embargo also adversely affected the economy. Once the war with Iraq had finished, economic performance began to improve slowly …, and develops a computable general equilibrium of Iran's economy to estimate the gains--to the economy as a whole and to …

and Vietnam over a period when both countries grew spectacularly as they transitioned from planned to market economies … of horizontal redistribution and re-ranking in both China-and to a lesser extent Vietnam-more than offset pro …

Vietnam has demonstrated great and almost unrivaled development success over the past few decades as evidenced by a … variety of measures, including national income, poverty reduction, and access to services. However, Vietnam's performance in … framework, highlights that Vietnam is comparing less favorably when benchmarked against countries at similar income level, in …

development, as it aims to build the human capital necessary to compete in the global knowledge-based economy. …

The Kyrgyz Republic has made major strides in the past decade in its transition to a market-based economy. Its trade …