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"This paper examines legal and regulatory measures that can be taken to promote access to the primary market in emerging market economies. While capital market development depends on many factors including, primarily, a favorable macroeconomic environment, an appropriately designed and effective...
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"Regulation is purportedly enacted to serve specific social purposes. In reality, however, it follows a more complex … its justification and objectives, regulation can have potentially significant macroeconomic consequences by helping or … Serven provide an empirical analysis of the macroeconomic impact of regulation. They first characterize the stylized facts on …
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This paper focuses on core aspects of the political economy of reform, drawing on case studies of three economies transitioning to stronger business environments (Hungary, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico) and three countries with well-developed business environments (Australia, Italy, and the...
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Changes in demographics and patterns of investment in human capital are creating opportunities for international trade in professional services. As populations in rich countries age, developing countries are seeing an increase in the proportion of working-age people. At the same time, the...
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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 …
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