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Governance Matters IV : Governance Indicators for 1996-2004

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2012

The authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several issues related to the use of these measures. The governance indicators measure the following six dimensions of governance: (1) voice and accountability; (2) political instability...

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Causes and consequences of merger waves

Kleinert, Jörn; Klodt, Henning - 2002

This paper presents some ideas about determinants of merger waves and some evidence on their effect on profitability and employment. A brief survey of previous merger waves and an analysis of the recent one give support to the hypothesis that sectoral shocks are at the root of merger waves....

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MTEFs and Fiscal Performance : Panel Data Evidence

Grigoli, Francesco; Mills, Zachary; Verhoeven, Marijn - 2013

In the last two decades more than 120 countries have adopted a version of a Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). These are budget institutions whose rationale it is to enable the central government to make credible multi-year fiscal commitments. This paper analyzes a newly-collected dataset...

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Estimating Global Climate Change Impacts on Hydropower Projects : Applications in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam

Iimi, Atsushi - 2012

. Three projects are considered - in India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The results are still tentative in terms of both …

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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children under Doi Moi

Wagstaff, Adam; Nguyen, Nga Nguyet - 2013

By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …

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World market access of emerging-market firms : the role of foreign ownership and access to external finance

Raff, Horst; Trofimenko, Natalia - 2013

This paper uses micro-data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import. Applying propensity score matching to control for...

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Developing countries as exporters of services : looking beyond success episodes

Langhammer, Rolf J. - 2000

The paper departs from the perception that trade in services in general and developing countries' exports in services in particular are dynamic segments of world trade. Both total trade data as well as US import trade figures do not support this perception. Success episodes such as the recent...

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The new economy and the international regulatory framework

Piazolo, Daniel - 2001

The rapid diffusion of the internet and electronic commerce changes the way business and international trade take place. The new economy poses new challenges to the international regulatory framework, since small distortions due to differing sets of regulations and taxation between countries...

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Are unfair import laws unfair to developing countries : evidence from US antidumping actions 1990 - 2004

Morkre, Morris E. (contributor); Spinanger, Dean (contributor) - 2008

This paper investigates the effects of U.S. AD actions on DCs. It first considers administrative actions by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which decides AD margins for countries. It then considers decision making by the U.S. International Trade Commission, which determines injury to domestic...

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The impact of trade and economic growth on the environment : revisiting the cross-country evidence

Abdulai, Awudu; Kleemann, Linda - 2009

This paper explores the interrelations between economic growth, international trade and environmental degradation both theoretically and empirically. Panel data from developed and developing countries for the period of 1980 to 2003 is used and previous critique, especially on the econometric...

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