This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the … pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components-a "deep … components (factor endowments and environmental policies) that occupy center stage in the debate on trade and the environment …

pesticides, overuse is potentially a threatening problem to farmer health as well as the environment. To model pesticide overuse …

At the outset of China's reform period, the country had a far higher poverty rate than for Africa as a whole. Within … persisted due to failed and unpopular policies. While acknowledging that Africa faces constraints that China did not, and that …

Christiaensen, Demery, and Paternostro review recent evidence on the trends in household well-being in Africa during … in Africa underscoring the significance of social protection in a poverty reduction strategy. …

recovery in developed countries, numerous weather shocks, and civil conflicts in Africa? This paper "stress tests" African … economies. The findings indicate that Africa's long-term growth is fairly impervious to a prolonged recession in high … and violence will pose by far the greatest threat to Africa's performance. …

, gender equality, the environment, and other aspects of human welfare. At existing rates of progress many countries will fall … in health, education, and the environment. Both estimates yield a figure in the range of $40-$70 billion in additional … to changes in the policy environment (both at the macroeconomic and sector level, and with respect to international trade …