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Mongolia Economic Update, July 2018 : Fiscal Space for Growth - The Role of Public Investment Spending Efficiency
World Bank Group - 2018
The report and the summary review the recent economic and fiscal performance of Mongolia; outline current medium-term prospects of Mongolia's economy; discuss short-term risks and structural vulnerabilities; and comment on the efficiency of past public investment programs and practices
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New Evidence on the Cyclicality of Fiscal Policy
Carneiro, Francisco G. - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246115
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The Effects of Volatility, Fiscal Policy Cyclicality and Financial Development on Growth : Evidence for the Eastern Caribbean
Brückner, Markus - 2015
This paper presents estimates of the effects that terms of trade volatility has on growth of real gross domestic product per capita. Based on five-year non-overlapping panel data comprising 175 countries during 1980-2010, the paper finds that: (i) in model specifications that do not include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246606
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Myanmar Public Expenditure Review 2017 : Fiscal Space for Economic Growth
World Bank Group - 2017
Myanmar had a strong economic take off between 2011 and 2015, but sustaining it will depend on improvements to public services and infrastructure. Yet general government spending at 15 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) is much lower than what is needed to deliver these improvements, and...
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Fiscal Consolidation to Accelerate Growth and Support Inclusive Development : Ghana Public Expenditure Review
World Bank - 2017
Ghana has experienced an extended period of robust growth since the early 2000s, supported by a favorable external environment and large investment inflows, particularly in the extractive industries. In 2011, as the start of oil production drove a surge in per capita income, Ghana graduated from...
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Taming Volatility : Fiscal Policy and Financial Development for Growth in the Eastern Caribbean
Carneiro, Francisco Galrao - 2016
The report is structured in four chapters that outline the main sources of volatility in the region and suggest ways to mitigate the impacts of that volatility on growth. Chapter one presents stylized facts associated with the growth performance of the Eastern Caribbean over the last 40 years....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248303
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State-Building, Economic Development, and Democracy : The Japanese Experience
Tsunekawa, Keiichi - 2010
The remolding of the state from an autocratic to a democratic one in postwar Japan is sometimes regarded as a … successful case of external intervention for state-building. When Americans landed in Japan two weeks after Japan's acceptance of … occupation in Japan, this paper will argue that American policies were only partially helpful in the democratic remolding and …
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Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America and the Caribbean : Short-Run Pain, Long-Run Gain?
Vegh, Carlos A. - 2018
After a growth slowdown that lasted six years, the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has finally turned the corner and resumed growth at a modest rate of 1.1 percent in 2017 and 1.8 percent expected in 2018. This reflects a more favorable external environment, particularly a recovery...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644100
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South Asia Economic Focus : Fiscal Tension
The World Bank - 2019
The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644140
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Fiscal Policies for Development and Climate Action
Pigato, Miria A. - 2018
This report provides actionable advice on how to design and implement fiscal policies for both development and climate action. Building on more than two decades of research in development and environmental economics, it argues that well-designed environmental tax reforms are especially valuable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644180