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Addison, Tony; Murshed, S. Mansoob - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2001

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A Re-examination of the Relation between Democracy and International Trade The Case of Africa

Balding, Christopher - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

increased international trade. This study tests two theories as to why democracies might trade more. First, political freedom … trade more. Second, democracy implies higher quality governance either through institutions or policy-making procedures. I … utilize a bilateral gravity trade model covering approximately 150 countries from 1950 to 1999, with fixed effects for time …

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Industrial Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Weiss, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

Industrial policy has attracted considerable controversy in the development context. This paper makes a case for a pragmatic and limited approach to interventions as a means of stimulating industrialization in the context of current and future challenges facing newly industrializing economies....

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The Global Impact of the Southern Engines of Growth: China, India, Brazil and South Africa

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Industrial Policy Old and New Issues

Naudé, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

The debate on industrial policy (IP) has been characterized by a number of contractions over the concept of industrial policy, its merits, contents and application. The purpose of this exploratory paper is to review the debate on IP. Outlining the concept and instruments of industrial policy,...

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Threshold and interaction effects in the trade, growth, and inequality relationship

Leyaro, Vincent - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2015

This paper examines the relationship between trade (exports), growth, and inequality, using a panel of 100 countries … over 30 years (1980 to 2010). As there is no clear theoretical relationship between trade (exports) and inequality, and as …

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