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US federal transfers to individuals are large, countercyclical, vary geographically, and are often credited for helping stabilize regional economies. This paper estimates the short-run effects of these transfers using plausibly exogenous regional variation in temporary stimulus packages and...
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The pattern of debt flows to peripheral European Monetary Union members seems puzzling: they are mostly indirect and channeled through the large countries of the European Monetary Union. This paper examines to what extent the introduction of the euro and the elimination of the intra-area...
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, the U.S. real interest rate and real exchange rate, U.S. GDP growth, and world commodity prices) that explain much of the …
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contributions to global trade growth have come from East Asian countries in the developing world and the Euro area in the developed … world. Merchandise trade, which in recent years has been less resilient than services trade, picked up, growing by 4 …
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Domestic Violence (DV) is a universal phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is the most pervasive, common, under-recognized, underestimated and under-reported type of violence against women. It reflects discriminatory social norms, stereotypes, impunity and...
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Solar radiation is essentially a free resource available anywhere on Earth, to a greater or lesser extent. Solar PV power plants convert solar radiation into electricity. In the current era of global climate change, PV technology becomes an opportunity for countries and communities to transform...
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As governments around the world struggle to piece together the most effective fiscal response to counter the economic …
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World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke about the pandemic that is having severe economic and health impacts … around the world, and how the food sector is critical. He mentioned that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed long … consumers. He launched the new World Bank analysis that will help identify the right entry-points for countries to achieve their …
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