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This paper examines the extent to which firms in selected MENA countries reported being constrained by the business environment around the time of the Arab Spring and the extent to which these constraints affected their employment performance. The results suggest that small firms in MENA faced...
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Many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, like Benin, have scaled up public investment during the last decade. Such a strategy contributed to the improvement of infrastructure, but also to a build-up of debt vulnerabilities. Looking forward, the planned fiscal consolidation will result in some...
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Based on a survey that we designed and that covers a stratified random sample of 12,400 firms in 120 cities in China … regions and sectors. By our calculation, if China succeeds in allocating its capital more efficiently, it could reduce its …
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China’s high corporate savings rate is commonly claimed to be a key driver for the country’s large current account …
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This paper is the first comprehensive empirical study of earnings, income, and consumption inequality in urban China … transition in urban China …
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China and Australia have increasingly strong links, especially through trade. These are driven by demand from China for … Australian commodities (coal and iron ore) and services (tourism and education). These links are influenced by China's transition …, three risks (both upside and downside) to China during this transition process are considered, focusing on their spillovers …
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This paper examines the progress made in four Asian transition economies—China, Lao P.D.R., Vietnam, and Mongolia …
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recommendations for China. The simulations highlight the importance of the criteria being used for determining speed and sequencing …
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This paper examines China’s reform experience since 1978, reviewing major initiatives taken and assessing their impact … special conditions before and during the reform process that impinged on China’s capacity to implement reforms, and, in … particular, those where China may differ from other countries undertaking reform, including former CPEs. A further consideration …
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