This paper develops new, far more extensive estimates of export quality, covering 178 countries and hundreds of … products over 1962–2010. Quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of development, with quality … encouraged through a broadly conducive domestic environment, rather than sector-specific policies. Diversification is important …

We examine determinants of, and interactions between, capital inflows, financial development, and domestic investment … explained by fundamentals such as institutional quality, access to international export markets, and an appropriate …

as natural disasters or large declines in the terms of trade. Remittances are positively correlated with economic …