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2009

informal, and the impact of normalization on their profitability. The analysis finds that the impact of tax registration on … profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue tax receipts, and presents a set of prioritized policy implications for …

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Financial Sector Assessment Program Update : Republic of Kazakhstan - Bank Profitability and Competition

World Bank - 2013

costs and provisioning for loan losses remain high compared to some other economies. Profitability of the aggregate banking …

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Increasing Formality and Productivity of Bolivian Firms

World Bank - 2012

better understand the reasons why firms are informal and the impact of formalization on their profitability, in order to … inform policy actions appropriate to the reality of Bolivia. The crucial finding of the analysis is that the impact of tax … registration on profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue tax receipts. The smallest and the largest firms in the …

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World product and income : international comparisons of real gross product

Kravis, Irving B.; Heston, Alan; Summers, Robert - 1982

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Does inflation targeting matter for output growth? : evidence from industrial and emerging economies

Varella Mollick, Andre - 2008

"This paper examines the effects of inflation targeting on industrial and emerging economies' output growth over the "globalization years" of 1986-2004. Controlling for trade openness and two indicators of financial globalization, the authors find systematic positive and significant effects of...

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Foreign direct investment, regulations, and growth

Busse, Matthias - 2006

"This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that countries need a sound business environment in the...

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Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries? : implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants

Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005

"This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005

"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...

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Growth, inequality, and simulated poverty paths for Tanzania, 1992-2002

Demombynes, Gabriel - 2004

"Although Tanzania experienced relatively rapid growth in per capita GDP in the 1995-2001 period, household budget survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of...

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Traffic fatalities and economic growth

Cropper, Maureen L. - 2003

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