abstract o ur basic aim in this paper concerns the question that if overusing the information technology by service and manufacturing firms can increase the total productivity resulting from this kind of technology regarding the iran's economic structure and conditions. for this purpose, we primarily evaluate the productivity resulting from the rate of firms' use of it for the differe...

abstract financial crises and currency instabilities within developing and emerging economies during the last decade had a tremendous impact on the economic performance and increased vulnerability of economies against domestic and foreign shocks. the timing of capital liberalization is one of the significant debates among other issues related to currency instability, and it would be more conven...

AIM This cross sectional study was undertaken to identify the major causes of childhood severe visual impairment/blindness (SVI/BL) among students in schools for the blind in south eastern Nigeria with a view to offering treatment to those with remediable blindness. METHODS 142 students attending three schools for the blind in the study area were interviewed and examined using the World Healt...

The following paper suggests that an important evaluation problem in developing countries is assessing the value and optimal use of environmental resources as inputs into production. Essentially, this amounts to determining the best use of land, water and other resources. The paper outlines the simple methodology behind the general evaluation approach, e.g. ensuring the most efficient use of a ...

This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. In oil-dependent countries, a major issue is how to stabilize...

Trade liberalization and its effect on unemployment have, over the years, attracted greater research attention from many researchers, given attendant negative effects it has growth of an economy. The study investigated trade liberalization's impact Nigeria's 1981 to 2022. divided into exports imports trade. employs Ordinary Lease Square. conducted for descriptive statistics tested unit root whe...

We evaluate an intervention targeting early life nutrition and well-being for households in extreme poverty Northern Nigeria. The leads to large sustained improvements children’s anthropometric health outcomes, including 8 percent reduction stunting 4 years, post-intervention. These impacts are partly driven by information-related channels. However, the certain substantial flow of cash transfer...