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Using experimental evidence to inform firm support programs in developing countries
Grover, Arti; Imbruno, Michele - 2020
Countries design programs for supporting firms, with varying levels of success. Firm growth is constrained by several factors, such as low firm capabilities (e.g. management), availability of finance, and access to markets. Based on the available experimental evidence on firm support programs in...
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Brexit had no measurable effect on Irish exporters
Elsner, Benjamin; Flaherty, Eoin T.; Haller, Stefanie - 2024 - This version: August 15, 2024
We study the impact of the Brexit referendum on Irish exporters to the UK. The referendum triggered a sharp devaluation of the British pound vis-a-vis the euro and led to considerable uncertainty about future trade relations between the UK and the EU. Using administrative data on the universe of...
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The Impact of Business Support Services for Small and Medium Enterprises on Firm Performance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : A Meta-Analysis
Cravo, Tulio A. - 2016
Interventions designed to support small and medium enterprises are popular among policy makers, given the role small and medium enterprises play in job creation around the world. Business support interventions in low- and middle-income countries are often based on the assumption that market...
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Unmasking the impact of COVID-19 on businesses : firm level evidence from across the world
Apedo-Amah, Marie Christine; Avdiu, Besart; Cirera, Xavier - 2020
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses worldwide with a focus on developing countries. The results are based on a novel data set collected by the World Bank Group and several partner institutions in 51 countries covering...
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World Bank's Experience with Structural Reforms for Growth and Development
Swaroop, Vinaya - 2016
relatively quickly that reform ownership is a necessary requirement for countries to support and sustain reforms. At the same … time, it realized that reform implementation critically depends on credible institutions and good governance, which are …
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Energy Subsidy Reform Assessment Framework : Assessing the Fiscal Cost of Subsidies and Fiscal Impact of Reform
Gooptu, Sudarshan - 2018
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Energy Subsidy Reform Assessment Framework : Assessing the Political Economy of Energy Subsidies to Support Policy Reform Operations
Inchauste, Gabriela - 2018
origins and operation of existing subsidies since that history conditions what is possible for the adoption and sustainability … understand what is politically possible and how to realign political forces around successful reform. The authors are mindful … political insights since mismanagement in that realm can, itself, affect the political prospects for reform and harm the …
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Energy Subsidy Reform Assessment Framework : Modeling Macroeconomic Impacts and Global Externalities
Burns, Andrew - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645536
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Energy Subsidy Reform Assessment Framework : Assessing the Readiness of Social Safety Nets to Mitigate the Impact of Reform
Yemtsov, Ruslan - 2018
may be paying much higher prices before the reform, having to develop coping mechanisms to deal with energy shortages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645537