recent trends in the world economy and their implications for the future prospects of developing countries. It stresses that … policies in support of industrialization. Emphasis is placed on policies which affect both the efficiency and sustainability of …

to increase by 0.11 percentage point. This paper a product of the Global Knowledge and Learning Division, World Bank … Institute, is part of a larger effort in the Institute to assess the effects of knowledge on economic development"--World Bank …

This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of … mere access to education, is what impacts economic growth. These world-renowned researchers use data on economic growth and …

Caribbean Region"--World Bank web site …

these, secondary schooling is the predominant determinant of growth. "--World Bank web site …

"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it …-sensitive to time-insensitive agricultural goods by 6 percent. "--World Bank web site …

subset of the literature focusing on trade policy and integration into the world economy. Although in the longer run trade …. "--World Bank web site …

sizes around the world. Raballand and Aldaz-Carroll examine the case of pallets to illustrate the impact of multiplicity of … standards on trade costs. They select this case because pallets are used all around the world, pallet standards are not too … standards, the World Bank's strategy should be divided in two directions: to develop awareness of costs related to the …