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Low-Income Countries' Access to Private Debt Markets
Hostland, Doug - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
Private debt flows to developing countries surged to record levels over the period 2003-07. A few low-income countries have gained access to the international bond market but the bulk of the flows have continued to go to just a few large middle-income countries. Most low-income countries still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116302
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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes: cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep; Muravyev, Alexander; Schaffer, Mark E. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
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Fungibility of Donor Assistance to Liberia: Focusing on Aid to the Health Sector, a case study
Fairbank, Alan - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The main purpose of this work is to develop a case study assessing the recent patterns and impacts of ODA (official development assistance) and DAH (development assistance for health) to Liberia on overall government spending and domestic revenue generation as well as domestic government health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775388
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Cyclical Patterns in Government Health Expenditures Between 1995 and 2010
Velenyi, Edit V.; Smitz, Marc F. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
a third of the developing world has been able to escape the procyclicality trap. Yet, little is known about the evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829327
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Expanding Trade within Africa: The Impact of Trade Facilitation
Njinkeu, Dominique; S. Wilson, John; Powo Fosso, Bruno - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation on intra-African trade. The authors examine the role of trade facilitation reforms, such as increased port efficiency, improved customs, and regulatory environments, and upgrading services infrastructure on trade between African countries....
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Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh
El-Saharty, Sameh; Ahsan, Karar Zunaid; May, John F. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Bangladesh has made significant economic progress and remarkable strides in many areas of human development. The last three-year trend in gross domestic product was an upturn of more than 6 percent a year, which is equal to some of the best performing Asian economies. Despite its economic...
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The Little Data Book 2015
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank
The Little Data Book 2015 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators 2015. It is intended as a quick reference … for users of the World Development Indicators database, book, and mobile app. The database covers more than 1 …,200 indicators and spans more than 50 years. The 214 country tables present the latest available data for World Bank member countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262714
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Trade Policy, Trade Costs, and Developing Country Trade
Hoekman, Hoekman , Bernard; Nicita, Alessandro - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
World Bank. The paper also compares the trade impact of different types of trade restrictions applied at the border with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005128847
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On"good"politicians and"bad"policies - social cohesion, institutions, and growth
Ritzen, Jo; Easterly, William; Woolcock, Michael - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2000
, supported by new econometric evidence, is that pro-development policies are comparatively rare in the developing world less …
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Explaining Enterprise Performance in Developing Countries with Business Climate Survey Data
Dethier, Jean-Jacques; Hirn, Maximilian; Straub, Stephane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2008
100 countries around the world. The literature that has analyzed this data provides evidence that a good business climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134221