This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth … lower initial incomes, and slower population growth have helped offset some of these disadvantages. On balance, policy …-related factors, together with geography-related disadvantages, have led to growth rates in PICs that are much lower than in other …

Growth takeoffs in developing economies have rebounded in the past two decades. Although recent takeoffs have lasted …

probability of stalled convergence increases. On the other hand, with reforms to accelerate TFP growth and shift the economy away …China’s current growth model—which has delivered steady and robust growth for two decades and lifted some 500 … from its continued reliance on capital accumulation, China can grow at a healthy pace and maintain its convergence toward …

The need to revive Euro area growth highlights the importance of the evolution of domestic and external demand in the …

improve the composition of public spending in order to foster inclusive growth. Regional solutions should also continue to be …The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living … often face more limited policy tools, policies do matter and can further help build resilience and raise potential growth …

become a main engine of growth in the United States, we find that U.S. manufacturing exports could provide nonnegligible … growth opportunities going forward. …

The inefficiency of the Italian judicial system has contributed to reduced investments, slow growth and a difficult …

find no evidence of any particular debt threshold above which medium-term growth prospects are dramatically compromised …. Furthermore, we find the debt trajectory can be as important as the debt level in understanding future growth prospects, since …

growth, real wages and the supply of public services. Senegal does not need, however, to undertake such difficult fiscal …