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"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it … partners by 70 kilometers on average. Delays have an even greater impact on developing country exports and exports of time …-sensitive goods, such as perishable agricultural products. In particular, a day's delay reduces a country's relative exports of time …
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variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …
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"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...
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"Infrastructure projects are often technically complicated and highly customized. Therefore, procurement competition tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However, the degree of competition realized is closely related...
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