ABCDE 2010 Global presents papers from a global gathering of the world's leading development scholars and practitioners …, Institutions, and Development; Financial Crisis and Regulation; Innovation and Competition …

protectionist pressures around the world, including in the region. Deeper integration will encourage agglomeration economies and …

experiences to discuss the implications of the current crisis for financial and macroeconomic policies going forward. "--World …

With the recent stock market frauds in markets around the world such as the Madoff case in the U.S. and the recent … World Bank and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), along with major fund managers, are formulating sets … poor job of policing the complex world of finance and that the greater part of the task will be left to self policing on …

Tenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 185 economies, Doing Business 2013 measures … overall "ease of doing business", and analyzes reforms to business regulation -- identifying which economies are strengthening … anniversary of the global Doing Business report. Doing Business is a flagship product by the World Bank and IFC that garners …

countries on their overall ""ease of doing business"", and analyzes reforms to business regulation—identifying which countries … unreasonable costs on businesses. Where business regulation is burdensome and competition limited, success depends more on whom you …

, including instrumental variable regressions. "--World Bank web site …