We identify birth wantedness as a source of better child outcomes. In Vietnam, the year of birth is widely believed to … been planned, thus benefitting from a more favorable growth environment. [BREAD Working Paper No. 225] …

The paper offers a critical literature review of the debate surrounding the globalization- poverty nexus, focusing on … channels and linkages through which globalization affects the poor. After introducing four different concepts used to measure … trends in world income inequality, it examines first the ‘growth’ conduit through which globalization affects poverty …

debate. In consonance with the globalization ideology, it is often cited that countries like China are doing well and …

A brief overview is provided about India’s long-term growth performance. Then an attempt is made to set out the … productivity gains to real GDP growth is explained. Then the focus is given on the role of financial sector reforms in contributing … to innovation and growth. Finally, an outline of the role of monetary policy in sustaining growth and innovations by …

region will contribute nearly 40 percent of the growth in the world’s working-age (15–64) population over the next …

expenditure and capital expenditure on the growth rate of output in the Indian context along with other key potential determinants … of economic growth such as trade openness and private investment. It utilizes structural vector autoregression (SVAR …) methodology for examining the dynamic response of output growth to the shocks in major macro economic variables wherein public …

-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. The analysis uses survey … industry growth in other provinces. [BREAD Working paper no. 399]. …

persuasive in a world of high growth emerging markets who have low trade barriers. A 35- country data set over a 26 year span …