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This paper reviews the determinants of Latin America's uneven growth based on an accounting decomposition that breaks down countries' growth (relative to the world) into three trade-related channels: (i) an export pull measuring the traction exerted by the country's exports, (ii) an external...
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fill the investment gap. It finds that the average investor assigns more weight to power sector policy and regulatory …
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set of moments describing firm-level investment dynamics and detailed parameter estimates on a country-by-country basis …
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Governments play a very important role in supporting innovation, managing the disruptive effects of innovation, and ensuring that the benefits of innovation are broadly shared in the long run. This paper reviews the literature on market mechanisms that translate innovation into jobs and policies...
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previous work. The analysis finds that inflation affects the composition but not the overall quantity of investment. A one … affect total investment. Moreover, innovating firms display a stronger dependence on liquid assets, which, in turn, are …
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Given the broad array of issues and the complexity faced by the water sector as a whole (from irrigation to flood protection, to water conservation and hydropower), there is great demand for future exploring the potential of RBF and tackling the questions still unanswered about many of its...
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environmental returns. Examination of every equity investment made by one of the largest and longest-operating impact investors … investing that some eligible markets do not receive sufficient investment capital …
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Investment growth in emerging market and developing economies has slowed sharply since 2010. This paper presents a … comprehensive analysis of the causes and implications of this slowdown and presents a menu of policy responses to improve investment …, declining foreign direct investment inflows, elevated private debt burdens, heightened political risk, and adverse spillovers …
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This paper provides evidence on the labor productivity growth and employment impacts of foreign direct investment in … of America). The estimation, using system generalized method of moments, shows that foreign direct investment from … and governance are controlled for. However, the level of impact varies based on the origin of investment …
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This paper examines the performance of globally engaged firms in Argentina in the past decade. Using highly disaggregated firm-level customs transaction data for imports and exports, the paper documents the progressive retreat of Argentine firms from global markets. Between 2007 and 2017, the...
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