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Transforming Karachi into a Livable and Competitive Megacity : A City Diagnostic and Transformation Strategy

2009

With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home …

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McCarthy, Leonard - 2008

Robert B. Zoellick, President the World Bank Group, discussed the launch of this very important event-a day of initiatives that recognize the value of integrity, governance, and anti-corruption work to the institution to build an inclusive and sustainable globalization. The Volcker Report ended...

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Assessing the Degree of International Consumption Risk Sharing

Hevia, Constantino - 2016

This paper examines the extent of consumption risk sharing for a group of 50 high-income and developing countries. The analysis is based on the empirical implementation of a model of partial consumption insurance whose parameters have the natural interpretation of coefficients of partial risk...

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International Financial Integration of East Asia and Pacific

Didier, Tatiana - 2016

relatively faster. Second, the largest economies in the region (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore) account for …

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Market Integration and Poverty : Evidence from South Sudan

Varela, Gonzalo - 2016

This paper examines the effects of market integration on household consumption using data on seven food and two energy markets across South Sudan. The analysis reveals that markets in South Sudan are highly segmented. Price differences for narrowly defined products, across cities exceed in some...

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Bridge to bigpush or backwash? : market integration, reallocation, and productivity effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

Blankespoor, Brian; Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan; … - 2018

This paper uses a quasi-experimental study of a major bridge construction in Bangladesh to understand the effects of a large reduction in trade costs on the pattern of structural change and agricultural productivity. The paper develops a spatial general equilibrium model with a core and two...

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Integration and price transmission in key food commodity markets in India

Boffa, Mauro; Varela, Gonzalo - 2019

This paper examines patterns of market integration for food commodities in India. First, it tests the extent of domestic spatial market integration for retail and wholesale markets in 2006-14 and 2008-15, respectively, and looks at patterns of price transmission of shocks from international...

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China's and India's challenge to Latin America : opportunity or threat?

Lederman, Daniel (contributor); … - 2009

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Innovative china : new drivers of growth

Development Research Center of the State (Beijing, Alabama); … - 2019

"After more than three decades of average annual growth close to 10 percent, China's economy is transitioning to a 'new … from rural areas to cities, high levels of investments, and expanding exports -- are waning or having less impact. China … productivity and innovation to help policymakers promote China's future growth and achieve their vision of a modern and innovative …

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China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum

World Bank Group - 2017

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by … supporting economic activity in China in 2017. Net exports contributed positively to growth for three consecutive quarters … implementation of capital controls and greater domestic market confidence, capital outflows from China declined to 47 billion US …

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