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In this paper I analyze the nature of external adjustments in current account surplus countries. I ask whether a realignment of world growth rates -- with Japan and Europe growing faster, and the U.S. growing more slowly -- is likely to solve the current situation of global imbalances. The main...
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We examine the effect of regime change on privatization using the 2004 election surprise in India. The pro-reform BJP … slated for definite privatization by the BJP dropped by 3.5 percent relative to private firms. Surprisingly, government …-controlled companies that were only under study for possible privatization fell by 7.5 percent relative to private firms. We interpret this …
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We study the wealth accumulation of Indian parliamentarians using public disclosures required of all candidates since 2003. Annual asset growth of winners is on average 3 to 6 percentage points higher than runners-up. By performing a within-constituency comparison where both runner-up and winner...
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