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The return of the policy that shall not be named : principles of industrial policy

Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2019

Industrial policy is tainted with bad reputation among policymakers and academics and is often viewed as the road to perdition for developing economies. Yet the success of the Asian Miracles with industrial policy stands as an uncomfortable story that many ignore or claim it cannot be...

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The leap of the tiger : how Malaysia can escape the middle-income trap

Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2015

Only a few European economies and Korea and Taiwan Province of China reached high-income status during 1970-2010. Malaysia’s real income per capita increased to 26 percent of the U.S. level in 2010 from 20 percent in 1970. Despite relatively strong growth and a substantial improvement in...

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Debt Reduction, Fiscal Adjustment, and Growth in Credit-Constrained Economies

Baldacci, Emanuele - 2013

This paper assesses the effects of fiscal consolidations associated with public debt reduction on medium-term output growth during periods of private debt deleveraging. The analysis covers 107 countries and 79 episodes of public debt reduction driven by discretionary fiscal adjustments during...

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A TIP against the COVID-19 pandemic

Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2020

A universal testing and isolation policy is the most viable way to vanquish a pandemic. Its implementation requires: (i) an epidemiological rather than clinical approach to testing, sacrificing accuracy for scalability, convenience and speed; and (ii) state intervention to ramp up production,...

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Privatization, Social Impact, and Social Safety Nets

Gupta, Sanjeev - 1999

Privatization promotes economic efficiency and growth, thereby reinforcing macroeconomic adjustment. In the short run, however, it can lead to job losses and wage cuts for workers and higher prices for consumers. This paper discusses these impacts and the fiscal implications of privatization. It...

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How Effective is Fiscal Policy Response in Systemic Banking Crises?

Gupta, Sanjeev - 2009

This paper studies the effects of fiscal policy response in 118 episodes of systemic banking crisis in advanced and emerging market countries during 1980-2008. It finds that timely countercyclical fiscal measures contribute to shortening the length of crisis episodes by stimulating aggregate...

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The Macroeconomic Challenges of Scaling Up Aid to Africa

Yang, Yongzheng - 2005

This paper surveys the economic literature on the scaling-up of aid to Africa. It provides a checklist of issues that need to be considered when preparing a long term macroeconomic projection for a country involving the assumption of a significant increase in aid. Such scaling-up scenarios are...

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Knowledge spillovers from superstar tech-firms : the case of Nokia

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad; … - 2021

spillovers on firms is particularly strong in terms of employment and value added …

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Fair and inclusive markets : why dynamism matters

Aghion, Philippe; Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2021

inequality are characterized by dynamism-a drive toward sophisticated export industries, innovation, and creative destruction and …

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Competition, innovation, and inclusive growth

Aghion, Philippe; Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2021

We provide an overview of the theories and empricial evidence on the complex relationship among innovation, competition …, and inclusive growth. Competition and innovation-led growth are critical to drive productivity gains and support broad …-based growth. However, new technologies and trends in market concentration are stifling future innovation while contributing to the …

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