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External Debt Histories of Ten Low-Income Developing Countries : Lessons From their Experience
Ross, Kevin - 1998
The external debt burden of many low-income developing countries has increased significantly since the 1970s. Developments in a sample of ten countries show that the main factors behind the buildup of debt were (1) exogenous (adverse terms of trade shocks or weather), (2) a lack of sustained...
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The level of productivity in traded and non-traded sectors for a large panel of countries
Mano, Rui; Castillo, Marola - 2015
This paper explains in detail the construction of series for productivity in the traded and nontraded sectors for a panel of 56 countries spanning 1989–2012. The level of productivity in each sector is defined as real value added per worker in constant 2005 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) U.S....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281918
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Characterizing the Expenditure Uncertainties of Industrial Countries in the 21st Century
Heller, Peter S. - 2005
A number of uncertainties about long-term expenditure commitments in industrial countries are examined: (i) the assumptions underlying the projections, (ii) the potential to further reduce non-age-related expenditures, (iii) the implicitly assumed absence of ""shocks,"" and (iv) the potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400928
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Gender-Responsive Government Budgeting
Sarraf, Feridoun - 2003
This paper examines the concept of gender-responsive government budgeting, promoted in recent years by women''s nongovernmental organizations, academia, and multilateral organizations, and the extent of its implementation by national governments in both advanced and developing countries. Owing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403656
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Implications of the Uruguay Round for Kenya
Chandha, Rupa - 1996
This paper studies the implications of the Uruguay Round for Kenya’s own trade regime and its external trading … environment. The analysis indicates that Kenya did not undertake significant liberalization commitments under the Uruguay Round …. There are however, several effects on Kenya’s external trading environment due to most-favored nation tariff cuts, erosion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396154
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Potential growth in emerging Asia
Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - 2014
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Potential Growth in Emerging Asia
Anand, Rahul - 2014
Vietnam) during 1993–2013. The main findings include: (i) both China and India have recently exhibited a slowdown in potential … ASEAN countries has been rather stable and might even have increased marginally, with the notable exception of Vietnam …
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Labor market regulations in low-, middle- and high-income countries : a new panel database
Aleksynska, Mariya; Schindler, Martin - 2011
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Investing in public investment : an index of public investment efficiency
Dabla-Norris, Era; Brumby, Jim; Kyobe, Annette; Mills, Zac - 2011
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Debt dynamics in emerging and developing economies : is R-G a red herring?
Moreno Badía, Marialuz; Gamboa-Arbelaez, Juliana; … - 2021
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, debt levels in emerging and developing economies have surged raising concerns about fiscal sustainability. Historically, negative interest-growth differentials in these countries have played a debt-stabilizing role. But is this enough to prevent countries...
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