The standards of reliability of
electricity supply have previously been determined on a
rule-of-thumb basis. This paper presents a generalized
simulation model for optimizing...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP311Date: January 1, 1979Author:
Munasinghe, Mohan ;
Gellerson, Mark
A general approach to economic analysis
of projects is presented, including the basic notions of
cost-benefit analysis in the context of project analysis. A
systematic...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP194Date: January 1, 1979Author:
Squire,Lyn ;
Van Der Tak,Herman G.
This paper reviews major research
findings pertaining to the relationship of teacher
characteristics, including the level of educational
attainment and pedagogical training,...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP310Date: December 31, 1978Author:
HUSEN, T. ;
SAHA, L. ;
NOONAN, R.
Agricultural production, particularly in
developing countries, is generally a risky process, and
considerable evidence exists to suggest that farmers behave
in risk...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP307Date: November 30, 1978Author:
Hazell, Peter ;
Norton, R. ;
Parthasarathy, M.
This study is an examination of the
interaction between trade, trade policy and growth in the
Turkish economy. The analysis relies to a great extent on a
multi-sector...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP306Date: November 30, 1978Author:
Dervis, K. ;
Robinson, S.
The organization of planning the
fertilizer sector in a developing country is examined,
focusing on planning the scale, location, timing, and choice
of technology associated...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP305Date: November 30, 1978Author:
CHOKSI, A. ;
MEERAUS, A.
Guidelines provide a general methodology
for School Location Planning, and are aimed particularly at
improving the access of disadvantaged groups, e.g. the rural
poor,...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP308Date: November 1, 1978Author:
Gould, W.
This paper sets out to review the
published evidence from less industrialized societies on the
relationship between textbook availability and academic
achievement. Data...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP298Date: October 31, 1978Author:
Heyneman, S. ;
Farrell, J. ;
Sepulveda-Stuardo, M.
This report provides a description and
evaluation of seven selected Agricultural Sector Planning
Models. The purpose is: (i) to provide guidance to those
considering...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP297Date: October 31, 1978Author:
EGBERT, A.
These two background studies argue that,
with the prospect of continued high rates of population
growth, the key to improving living standards in low income
sub - Saharan...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP300Date: October 31, 1978Author:
ACHARYA, S. ;
JOHNSTON, B.
This paper examines the nature of
technical innovation in a rural development context, the
conditions required for successful innovation in
agriculture, and the implications...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP295Date: October 31, 1978Author:
MCINERNEY, J.
This paper applies the economic and
social cost benefit methodology of Little-Mirrlees and
Squire-van der Tak to the Chao Phya Irrigation Improvement
Project II in Thailand....
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP299Date: October 31, 1978Author:
BRUCE, C. ;
KIMARO, Y.
In this paper the effects of
international trade distortions on world price instability
is evaluated in a two-country, one commodity, equilibrium
model, where random...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP303Date: October 31, 1978Author:
BALE, M. ;
LUTZ, E.
This paper analyzes urban intermediate
sector expansion as a policy alternative for labor
absorption. Introduction of an intermediate sector into the
Harris-Todaro framework...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP301Date: October 31, 1978Author:
Steel, W. ;
Takagi, Y.
This study considers a broad range of
issues relating to intergovernmental fiscal relations in
developing countries, with particular attention to their
implications...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP304Date: October 31, 1978Author:
BIRD, R.
Using earlier estimates on the
distribution of malnourished populations by income groups in
conjunction with income specific demographic data, the
differential incidence...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP294Date: October 31, 1978Author:
SELOWSKY, M.
This paper conveys in broad terms an
economist's approach to concepts and measurement of
nutrition and related health programs. It is an outgrowth of
an interdisciplinary...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP302Date: October 31, 1978Author:
Chernichovsky,Dov
The financial cost of agricultural
credit consists of direct and indirect costs incurred by
lenders in providing credit to farmers. Depending upon the
type of lending...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP296Date: October 31, 1978Author:
DATEY, C.
Potash, along with nitrogen and
phosphorus, is one of the three major nutrients essential to
maintain plant life. Potash is thus an agricultural
fertilizer input crucial...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP293Date: September 30, 1978Author:
SHELDRICK, W. ;
STIER, H.
This paper discusses medium-term
development prospects for Zambia. The analysis is carried
out in terms of a modified dual economy model, suitably
modified to capture...
Type: Staff Working PaperReport#: SWP292Date: August 31, 1978Author:
Blitzer, Charles
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