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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?
Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019
This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...
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International Tax Reform, Digitalization, and Developing Economies
Clavey, Colin - 2019
While significant progress has been made in international tax cooperation, the interests of developing economies require greater priority and attention. This paper considers policy options that are currently under consideration in different international fora, drawing on the WBG's work in...
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Is 3D printing a threat to global trade? : the trade effects you didn’t hear about : World Development Report 2020 background paper
Freund, Caroline L.; Mulabdic, Alen; Ruta, Michele - 2019
In the mid-2000s, the production of hearing aids shifted almost entirely to 3D printing. Using difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods, this paper examines the effects of this shift on trade flows. The analysis finds that trade increased roughly 60 percent following the...
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The rail freight challenge for emerging economies : how to regain modal share
Aritua, Bernard - 2019
followed by a corresponding increase in freight moved by rail. This report highlights the fact that, in a world of changing …
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Global economic prospects : commodities at the crossroads
2009
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Development economics through the decades : a critical look at 30 years of the world development report
Yusuf, Shahid - 2009
A star is born -- Freeing the world of poverty -- How much farther can we see? -- Where to now? …
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The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 : Building a Sustainable Future
Lange, Glenn-Marie - 2009
Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth-the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their...
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Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 : From World Development Indicators
2018
World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank's compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global …, emphasizing issues considered important by experts in the World Bank's Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solution Areas …
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World Development Report 2005 : A Better Investment Climate for Everyone
The World Bank - 2004
consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to fund health, education, and other services.The World Development … exploring these and related issues, the Report contains selected data from the World Bank's new program of Investment Climate … Surveys, the Bank's Doing Business Project, and World Development Indicators 2004. This Report offers practical insights for …
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Global Economic Prospects, January 2019 : Darkening Skies
2019
The outlook for the global economy has darkened. Global financing conditions have tightened, industrial production hasmoderated, trade tensions have intensified, and some large emerging market and developing economies have experiencedsignificant financial market stress. Faced with these...
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