Search for dissertations about: "Arne Bigsten"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Arne Bigsten.
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1. Regional Inequality and Development: A case study of Kenya
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2. Essays on Inequality and Education
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay I examines the contribution of socio-economic variables to Namibian income inequality. I examine the extent to which total income inequality is due to within-group inequality or between-group inequality. Income inequality in Namibia ranks among the highest in the world. READ MORE
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3. Welfare impact of broadening VAT by exempting local food markets : The case of Bangladesh
Abstract : The spread of value-added tax (VAT) in developing countries has been dramatic since the beginning of 1990’s. Adopted by more than 130 countries, including many of the poorest, VAT has been, and remains, the key of tax reform in many developing countries. While adopting VAT, there are arguments for and against uniform general VAT system. READ MORE
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4. Trade-offs in Achieving Human Development Goals for Bangladesh
Abstract : Even though Bangladesh has made progress towards reaching some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is still a major challenge for the government to further reduce poverty and improve human developments, in particular achieving a 100 percent primary-school completion rate. As foreign aid is declining, resources need to be mobilized either by taxation or borrowing. READ MORE
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5. Essays on child education, child labor and the agricultural economy
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