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Global Economic Prospects, January 2020 : Slow Growth, Policy Challenges

World Bank Group - 2020

alleviation. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and …

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Aid Volatility and Dutch Disease : Is there a Role for Macroeconomic Policies?

Tressel, Thierry - 2006

This paper studies how macroeconomic policies can help offset two unintended and undesirable features of foreign aid: its volatility and Dutch disease. We present evidence that aid volatility augments trade balance volatility and that foreign aid, with the important exception of years of adverse...

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Economic Performance Over the Conflict Cycle

Staines, Nicholas - 2004

The paper finds a significant shift in the economic characteristics of civil conflicts during the1990s. Conflicts have become shorter but with more severe contractions and a stronger recovery of growth. The overall length and cost of the conflict cycle has probably declined. The stance of...

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The development of local capital markets : rationale and challenges

Laeven, Luc - 2014

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Cluster Country Program Evaluation on Small States : Mauritius Country Case Study, Enhancing Competitiveness and Private Sector Development

Charlier, Florence - 2016

continues, threatening the gains achieved in recent years. The World Bank Group supported the government's reform efforts … analytic work and technical assistance (TA) for capacity building in various parts of the government. The World Bank's strategy … after a new coalition government took office following elections in 2010. The World Bank's strategy was flexible and the …

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The Quest for Pro-Poor and Inclusive Growth : The Role of Governance

Doumbia, Djeneba - 2018

This paper analyses the role of good governance in fostering pro-poor and inclusive growth. Using a sample of 112 countries over 1975-2012, it shows that growth is generally pro-poor. However, growth has not been inclusive, as illustrated by a decline in the bottom 20 percent of the income...

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Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade

Ruch, Franz Ulrich - 2020

The 2009 global recession demonstrated, once again, the importance of crisis prevention as well as the critical need for preserving policy room so that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) can act when their economies are hit by shocks. And now, with the global growth outlook still...

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Does child marriage matter for growth?

Mitra, Pritha; Pondi Endengle, Eric M.; Pant, Malika; … - 2020

Global attention to ending child marriage and its socio-economic consequences is gaining momentum. Ending child marriage is not only critical from a development perspective but it also has important economic implications. This paper is the first to quantify the relationship between child...

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Global economic prospects : commodities at the crossroads

2009

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Global Economic Prospects, June 2020

World Bank - 2020

to slide into its deepest recession since the second world war, despite unprecedented policy support. The global …. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects …

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