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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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relatively faster. Second, the largest economies in the region (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore) account for …
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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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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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"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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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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The World Bank Economic Update provides an overview of recent economic and social developments and policies in China …. Economic activity in China remains resilient, with GDP growing by 6.9 percent in 2017 and 6.8 percent year on year (yoy) in the …
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: importing goods through both formal and informal trade systems, mainly from China, and re-exporting (in few cases with some …
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This paper explores the economic impacts of two related tracks of China's expected transformation-economic slowdown and … on Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper finds that an average annual slowdown of gross domestic product in China of 1 … globally by 0.6 percent relative to the past trends scenario by 2030. However, if China's transformation also entails …
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