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An alternative unifying measure of welfare gains from risk-sharing
Auffret, Philippe - 2001
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Freight Flows,Logistics Costs, and Efficiency : Optimal Path Analysis
World Bank - 2012
In Central America, cargo is transported almost entirely by road. The movement of imports and exports to and from international seaports is done by truck. Rail service is almost nonexistent and air transport serves less than one percent of the cargo generated within the Central American Common...
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Productivity growth and product variety : gains from imitation and education
Addison, Douglas - 2003
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Doing Business 2014 : Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
World Bank - 2013
Eleventh in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 189 economies, Doing Business 2014 measures … economies on their overall “ease of doing business”, and analyzes reforms to business regulation – identifying which economies …
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New tools for studying network industry reforms in developing cuntries : The telecommunications and electricity regulation database
Haggerty, Luke (contributor) - 2004
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Regional Power Integration : Structural and Regulatory Challenges
World Bank - 2012
The Central America Regional Electricity Market (MER) trades electricity and transmission capacity among six Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The market differs from other electricity markets worldwide because it has its own...
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Convergence : Policy and Regulatory Response
World Bank - 2013
In the most general sense, convergence is the integration of any traditionally segmented areas of communications systems. Convergence is happening today in Egypt, and is driven by the growth of digital media and packet data communication. In specific terms, it is essential that the Government of...
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Bulgaria's Policy for Regulatory Reform in the European Union : Converging with Europe's Best Regulatory Environments
World Bank - 2013
Economy and Energy to develop a national plan for better regulation. The goal is to progressively achieve a low-cost, low … intended to improve the ability of the central government to promote regulatory reform, to build better regulation practices … through the institutions of governments, and to improve the quality of both the stock and the flow of regulation on a …
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DB 14 Case Studies : Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
World Bank - 2014
The Doing Business (DB) project measures the number of procedures, time and cost for a small and medium-size limited liability company to start up and formally operate. This DB 2014 report addresses issues such as minimum capital requirements, and the role of risk-based inspections in...
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A review of regulatory instruments to control environmental externalities from the transport sector
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2009
"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector. The study finds that the main regulatory instruments used in practice are fuel economy standards, vehicle emission standards, and fuel quality standards. Although industrialized...
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