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Structural Change, Fundamentals, and Growth : A Framework and Case Studies
McMillan, Margaret - 2017
development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries -- Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957710
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Policy Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons from the Past Decade
Ruch, Franz Ulrich - 2020
The 2009 global recession demonstrated, once again, the importance of crisis prevention as well as the critical need for preserving policy room so that emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) can act when their economies are hit by shocks. And now, with the global growth outlook still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839626
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Egypt Beyond the Crisis : Medium-Term Challenges for Sustained Growth
Herrera, Santiago - 2017
The paper analyzes the impact of the recent global crisis in the context of the previous two decades' growth and capital flows. Growth decomposition exercises show that Egyptian growth is driven mostly by capital accumulation. To estimate the share of labor in national income, the analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976332
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Structural Change and Poverty Reduction in Brazil : The Impact of the Doha Round
Bussolo, Maurizio - 2016
connected poverty trends. The main focus of the authors is understanding, for the case of Brazil, how a trade shock interacts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012748093
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The Economics of Policy Instruments to Stimulate Wind Power in Brazil
Landis, Florian - 2017
equilibrium model, this study analyzes the economy-wide costs of achieving a 10 percent share of wind power in Brazil …?s electricity supply mix by 2030. Brazil is in the midst of an active program of wind capacity expansion. The welfare loss would be … that, in the case of Brazil, production subsidies financed through increased value-added tax would have superior impacts on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971484
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Banking Sector Stability, Efficiency, and Outreach in Kenya
Beck, Thorsten - 2017
Although Kenya's financial system is by far the largest and most developed in East Africa and its stability has improved significantly over the past years, many challenges remain. This paper assesses the stability, efficiency, and outreach of Kenya's banking system, using aggregate, bank-level,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976347
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Economic Growth and Equality of Opportunity
Peragine, Vito - 2017
the other for Brazil. These analyses show the distributional impact of the recent growth experienced by Brazil and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974008
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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil : A Long-Run Analysis
Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 2017
This paper studies the long-run impact of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. The … terms of women's time allocation and bargaining power, may have a substantial impact on long-run growth in Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974645
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Brazilian Exports : Climbing Down a Competitiveness Cliff
Canuto, Otaviano - 2017
This note examines in detail Brazil?s export performance over the past 15 years, focusing not only on growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974719
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Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
Jorgensen, Ole Hagen - 2017
This paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of population aging in Brazil. Three alternative yet complementary …, saving rates could increase and not necessarily fall as a consequence of aging in Brazil -- thus contradicting conventional … conclusion, Brazil will not necessarily experience a fall in saving and growth, but if government policies are appropriately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976226