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This paper examines the poverty impacts of global merchandise trade reform by looking at a wide range of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Overall, the authors find that trade reform tends to reduce poverty primarily through the inclusion of agricultural components. The...
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This paper analyzes the economic effects of agricultural price and merchandise trade policies around the world as of … in the use of unskilled labor)? Results are presented for the key countries and regions of the world and for the world as …
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The paper studies the extent of global inflation synchronization using a dynamic factor model in a large set of countries over a half century. The authors' methodology allows them to account for differences across groups of countries (advanced economies and emerging market and developing...
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This paper presents new high-frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical and food products since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how countries used trade policy instruments in response to the health crisis on a week-by-week basis. The data set reveals a rapid...
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World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim discussed the priorities for the World Bank under his new leadership, including …
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Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and … sustainable industrialization in the future global development agenda, including to end extreme poverty by 2030. He speaks about … resources, develop green areas, and reflect upgraded environment standards and environmental inspection systems. The World Bank …
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