Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 112
Cover Image
The impact of remittances on economic activity : the importance of sectoral linkages
Dridi, Jemma; Gursoy, Tunc; Perez-Saiz, Hector; Bari, Mounir - 2019
of input-output linkages in Sub-Saharan African countries. We first propose two network centrality measures to assess the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103572
Cover Image
Post-Covid-19 recovery and resilience : leveraging reforms for growth and inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hong, Gee Hee; Igan, Deniz; Lee, Do - 2021
growth could be lower for longer, with a setback to development. Post-pandemic reforms thus become even more important …, especially with constrained scope for fiscal and monetary stimuli. Reforms could boost per capita growth by an additional 0 ….3-1.3 percentage points, relative to the 1.9 percent average since 2010. Such growth would reduce per capita income doubling time from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518323
Cover Image
Trade and inclusive growth
Bacchetta, Marc; Cerra, Valerie; Piermartini, Roberta; … - 2021
This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518909
Cover Image
Network determinants of cross-border merger and acquisition decisions
Didier, Tatiana; Herrador, Sebastián; Pinat, Magali - 2019
This paper assesses whether cross-border M and A decisions exhibit network effects. We estimate exponential random graph models (ERGM) and temporal exponential random graph models (TERGM) to evaluate the determinants of cross-country M and A investments at the sectoral level. The results show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154966
Cover Image
Quality upgrading and export performance in the Asian growth miracle
Papageorgiou, Chris; Perez-Sebastian, Fidel; Spatafora, … - 2019
We explore the contribution of product-quality upgrading to the export performance of six fast-growing Asian economies: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Thailand. We focus on measuring the impact of quality upgrading on the changes in these countries' sectoral export shares...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154895
Cover Image
Epidemics, gender, and human capital in developing countries
Fabrizio, Stefania; Gomes, Diego Braz Pereira; … - 2021
Epidemics have disrupted lives for centuries with deleterious human capital and economic repercussions. In this paper, we investigate how epidemics episodes have impacted school dropouts in developing countries, considering 623 epidemics episodes across countries from 1970 to 2019. Our estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796214
Cover Image
SDG financing options in Rwanda : a post-pandemic assessment
Lledó, Victor D.; Perrelli, Roberto - 2021
sustainable development goals (SDGs). Under current policies, Rwanda would meet its SDGs right after 2050. Active policies that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605067
Cover Image
Global climate change mitigation, fossil-fuel driven development, and the role of financial and technology transfers : a simple framework
Wiegand, Johannes - 2021
; (iv) ultimately, a superior option-for both the world's climate and growth prospects-is the development of clean energy … capacity, thus causing global warming and blocking a similar, fossil-fuel driven development path for emerging markets and … developing economies (EMDEs). This paper develops a simple model of a sequential, fossil-fuel driven development process to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012795135
Cover Image
Local currency bond markets law reform : a methodology for emerging markets and developing economies
Bossu, Wouter; Hillier, Cory; Bergthaler, Wolfgang - 2020
recognized as being critical building blocks for the structure, development and functioning of LCBMs. This Working Paper seeks to … for the development of LCBMs that would adequately address common challenges and impediments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392641
Cover Image
Will the AI revolution cause a great divergence?
Alonso, Cristian; Berg, Andrew; Kothari, Siddharth; … - 2020
This paper considers the implications for developing countries of a new wave of technological change that substitutes pervasively for labor. It makes simple and plausible assumptions: the AI revolution can be modeled as an increase in productivity of a distinct type of capital that substitutes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012302048