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Portfolio Limits : Pension Investment Restrictions Compromise Fund Performance
World Bank - 2012
The value of funded pensions can depend critically on the funds' investment performance. To try and protect people's savings, governments often regulate pension funds strictly, particularly when contributions are mandatory. For example, the new funded pension systems in Latin America and Eastern...
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The current account as a dynamic portfolio choice problem
Didier, Tatiana - 2009
"The current account can be understood as the outcome of investment decisions made by domestic and foreign investors. These decisions can be decomposed into a portfolio rebalancing and a portfolio growth component. This paper provides empirical evidence of the importance of portfolio rebalancing...
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Country portfolios
Ventura, Jaume (contributor) - 2004
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An alternative unifying measure of welfare gains from risk-sharing
Auffret, Philippe - 2001
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Immunization
World Bank - 2012
Immunization deserves high priority, especially in developing countries, for three reasons: vaccine-preventable diseases, disproportionately affect the poorest fifth of the population; immunization is among the most cost-effective interventions, and has a major impact in reducing the burden of...
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The sub prime crisis : implications for emerging markets
Gwinner, W. Britt - 2008
"This paper discusses some of the key characteristics of the U.S. subprime mortgage boom and bust, contrasts them with … characteristics of emerging mortgage markets, and makes recommendations for emerging market policy makers. The crisis has raised … questions in the minds of many as to the wisdom of extending mortgage lending to low and moderate income households. It is …
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Mortgage securities in emerging markets
Lea, Michael J. - 2004
facilitate the development of mortgage-related securities. Despite such a strong appeal, there are significant barriers to the … development of mortgage securities in emerging markets. Their success is dependent on many factors, starting with a strong legal … and regulatory framework and liberalized financial sector, and including a developed primary mortgage market. The …
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Comparing mortgage credit risk policies : an options-based approach
Buckley, Robert M. (contributor) - 2003
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Mortgaging the future : the World Bank and IMF in the Philipines ; Foundation for Nationalist Studies
Jose, Vivencio R. (contributor) - 1983 - 2. print
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Housing Finance in Afghanistan : Challenges and Opportunities
World Bank - 2012
This study examines the constraints on the housing sector in Afghanistan. It evaluates government policy on housing, looks at the state of housing finance, and examines legal and regulatory barriers with a bearing on the housing market. The report provides policy recommendations aimed at helping...
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