coordinated by Lighting Africa,a joint initiative from IFC and the World Bank.The report provides a snapshot of the off …

"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their … competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through … competition and innovation, or that they are more sensitive to foreign presence. "--World Bank web site …

the treatment of endogenous globalization measures. "--World Bank web site … "globalization years" of 1986-2004. Controlling for trade openness and two indicators of financial globalization, the authors find … the output costs of promoting high interest rates to attract capital flows in a global world. These findings are robust to …

Global Development Finance (GDF), is the World Bank's annual review of recent trends in and prospects for financial …

-market premium and putting more downward pressure on domestic prices. "--World Bank web site …

that minimizes information asymmetry as well as corruption, and enhances liquidity as well as property rights. "--World …