the currency lowers the relative price of non-tradable goods, and this reduces the necessary adjustment in output relative … revaluation. "--World Bank web site …

"The paper presents a major overhaul to the World Bank's past estimates of global poverty, incorporating new and better … data. Extreme poverty-as judged by what "poverty" means in the world's poorest countries-is found to be more pervasive than … early 1980s. For 2005 we estimate that 1.4 billion people, or one quarter of the population of the developing world, lived …

"Hoekman and Javorcik focus on policies facilitating firm adjustment to globalization. They briefly review the effects … Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the effects of globalization on developing countries"--World Bank …

are associated with higher volatility, rather than by more persistent deviations from the law of one price. "--World Bank …

model. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it …-sensitive to time-insensitive agricultural goods by 6 percent. "--World Bank web site …

inequality (inequality between citizens of the world). It discusses the relationship between globalization and global inequality …. And it shows why global inequality matters and proposes a scheme for global redistribution. "--World Bank web site …