that do not affect the overall pace of technological development.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 2209-2299, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:2209-2299
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    gbv_1831643979
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: This chapter discusses two propositions: (1) institutions matter and (2) the determinants of institutions susceptible to the tools of economic analysis. Transaction costs include the direct costs of obtaining information, negotiating among the parties to an agreement, and communicating all relevant provisions to the parties, as well as the indirect costs arising from the opportunistic behavior of economic entities in light of imperfect information and risks. The theory of collective action relates to the question of under what conditions is it advantageous for individual entities to participate in the collective action for development of new or modified institutions given the distribution of expected costs and benefits to the individual innovators and the possible externality and/or free rider problems. Research on institutions and institutional change in a country may contribute not only to the development of economic theory in general, but also to that of institutional reforms in that country.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 2301-2370, 9780444823014
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    In: year:1995
    In: pages:2301-2370
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    gbv_1831643960
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    Content: The chapter discusses the environment and emerging development issues and provides an account of a central aspect of the lives of the rural poor in poor countries based on a wide-ranging analytical and empirical literature that has developed quite independently of the subject of development economics and the Brundtland Report. These services are generated by interactions among organisms, populations of organisms, communities of populations, and the physical and chemical environment in which they reside. Ecosystems are involved in a number of functions and offer a wide range of services. Many are indispensable, as they provide the underpinning for all human activities. Population and ecosystem ecology differ by way of the state variables characterized as complex systems. The carrying capacity of an ecosystem is the maximum stress capable of absorbing without flipping to a vastly different state. Ecosystems are endemically subject to natural shocks and surprises. Resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to recover from perturbations, shocks, and surprises.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite 2371-2463, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:2371-2463
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    gbv_1831644045
    ISBN: 9780444823014
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite ix-xiv, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:ix-xiv
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    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1995, (1995), Seite vii, 9780444823014
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    In: pages:vii
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