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econometric estimates of the volume of laundered assets in the Colombian economy. In the model, the licit sector operates in a … to the economy but only redistributes wealth (for example robbery, kidnapping, and fraud). The paper provides a series of … laundered assets in the Colombian economy in the period 1985 to 2013. The paper assembles a data set whose key components are …
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legal and regulatory systems. It is widespread in the majority of developing countries--in a typical developing economy, the … capital and labor in a modern economy. Second, it opens the possibility of labor migration from a rudimentary economy with an …
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This paper contributes to explain the cross-country heterogeneity of the poverty response to changes in economic growth. It does so by focusing on the structure of output growth. The paper presents a two-sector theoretical model that clarifies the mechanism through which the sectoral composition...
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The reallocation of resources from low- to high-productivity firms can generate large aggregate productivity gains. The paper uses data from the Malaysian manufacturing census to measure the country's hypothetical productivity gains when moving toward the level of within-sector allocative...
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This is the background paper for the productivity extension of the World Bank's Long-Term Growth Model (LTGM). Based on an extensive literature review, the paper identifies the main determinants of economic productivity as innovation, education, market efficiency, infrastructure, and...
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neoclassical growth model with endogenous private saving, calibrates it to fit the Sri Lankan economy, and simulates the behavior …
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the possibilities and limits of a saving-based growth agenda in the context of the Egyptian economy. This is done through … a simple theoretical model, calibrated to fit the Egyptian economy, and simulated to explore different potential … scenarios. The main conclusion is that if the Egyptian economy does not experience progress in productivity -- stemming from …
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In the past half a century, Egypt has experienced remarkable progress in the provision of infrastructure in all areas, including transportation, telecommunication, power generation, and water and sanitation. Judging from an international perspective, Egypt has achieved an infrastructure status...
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large share of the world economy. Recognizing the intrinsic trade-offs of financial development can provide a useful …
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This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and income trajectory of Syria in the absence of war; 2) given the war, what explains the reduction in economic growth in terms physical capital, labor force, human capital, and productivity; and 3) what potential growth...
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