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    Is environmentally-friendly agriculture less profitable for farmers?: evidence on integrated pest management in Bangladesh

    S. Dasgupta, C. Meisner, D. Wheeler / World Bank, 2004
    This paper applies the latest survey data on rice production in Bangladesh to assess the net economic, health and environmental benefits of switching to Integrated Pest Management (IPM).The author assessed the net economic benefits of IPM adoption in three productivity comparisons, using input ratios, standard production functions and stochastically-estimated production frontiers.The author fin
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    What are the right institutions in a globalizing world?: and…. can we keep them if we’ve found them?

    R. Islam / World Bank, 2004
    This paper asks whether globalisation forces the standardisation of domestic institutions and reduces the set of choices a country can make, which in turn may diminish its chances of raising growth and protecting the poor.
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    Inclusive education: an EFA strategy for all

    S. J. Peters / World Bank, 2004
    This paper looks at Inclusive Education (IE), and the challenges IE faces to include disabled children and youth in primary and secondary schooling.
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    Technology in schools: education, ICT and the knowledge society

    P.K. Hepp, E.S. Hinostroza, E.M. Laval, L.F. Rehbein / World Bank, 2004
    This paper examines how the rush to incorporate information and communication technology (ICT) in schools in developed countries is leading to a double challenge facing developing countries:first, developing countries face a growing educational divide in terms of access to digital resources and services and of human capacity to take advantage of themsecond, when addressing the issues i
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    Poverty alleviation through geographic targeting: how much does disaggregation help?

    C. Elbers, T. Fujii, P Lanjouw, B. Özler, W. Yin / World Bank, 2004
    Using recently completed poverty maps for Cambodia, Ecuador, and Madagascar, the authors simulate the impact on poverty of transferring an exogenously given budget to geographically defined subgroups of the population according to their relative poverty status.The authors findings include:that there are large gains to be achieved from targeting smaller administrative units, such as dist
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    Can student loans improve accessibility to higher education and student performance?: an impact study of the case of SOFES, Mexico

    A. Blom, E. Canton / World Bank, 2004
    This paper examines the effect of financial aid to students in higher education, in terms of the student loan programme (SOFES), on educational enrolment and attainment, in private universities in Mexico.
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    Skilled migration: the perspective of developing countries

    F. Docquier, H. Rapoport / World Bank, 2004
    This paper examines the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. The authors first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and indirect effects on human capital formation in developing countries in a unified stylised model.
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    Remittances and poverty in Guatemala

    R.H. Adams / World Bank, 2004
    This paper uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyse the impact of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala.
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    Analysing urban poverty: a summary of methods and approaches

    J. Baker, N. Schuler / World Bank, 2004
    This paper summarises the main issues in conducting urban poverty analysis, with a focus on presenting a sample of case studies from urban areas that were implemented by a number of different agencies using a range of analytical approaches for studying urban poverty.This authors critique the extensive body of literature that has emerged in the last several years on the definition, measurement
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    Teacher and health care provider absence: a multi-country study

    N. Chaudhury, J. Hammer, H. Rogers, K. Muralidharan, M. Kremer / World Bank, 2004
    This paper looks at the incidence and causes of absenteeism in public health workers and teachers in eight countries. Research was based on unannounced visits to a random sample of health care facilities and schools.

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