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The Financing of Investments in Tunisia 1961-1971
(1974)
This study is a detailed analysis of the institutional sources of finance for Tunisia's investment program in the 1960's. After describing the basic macroeconomic patterns of savings and investment in the economy, it ...
A Test of Alternative Methods of Making International Product Comparisons
(1976-09)
A nation's GNP in dollars can be estimated by four methods: (1) repricing, which calls for comparisons between U.S. and national output volumes, weighting first by U.S. prices and then by national prices; (2) conversion ...
Further Comment on the Kilby/Weeks Debate: An Empirical Rejoinder
(1971)
This paper continues the discussion on the impact of trade unions on wages in Nigeria.
The Development Process and Comments on Professor Aboyade's Paper
(1971)
Professor Aboyade's paper examines some of the growth theories competing for the attention of economists interested in Nigeria's development problems. Professor Stolper comments on his discussion of the past performance ...
Grain Demand and Consumer Preferences Dakar, Senegal
(1979-06)
Nearly 30% of Senegal's grain consumption is met by commercial imports, mainly for the urban Dakar population. Official Senegalese policy is to promote food self-sufficiency by increased domestic rice, millet and maize ...
Managing Money and Credit in a Developing Economy
(1971)
The purpose of this paper is to supplement the existing literture by providing an analytical framework which helps pinpoint the exact nature of the problems of monetary management in a developing country, and to suggest ...
The Potential Impact of International Trade and Investment Sanctions on the South African Economy
(1979-02)
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theory of international economic sanctions and to provide estimates of the short-run economic impact on South Africa of externally imposed reductions in the imports and capital ...
A Note on Measuring Educational Returns in LDCs
(1977-02)
The standard internal rate of return methodology is modified to account for high failure rates and educational screening common in many LDCs. When the modified procedure is applied to the Ivory Coast, estimated educational ...
The Economics of Prestation Systems: A Consumer Analysis of Extended Family Obligations with Application to Zaire
(1976-08)
For the great majority of urban Africans, consumption and savings decisions take place within constraints imposed by prestation systems. Prestation payments, often referred to as extended family obligations, were estimated ...
The Role of Monetary Institutions : Comment
(1973)
Comments on a paper written by John M. Letiche.