a run on the central bank, or generate a run on the central bank once contingent liabilities exceed reserves and the … probability of a crisis are of the expected sign. The panel data set covers the time period 1973 through 2003 for 90 countries …. "--World Bank web site …

intermediation. Working with a panel of cross-country and time-series observations, they estimate an encompassing model of short- and … panel growth regressions. This paper--a product of the Growth and Investment Team, Development Research Group--is part of a … larger effort in the group to understand the sources of growth and volatility"--World Bank web site …

transparency and accountability in government and industry alike. "--World Bank web site …

conducive to crisis can also be associated with more unequal societies."--World Bank web site …

the Finance Team, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to provide research on what works to … strengthen countries' financial systems"--World Bank web site …

panel data models with country-specific fixed effects. The empirical results show that the most robust growth determinants … different prior assumptions on expected model size. "--World Bank web site …

training. They use a panel of large firms with unusually detailed information on the duration of training, the direct costs of …, observed amounts of formal training are small. "--World Bank web site …

. This paper shows how dynamic pseudo-panel methods can overcome these difficulties, allowing estimation of non-linear income … Mexico and are compared to panel data estimates from a short rotating panel. The results do find evidence of nonlinearities … in household income dynamics and demonstrate large bias in the panel data estimates. Nevertheless, even after allowing …