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Great Lakes Economics: Unrest in Burundi
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Monday, 3 August 2015. The unrest in Burundi looks threatening. An army general, generally described as being at or near to the top of the security apparatus, was assassinated on August 2nd in the capital city. Reportedly, the perpetrators were wearing military uniform, and the army has retaliated against its own members ( here. In French, with a disturbing picture). Alarmingly, the civil society seems to be a particular target, with a journalist severely beaten. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Great Lakes Economics: An account of the economic consequences of the Burundian disturbances
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Wednesday, 22 July 2015. An account of the economic consequences of the Burundian disturbances. There's an account here. Of how the Burundian economy is being affected by the ongoing political unrest. The description focuses on business in the capital Bujumbura, and on macroeconomic numbers. It isn't pleasant to read. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The growth rate of Rwandan manufacturing companies. Does innovation increase sales growth in DRC compa. Obstacles for DRC companies, split by the firm gro.
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Great Lakes Economics: Does innovation increase sales growth in DRC companies?
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015. Does innovation increase sales growth in DRC companies? One way companies can increase their sales is through innovation. The increase can come if companies improve their products while keeping the same price. On the other hand, a company may innovate but fail to bring their product to market successfully, and rivals may capture the benefits. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, does innovation increase sales growth? No new products: 11.5%. New products: 34.1%. Companies that wer...
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Great Lakes Economics: Business policy in Burundi after the unrest
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Friday, 7 August 2015. Business policy in Burundi after the unrest. The unrest in Burundi is dominating economic as well as political life in the country. When the country exits from the unrest there are many fiscal and regulatory policies that would benefit business and help the economy to grow. In a survey published last year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Restrictions on working wives damage DRC businesse. What is the typical highly innovative company in t. View my complete profile.
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Great Lakes Economics: June 2015
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Education and innovation in Burundi. Many forms of innovation require formal education. In medical sciences, for example, innovation often comes from large teams of people with biology doctorates. However, other forms of innovation may not require many highly educated staff, as it may not have much technological demand, or could be handled by a small team. Source for data: http:/ www.enterprisesurveys.org/. Sunday, 28 June 2015. One measure of performance is whether a company is in...
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Great Lakes Economics: June 2009
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009. When a new technology is invented, the number of people who are using it is often small for a while, then increases quickly, then slows down. Some earlier posts showed the emergence pattern in different countries of ICT technologies (for example, here. For readers interested in the mathematical models, Wikipedia has a page on them here. Free good-quality maths software. Maxima (available at no charge here. But I have only looked at a fraction of it to date. You pay £60 and you...
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Great Lakes Economics: May 2009
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Sunday, 31 May 2009. Why is technology important for growth? When is a banana not a banana? When it is a banana collected for food and considered as a technological object. Technology theory tries to find ways of describing objects that help to explain how they interact with the rest of the economy. The following description of a banana could apply to many small scale technologies in Africa. Its factors of production. Include tropical agricultural inputs and manual labour. For operation is relatively low.
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Great Lakes Economics: August 2015
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Monday, 31 August 2015. Restrictions on working wives damage DRC businesses. Many countries have only recently given women the right to work without their husband's permission. And others have not given them the right yet. I am not sure of the legal requirements in the DRC, but in practice a husband's approval is frequently required for their wife to work. For data over the period 2011-2013. Friday, 28 August 2015. What is the typical highly innovative company in the DRC? I ran a rough analysis looking a...
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Great Lakes Economics: July 2015
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Friday, 31 July 2015. The growth rate of Rwandan manufacturing companies - a puzzle. This post was going to be about balance in the industrial structure of the Rwandan economy, but my results have produced something that I can't explain, probably partially due to my error. But I think there might be something going else on too, beyond any of my mistakes. Data: http:/ www.enterprisesurveys.org/. Here's the Stata code:. Gen annual sales perc growth=100*( d2/n3) (1/3)-1) if d2 =0&n3 =0. One way companies ca...
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Great Lakes Economics: Obstacles for DRC companies, split by the firm growth rate
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Saturday, 25 July 2015. Obstacles for DRC companies, split by the firm growth rate. In my last post, I wrote about how DRC companies can be divided by their rate of sales growth. A majority of companies experienced declining sales, but a few had very rapid growth. What makes these types of companies different? Data: http:/ www.enterprisesurveys.org/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The growth rate of Rwandan manufacturing companies. Does innovation increase sales growth in DRC compa. Update on the se...