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This paper provides estimates of output multipliers for spending in clean energy and biodiversity conservation, as well … and lend support to bottom-up analyses arguing that stabilizing climate and reversing biodiversity loss are not at odds …
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The government's ability to deliver inclusive growth crucially depends on the quality of governance. This paper reviews … the linkages between governance and inclusive growth, and key policies to improve governance. The policies include (1 …
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This paper explores the impact of political and institutional variables on public investment. Working with a sample of 80 presidential and parliamentary democracies between 1975 and 2012, we find that the rate of growth of public investment is higher at the beginning of electoral cycles and...
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This paper argues that better governance practices can reduce the costs, risks and uncertainty of financial … that net interest margins of banks are lower if various governance indicators are better. More cross-border lending also … governance …
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Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of governance and perceptions of … corruption. Weak governance undermines economic performance through various channels, including deficiencies in government … performance by improving governance and reducing corruption. This paper estimates that strengthening governance and mitigating …
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reforms, fortifying governance frameworks, reducing crime, and mitigating the impact of natural disasters will help sustain …
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We examine the impact of resource windfall on the standard of living both in the short-run and long-run, using a sample of 130 countries, 1963-2007. Then, we systematically investigate the effect of resource windfall on welfare in three different groups of countries: We find that in the...
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The Chinese pension system is highly fragmented and decentralized, with governance standards, pension fund management … identifies remaining weaknesses, in regard to information disclosure, the governance framework and pension fund management …
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The paper notes that the development of sound budgetary institutions in countries such as France, the U.K. and the U.S. has taken a very long time?200 years or more?and is still evolving. It discusses Douglass North''s prediction?which is supported by available data?that institutional reform is...
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