This paper presents an empirical analysis of the export competitiveness and economic diversification in Latin American and North African countries, and their impact on economic growth. Export competitiveness is measured by a set of diversification indexes inspired from the most …

The term 'Efficiency' refers to the ability of the farmers to make optimal decisions with regard to resource use. Economic efficiency comprises of both allocative and technical efficiencies. The relative economic efficiency may arise due to the differences in technical …

In this paper, the relationship is assessed between participation in microfinance program under SGSY scheme through forming Self-Help Groups and getting employment through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program (MGNREGP). Using Tobit Model with endogenous covariate method, it was …

This paper focuses on the efficiency in employment generation by MGNREGS in the states of India by gauging different indicators such as the Average Person Days Creation (APDC), Percentage of Fund Utilization (PFU), number of Job Card Issuing (JCI) per …

This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between constraints in rural unemployment status, educational statistics and vocational job limits for local development through a case study of a geographically isolated and economically poor rural area of Uttarakhand Himalayas. Most …