South Sudan's Non-Oil Revenue Mobilization Challenges
South Sudan faces significant challenges in generating non-oil revenues, with a heavy reliance on personal income tax and limited utilization of other tax sources. The volatile nature of oil revenues underscores the importance of diversifying revenue streams for sustainable economic growth. Comparis
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Uncovering the Violent History of Capitalistic Enclosures
Explore the historical context of capitalist enclosures, their violent impacts on peasants, and the moral justifications used to conceal these atrocities. Delve into how economic narratives created moral bubbles to justify violent acts, as examined through the lens of Marx's analysis. Unveil the par
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2023/24 Annual Performance Plan Presentation for Small Business Development Department
The presentation outlines the 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Small Business Development, covering situational analysis, global economic outlook, performance priorities, game-changers program, alignment with economic recovery plans, institutional program performance, key risks a
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U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority Webinar: Small Business COVID-19 Resources
The U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority held a webinar focused on providing resources and assistance for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The agenda covered the overall economic impact, reliable resources, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), and the tourism industry. Speak
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Economic Systems in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia
Economic decisions in traditional economies are based on customs and beliefs. The United Kingdom has a mixed market economy with a focus on service industries, while Germany's economy is export-based. Russia's economy leans towards a command system. By comparing these economic systems, one can see h
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Insights on Land Evaluations: Lessons and Challenges in Design
Exploring emerging lessons and gaps in land evaluations, this content delves into the impacts of land tenure interventions on agriculture, economic outcomes, and environmental sustainability. The discussion highlights key findings, such as the positive effects of formalization on agricultural land b
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Understanding Key Concepts in Economic Geography
Economic Geography is a sub-discipline that utilizes a geographical approach to analyze the spatial distribution of economic activities at various scales. It focuses on the location of economic activities and their relationship with the environment, encompassing primary, secondary, and tertiary sect
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Enhancing Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region
Economic diversification in the Gulf region is crucial for sustainable growth and development. Productive capacities, defined as the resources and capabilities enabling countries to produce goods and services, play a key role. Economic diversification involves shifting towards a varied structure of
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Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Projects and Value to the Industry
The Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) projects aim to optimize safety margins, minimize uncertainties, and achieve economic efficiencies while maintaining high safety levels in the nuclear industry. The projects focus on areas such as plant modernization, diversification of light-water reactors,
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Understanding Mixed Economy: A Balanced Economic Model
Mixed economy combines elements of socialism and capitalism, allowing both public and private sectors to coexist. Government intervention aims to achieve a balance between individual initiatives and societal goals, promoting economic development while addressing inequalities. Features include econom
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Role of Institutions in Economic Development: A Comprehensive Analysis
Understanding the significance of institutions in economic development is crucial, as they play a pivotal role in shaping societal, political, and economic relations. Institutions, defined as established customs or practices, act as the rules of the game that structure human interactions. Their qual
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Economic Perspectives on Malaria Control and Elimination
Analyzing malaria control and elimination from an economic standpoint is crucial for understanding the long-term health outcomes, cost savings, operational strategies, funding gaps, and wider economic consequences of the disease. By examining the correlation between malaria and poverty, exploring fu
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Empowering Women in Energy: SHE in Energy Africa Initiatives
SHE in Energy Africa is a non-profit organization dedicated to narrowing gender disparities, addressing skills shortages, and maximizing socio-economic benefits in the energy sector through skills development and training for girls and women. They aim to empower women with relevant knowledge and ski
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Understanding Qualified Opportunity Zones Tax Benefits
Qualified Opportunity Zones (Opportunity Zones) offer tax incentives to investors who reinvest capital gains in designated low-income communities. By utilizing Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF), investors can benefit from capital gains deferral, partial gain exclusion, and full gain exclusion on app
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Capital Gains and Assets Overview in Income Tax Law and Accounts
This content provides an overview of capital gains and assets in income tax law and accounts, covering topics such as types of capital assets, assets not considered capital assets, kinds of capital assets (short-term and long-term), transfer year of chargeability, computation of capital gains, and c
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IEEE Membership Growth and Trends Analysis August 2022
Understanding the IEEE membership year cycle, growth patterns, marketing efforts, and revenue trends can help in strategic planning. The data for 2022 shows an expected growth that will fuel longer-term membership increases, with significant gains in new member recruitment. Geographically, there has
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GAINS Calculations of Air Pollutant Control Costs and Cost-Effective Technologies
This document provides insights into the GAINS calculations of annual costs for emission control technologies, including investment costs, fixed and variable operation and maintenance costs. It outlines specific cost information for technologies like Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD), considering fact
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Fostering Economic Development Through Community Economic Development
Community Economic Development (CED) involves local actions to create economic opportunities improving social conditions, especially for the disadvantaged. It recognizes the interdependence of economic, environmental, and social challenges, emphasizing solutions rooted in local knowledge. The ultima
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Analysis of Electron Multiplication in Avalanche Gain Process
This report analyzes the phenomenon of electron multiplication in the avalanche gain process, specifically focusing on the gains and transparencies at different stages within the system. The study involves Gem foils and Polya distributions to understand the effective gains and transparency percentag
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Lost Potential: Adult Education in an Era of Recession
The research explores the impact of deep economic recession on adult education, highlighting the loss of opportunities for adult learners. It emphasizes the importance of adult education as an investment that leads to improved skills, productivity, and various intangible benefits beyond economic gai
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Understanding Buying and Selling Stocks in Financial Markets
Discover the process of buying and selling stocks in financial markets through initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary markets. Learn about earning dividends, capital gains, and the risks associated with investing in stocks. Explore the types of stock available and how trading stocks with stoc
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Enhancing Literacy for Academic and Economic Success
Addressed by Timothy Shanahan of the University of Illinois at Chicago, this article underscores the critical importance of literacy in both academic achievement and economic success. The impact of literacy on overall academic performance as well as its influence on economic opportunities is emphasi
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Trans-Boundary Cooperation in South Asia Power Sector
This presentation, given at a regional event in Kolkata, discusses the opportunities and challenges of trans-boundary cooperation in the South Asia power sector. It explores the benefits of regional power integration, the analytical approach taken, baseline scenarios, potential impacts of regional c
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Enhancing Economic Statistics in Asia-Pacific Region
The Regional Programme on Economic Statistics aims to improve economic statistics in the Asia-Pacific region by enhancing capacity and coordination among National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and other stakeholders. The programme focuses on implementing the Core Set of Economic Statistics to facilitat
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Enhancing Economic Data Exchange and Sharing for Multinational Enterprises
Addressing the challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in exchanging economic data, this review explores the need for more consistent and effective measurement practices. It highlights the benefits and obstacles of data exchange, including improved statistical quality and efficiency gai
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Understanding the Gains from Trade Through Comparative Advantage
Discover the economic benefits of trade, absolute and comparative advantage, and how specialization and exchange enhance output. Learn about the minimum and maximum terms of trade and why the gains from trade may not be apparent to many. Explore key concepts like opportunity cost, constant costs, an
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Understanding International Trade: Principles and Benefits
Delve into the world of international trade with a focus on absolute and comparative advantage, gains from trade, barriers, and protectionism. Explore the motivation for trade, specialization, and productivity gains. Learn about the basis for trade, including absolute and comparative advantage, and
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Understanding Globalization, Trade, and Comparative Advantage in Economics
Globalization and trade play a crucial role in the interconnected world economy. This module explores the gains from international trade, barriers to trade, costs of globalization, and the concepts of absolute and comparative advantage. Absolute advantage is when a country can produce a good using f
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Understanding Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade
In this lecture on comparative advantage and gains from trade, the concept of why countries trade, price differences, supply and demand, the Ricardian model of trade, identifying comparative advantage, and critiques of comparative advantage are discussed. The benefits of free trade and how it leads
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Analysis of Economic Assistance and Impacts on Interoperability at RFC-7 Advisory Group's Meeting
Overview of the RFC-7 Advisory Group's meeting discussing technical support for interoperability and economic assistance through the CBA methodology. The results from three case studies and the identification of remaining issues are presented, highlighting the direct and indirect impacts of solving
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Guide to Registering for GAINS Model Training Session and Accessing GAINS Versions
Learn how to register for the GAINS-SPIPA Training Session on April 12, 2021, and gain access to the GAINS Model. Follow the steps for registration, confirmation, activation, and accessing different versions of the model. Ensure access to the private and public GAINS versions with the right credenti
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Overview of Economic Policy: From Mercantilism to Present-Day Practices
Explore the concept of economic policy and its importance in achieving economic objectives. Delve into the historical debate on state intervention in the economy and major schools of economic theory like Mercantilism. Understand the emergence of economic policies through economic, political, scienti
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Understanding Tax Implications on Investors and Investment Strategies
Explore how the recent tax bill impacts investors, comparing corporate and individual tax rates, investment strategies in corporate form, tax implications of interest income and capital gains, considerations for qualifying dividends, long-term gains, REITs, MLPs, and private REIT structures. Learn a
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Understanding the Roots and Causes of Imperialism
The roots of imperialism trace back to the late 19th century when the U.S. transitioned to a major global player, acquiring territories and expanding influence beyond its borders. Economic benefits, such as access to raw materials and gaining a competitive edge, drove nations towards imperialism. Th
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Activities, Sectors, and Control Technologies in GAINS Research
The GAINS research by Janusz Cofala and Zbigniew Klimont focuses on aggregation criteria for emission sources, macroeconomic parameters such as population and GDP, aggregation of energy-related sources, transport sources, and process sources. It also covers specific VOC processes/sources like solven
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Review of Measurable Skill Gains in Education Programs
This content provides a detailed review of Measurable Skill Gains (MSGs) in education programs, covering aspects such as skill gains, high school equivalency achievement, postsecondary progression, and workforce training. It also clarifies criteria for basic education gains under WIOA and discusses
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Analysis and Forecast of China's Economic Development Trends - Guo Kesha Presentation
The presentation by Guo Kesha at the World Leather Congress in Shanghai delves into the analysis and forecast of China's economic development trends. It discusses whether a new cycle has opened for the Chinese economy, the potential for an L-type growth platform, and initial research on economic tre
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Tax Considerations for Farm Asset Transfers
Understand the tax implications of transferring farm assets based on different methods such as sale, gift, transfer at death, trade, or transferring to a business entity. Learn about the various taxes farmers pay, including property, sales, employment, income, self-employment, gift, and death taxes.
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Economic Review and Outlook 2011: Global Trends and Regional Impacts
The Provincial Economic Review and Outlook for 2011 highlighted the global economic performance and outlook, focusing on factors like GDP growth, employment trends, and socio-economic conditions in the Western Cape region. It discussed the recovery in global economic growth post-2009, with the IMF p
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Understanding Futures Contracts: Features and Examples
Futures contracts are standardized agreements between buyers and sellers, marked-to-market daily to manage risk. Features include maintenance and initial margins, with gains and losses reflected in margin accounts. Examples illustrate how to calculate gains and losses in futures trading scenarios.
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