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Trade, global value chains and GDP comovemement : an empirical investigation : World Development Report 2020 : background paper
Soyres, François de; Gaillard, Alexandre - 2019
This paper provides up-to-date characterization of the association between trade and GDP comovement - also called the trade comovement slope- for 150 countries from 1962 to 2011. The paper shows that trade is significantly linked to more GDP correlation, either directly through bilateral trade,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168119
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644094
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Purchasing Power Parities and the Size of World Economies : Results from the 2017 International Comparison Program
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2020
The International Comparison Program (ICP) is a worldwide statistical initiative led by the World Bank under the … the world's economies. The report provides ICP results for the benchmark year 2017 and revised results for earlier years …-operation and Development, the United Nations, and the World Bank. Notably, PPPs and ICP data are used in indicators monitoring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644294
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The Impact of Water Quality on GDP Growth : Evidence from Around the World
Desbureaux, Sebastien - 2019
Declining water quality can impact the economy in various ways. Impacts can be found in the health sector, where labor productivity can be affected, in agriculture, where the quality and quantity of food produced can be reduced, and in tourism, real estate, aquaculture/fisheries and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646802
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Nonrenewable Resources, Income Inequality and Per Capita GDP : An Empirical Analysis
Scognamillo, Antonio - 2016
This analysis examines the relationship between nonrenewable resource dependence, economic growth and income inequality. It uses a two-equation system in which the Gini index and GDP per capita are the dependent variables and the stock of nonrenewable resources as a share of national wealth-i.e....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245676
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Conceptual aspects of global value chains : World Development Report 2020 background paper
Antràs, Pol - 2020
The paper offers an overview of some key conceptual aspects associated with the rise of global value chains (GVCs). It outlines a series of alternative interpretations and definitions of what the rise of GVCs entails, and it traces the implications of these alternative conceptualizations for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228282
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The voice of foreign direct investment : foreign investor policy preferences and experiences in developing countries
Saurav, Abhishek; Kuo, Ryan - 2020
This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390331
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Global recessions
Kose, M. Ayhan; Sugawara, Naotaka; Terrones, Marco E. - 2020
The world economy has experienced four global recessions over the past seven decades: in 1975, 1982, 1991, and 2009 … internationally, with severe economic and financial disruptions in many countries around the world. The 2009 global recession, set off …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230745
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An empirical investigation of trade diversion and global value chains : World Development Report 2020 : background paper
Soyres, François de; Maire, Julien; Sublet, Guillaume - 2019
Rules of Origin as an implicit trade barrier for imports from the rest of the world. Global Value Chains are most relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168114
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Inflation dynamics and global value chains : World Development Report 2020 : background paper
Soyres, François de; Franco, Sebastián - 2019
The global economy has witnessed a decline in inflation and an increase in inflation synchronization since the early 1980s. This paper investigates the relationship between inflation synchronization and trade integration, and documents the strong link between inflation co-movement and Global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168117