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Structural reforms and productivity growth in emerging market and developing economies
Dabla-Norris, Era; Ho, Giang; Kyobe, Annette - 2016
This paper empirically assesses the role of structural and institutional reforms in driving productivity growth across countries at different stages of development, using a distance-to-frontier framework. It gauges whether particular policies and reforms matter more for increasing productivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436763
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Importing inputs for climate change mitigation : the case of agricultural productivity
García-Verdú, Rodrigo; Meyer Cirkel, Alexis; … - 2019
This paper estimates agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) in 162 countries between 1991 and 2015 and aims to understand sources of cross-country variations in agricultural TFP levels and its growth rates. Two factors affecting agricultural TFP are analyzed in detail - imported...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009267
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Tax Farming : A Radical Solution for Developing Country Tax Problems?
Stella, Peter - 1992
Systemic tax administration problems in many developing countries have led to a search for radical solutions. One such proposed solution is tax farming. Tax farming is a system wherein the right to collect taxes is auctioned off to the highest bidder. An analysis of the historical experience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396124
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Has Chinese aid benefited recipient countries? : evidence from a meta-regression analysis
Mandon, Pierre; Woldemichael, Martha Tesfaye - 2022
This paper employs a meta-regression analysis of 473 estimates from 15 studies to take stock of the empirical literature on Chinese aid effectiveness. After accommodating publication selection bias, we find that, on average, Beijing's foreign assistance has had a positive impact on economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170075
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China'S Integration Into the World Economy : Implications for Developing Countries
Yang, Yongzheng - 2003
Although the rest of the world had waited a long time for China to open up, feelings were mixed when it actually did … (WTO), many of its trading partners are increasingly concerned that China’s competition in the world goods and capital … markets may adversely affect their own growth prospects. This paper examines the implications of China’s WTO accession for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403900
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From Centrally-Planned to Market Economies : The Road from CPE to PCPE
Frenkel, Jacob A. - 1991
This paper deals with the early stages of transformation of centrally-planned economies (CPEs) into market economies during which expectations play a key role. It focuses on the transitional phase during which the economy is not any more a CPE but has not yet become a market economy. During this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398717
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Wage Controls and Employment in a Socialist Economy
Lane, Timothy D. - 1991
Wage controls have been an important element of several of the stabilization programs recently introduced in reforming socialist economies. In some cases, the controls have been placed on each state enterprise’s total wage bill, rather than on the wage rate paid. Such an incomes policy would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397840
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Macroeconomic gains from reforming the agri-food sector : the case of France
Batini, Nicoletta - 2019
France is the top agricultural producer in the European Union (EU), and agriculture plays a prominent role in the country's foreign trade and intermediate exchanges. Reflecting production volumes and methods, the sector, however, also generates significant negative environmental and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009390
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The Impact of Agricultural Support Policies in the United States and Other Major Countries : A Survey
International Monetary Fund - 1988
This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396437
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Turkmenistan : The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies
International Monetary Fund - 2000
This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole. The paper calls for the development of nontraditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399893