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Tackling Corruption to Create a More Just and Prosperous World
Kim, Jim Yong - 2016
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about how corruption poses an enormous obstacle to economic and … social development, and the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. He defined corruption as stealing from the poor …. The Bank that has zero tolerance for corruption, has opened itself to scrutiny, and is influencing governments and the …
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International taxation and multinational firm location decisions
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - 2008
Using a large international firm-level data set, we estimate separate effects of host and parent country taxation on the location decisions of multinational firms. Both types of taxation are estimated to have a negative impact on the location of new foreign subsidiaries. In fact, the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805989
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The real exchange rate in the long run : Balassa-Samuelson effects reconsidered
Bordo, Michael D.; Choudhri, Ehsan U.; Fazio, Giorgio; … - 2014
Historical data for over hundred years and 14 countries is used to estimate the long-run effect of productivity on the real exchange rate. We find large variations in the productivity effect across four distinct monetary regimes in the sample period. Although the traditional Balassa-Samuelson...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374513
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Thin capitalization rules and multinational firm capital structure
Blouin, Jennifer L.; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - 2014
This paper examines the impact of thin capitalization rules that limit the tax deductibility of interest on the capital structure of the foreign affiliates of US multinationals. We construct a new data set on thin capitalization rules in 54 countries for the period 1982-2004. Using confidential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010256736
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Global economic prospects : broad-based upturn, but for how long?
Devarajan, Shantayanan; Kose, M. Ayhan; Ohnsorge, Franziska - World Bank Group - 2018
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Global Development at a Pivotal Time
Kim, Jim Yong - 2012
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim discussed the priorities for the World Bank under his new leadership, including … society, social safety nets in crises, environmental and social sustainability, new instruments for problems in the global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644637
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Climate Change Represents Real, Present Danger
Kim, Jim Yong - 2013
The President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, pointed to the serious consequences to global economic outlook of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644638
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Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty
Kim, Jim Yong - 2013
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of … the fight against poverty in the world. He believes that assuring growth is inclusive is both a moral imperative and a … crucial condition for sustained economic development for any country. The World Bank Group is now working on a revamped …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644641
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Speech at Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit, Toronto, Canada, May 30, 2014
Kim, Jim Yong - 2014
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that we stand at a critical threshold for global health and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644658
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Tackling the Most Difficult Problems : Infrastructure, Ebola, and Climate Change
Kim, Jim Yong - 2014
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group states that the infrastructure gap is enormous --an estimated USD 1 …
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