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ICT Equipment Investment and Growth in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker.

Release Date:March, 2010

While production of ICT equipment plays a subordinate role for economic growth in most of these countries, they do benefit from capital deepening arising from falling prices of ICT equipment. more...



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Determinants and Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author/Editor: Raju Jan Singh, Kyung-woo Lee, Markus Haacker.

Release Date:October, 2009

The paper investigates the determinants and the macroeconomic role of remittances in sub-Saharan Africa, assembling the most comprehensive dataset available so far on remittances in the region and more...



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HIV/AIDS : The Impact on Poverty and Inequality

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker, Gonzalo Salinas.

Release Date:May, 2006

Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure more...



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The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker.

Release Date:November, 2004

This is a comprehensive resource for public policymakers addressing the economic and fiscal consequences of the HIV/AIDS crisis. It is intended to bridge the gap between studies focused on the more...



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Welfare Implications of HIV/AIDS

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker, N F R Crafts.

Release Date:June, 2003

The paper evaluates the impact of HIV/AIDS on welfare in several countries affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Unlike studies focusing on the impact of HIV/AIDS on GDP per capita, we evaluate the more...



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Modeling the Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker.

Release Date:November, 2002

The paper addresses the impact of HIV/AIDS on per capita output and income, with particular emphasis on the role of labor mobility between the formal and informal sectors, and the impact of the more...



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It's Not What You Make, It's How You Use IT : Measuring the Welfare Benefits of the IT Revolution Across Countries

Author/Editor: Tamim Bayoumi, Markus Haacker.

Release Date:July, 2002

This paper analyzes the welfare benefits from falling relative prices of IT (information technology) goods across a wide range of countries. We find, using two separate methodologies and datasets, more...



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You Say You Want A Revolution : Information Technology and Growth

Author/Editor: James Morsink, Markus Haacker.

Release Date:April, 2002

The information technology (IT) revolution has arrived, but how much will it change the world? It has been established that IT is contributing to labor productivity growth through both increases in more...



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The Economic Consequences of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker.

Release Date:February, 2002

The paper provides an analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector, public education, the supply of labor and the returns to training in nine Southern African countries. Drawing on the more...



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Providing Health Care to HIV Patients in Southern Africa

Author/Editor: Markus Haacker.

Release Date:October, 2001

The paper provides an economic analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector i Southern Africa. It provides indicators for the scale of the impact, including estimates of tr. costs of more...



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