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Regional disparities, growth, and inclusiveness
Floerkemeier, Holger; Spatafora, Nikola; Venables, Anthony - 2021
We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. We first set out some key facts, and provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such disparities are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. We examine whether policy attempts to reduce...
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The size distribution of manufacturing plants and development
Kothari, Siddharth - 2014
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Inequality and locational determinants of the distribution of living standards in India
Balasubramanian, Sriram; Dhir, Rishabh Kumar; Loungani, … - 2021
Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can … individual's perspective, living standards are higher in richer, but more unequal, locations in India. The central factor behind … these findings is the large difference in average consumption levels between rural and urban India and continued divergence …
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Regional Impact of Cote D'Ivoire'S Sociopolitical Crisis : An Assessment
Engmann, Dorothy - 2003
This paper evaluates the impact of the sociopolitical crisis in Côte d''Ivoire on the economies of its neighbors. Using a nonsubjective weighted index of regional instability in cross-country time-series regressions, it shows that the increase in regional instability caused by domestic...
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Options and strategies for fiscal consolidation in India
Tapsoba, Sampawende Jules-Armand - 2013
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Emerging markets : prospects and challenges
Gudmundsson, Tryggvi; Kljuev, Vladimir Vladimirovič; … - 2022
This article documents recent developments in emerging markets in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, assesses their prospects and challenges, and discusses appropriate policy settings for the medium term. It argues that EM policymakers' ability to grapple with an incomplete and uneven...
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State-level health and economic impact of COVID-19 in India
Deb, Pragyan; Xu, TengTeng - 2021
The health and economic impacts of COVID-19 on India have been substantial, with wide variation across states and union …
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Corporate sector resilience in India in the wake of the COVID-19 shock
Górnicka, Lucyna; Ogawa, Sumiko; Xu, TengTeng - 2021
To assess the resilience of India's corporate sector against COVID-19-related shocks, we conducted a series of stress …
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House prices and macroprudential policies : evidence from city-level data in India
Singh, Bhupal - 2020
underscoring the importance of fundamental factors. The estimated models using city-level data for India suggest a strong influence …
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The socio-economic impact of special economic zones : evidence from Cambodia
Brussevich, Mariya - 2020
This study examines the socio-economic impact of special economic zones (SEZs) in Cambodia---a prominent place-based policy established in 2005. The paper employs a database on existing and future SEZs in Cambodia with matched household surveys at the district level and documents stylized facts...
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