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This paper looks at the role and design of regulatory reform institutions in developing countries. These institutions … and by promoting the regulatory reform agenda; and 4) Ad hoc institutions for regulatory reform, established to launch …: section one briefly reviews the theoretical debate and literature about the role of institutions in facilitating higher …

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Trade barriers in government procurement

Mulabdic, Alen; Rotunno, Lorenzo - In: The economics of deep trade agreements, (pp. 99-106). 2021

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Global Trade Watch 2017 : Trade Defies Policy Uncertainty-Will It Last?

Constantinescu, Cristina - 2018

Trade rebounded in 2017, with trade volume growing at 4.3 percent in 2017 - the fastest rate in 6 years. The recovery of trade is not limited to a few regions but is widespread, suggesting that we may be at a turning point. The largest contributions to global trade growth have come from East...

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The role of major emerging markets in global commodity demand

Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; Nagle, Peter; Ohnsorge, … - 2018

Rapid growth among the major emerging markets over the past 20 years has boosted global demand for commodities. The seven largest emerging markets accounted for almost all the increase in global consumption of metals, and two-thirds of the increase in energy consumption over this period. As...

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Sources of Volatility during Four Oil Price Crashes

Baffes, John - 2015

Previous sharp oil price declines have been accompanied by elevated ex post volatility. In contrast, volatility was much less elevated during the oil price crash in 2014/15. This paper provides evidence that oil prices declined in a relatively measured manner during 2014/15, with dispersion of...

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Regulatory Quality and Competition Policy

World Bank (contributor); … - International Finance Corporation - 2010

protecting consumers through economic regulation. Part two of this paper considers institutions and processes for implementing …

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Making It Work : 'RIA Light' for Developing Countries

World Bank (contributor); … - International Finance Corporation - 2010

This report is an output of the Better Regulation for Growth Program between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and IC, the Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group. The reports identifies a set of minimum...

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Investing across Borders 2010 : Indicators of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation in 87 Economies

World Bank (contributor); … - International Finance Corporation - 2010

consulting firms), investment promotion institutions, chambers of commerce, and other expert respondents in each of the countries …

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The role of income and substitution in commodity demand

Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; Nagle, Peter - 2020

This paper presents estimates of time-varying income elasticities of demand for energy and metal commodities. The analysis finds that the elasticities are close to unity, evaluated at world median per capita income levels. Furthermore, the estimates confirm that as income rises, demand growth...

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Adding fuel to the fire : cheap oil during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wheeler, Collette Mari; Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; … - 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the wide-ranging measures needed to slow its advance triggered an unprecedented collapse in oil demand, a surge in oil inventories, and a record one-month decline in oil prices in March 2020. This paper examines the likely implications of the 2020 oil price plunge...

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