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Assessing the macroeconomic impact of structural reforms in Ukraine
Ari, Anil; Pula, Gábor - 2021
Ukraine's economic performance has been anemic since the early 1990s. A major impediment to productivity growth has been low investment, held back by lack of strong and independent institutions. This paper aims to assess the major areas of institutional weakness in Ukraine and quantify the...
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Measuring social unrest using media reports
Barrett, Philip; Appendino, Maximiliano; Nguyen, Kate; … - 2020
We present a new index of social unrest based on counts of relevant media reports. The index consists of individual monthly time series for 130 countries, available with almost no lag, and can be easily and transparently replicated. Spikes in the index identify major events, which correspond...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012299337
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Institutions, informality, and wage flexibility : evidence from Brazil
Estevão, Marcelo M.; Carvalho Filho, Irineu de - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572354
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The puzzle of Brazil's high interest rates
Segura-Ubiergo, Alex - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572504
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The distributive effects of land title on labor supply : evidence from Brazil
Moura, Mauricio Jose Serpa Barros de; Piza, Caio; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424777
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On Brazil’s term structure : stylized facts and analysis of macroeconomic interactions
Alves, Luiz; Cabral, Rodrigo; Munclinger, Richard; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009425649
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Exploration of the Brazilian term structure in a hidden Markov framework
Munclinger, Richard - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488617
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A volatility and persistence-based core inflation
Silva Filho, Tito Nícias Teixeira da; Figueiredo, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282718
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Filling the gap : infrastructure investment in Brazil
Garcia-Escribano, Mercedes; Goes, Carlos; Karpowicz, Izabela - 2015
efficiency, and hindering domestic integration and export performance. This paper assesses the state of Brazil's infrastructure …, in light of past investment trends and various quality and quantity indicators. Brazil's infrastructure stock and its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373918
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Intra-regional spillovers in South America : is Brazil systemic after all?
Adler, Gustavo; Sosa, Sebastián - 2012
Shocks stemming from Brazil - the large neighbor in South America - have historically been a source of concern for … policy-makers in other countries of the region. This paper studies the importance of Brazil's influence on its neighboring … setting. While trade linkages with Brazil are significant for the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618584