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Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones? : Evidence from the U.S. And Mexico

Artuc, Erhan - 2019

that are more exposed to automation in the U.S. through trade fared in exports and employment outcomes. The results show …-2014 -- lowers growth in exports per worker from Mexico to the U.S. by 6.7 percent. Higher exposure to U.S. automation did not affect …. Exposure to U.S. automation reduced manufacturing wage employment in areas where occupations were initially more susceptible to …

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Toward Successful Development Policies : Insights from Research in Development Economics

Artuc, Erhan - 2020

What major insights have emerged from development economics in the past decade, and how do they matter for the World Bank? This challenging question was recently posed by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the staff of the Development Research Group. This paper assembles a set of 13...

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A Mapping of Labor Mobility Costs in Developing Countries

Artuc, Erhan - 2017

Estimates of labor mobility costs are needed to assess the responses of employment and wages to trade shocks when factor adjustment is costly. Available methods to estimate those costs rely on panel data, which are seldom available in developing countries. The authors propose a method to...

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Power Market Structure and Performance

Vagliasindi, Maria - 2017

Unbundling power generation, transmission, and distribution is not an end itself, but rather a means to achieve better performance. The key objective of the analytical framework of this paper is to explore the links between alternative market structures and performance (in terms of access,...

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The Role of Policy Driven Incentives to Attract Ppps in Renewable-Based Energy in Developing Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis

Vagliasindi, Maria - 2017

This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to 2008. It aims to identify the key factors...

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The Role of Regulatory Governance in Driving Ppps in Electricity Transmission and Distribution in Developing Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis

Vagliasindi, Maria - 2017

This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity transmission and distribution, based on a panel data analysis of 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to 2008. It aims to identify the key factors...

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Key Drivers of Ppps in Electricity Generation in Developing Countries : Cross-Country Evidence of Switching between PPP Investment in Fossil Fuel and Renewable-Based Generation

Vagliasindi, Maria - 2017

This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by fossil fuels and renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to 2008. It aims to identify the...

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