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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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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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This paper examines the progress made in four Asian transition economies—China, Lao P.D.R., Vietnam, and Mongolia …
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In this paper we analyze how Western Balkans public finances adapted to the boom-bust cycle. Large capital inflows into emerging European economies during the mid-2000s resulted in rapid economic growth and convergence to EU income levels. This also resulted in improved fiscal positions of most...
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This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the world during the period 1960?2010, using a dynamic panel estimation approach based on the system-generalized method of moments. In addition to an array of demographic, economic,...
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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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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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