panel data models with country-specific fixed effects. The empirical results show that the most robust growth determinants … are the price of investment goods, distance to major world cities, and political rights. This suggests that growth … different prior assumptions on expected model size. "--World Bank web site …

Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in … of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to …

Three billion people will be added to the world's population over the next 50 years and 2.8 billion people today …

Three billion people will be added to the world's population over the next 50 years and 2.8 billion people today …

, and individuals. This overview is a presage to the World Development Report 2002, which shows that institutional strength …

recent trends in the world economy and their implications for the future prospects of developing countries. It stresses that …