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McMillan, Margaret - 2017

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Enrichment with Growth

Klein, Michael U. - 2017

This essay first sets out the "business model" problems entailed by corruption and their effects as well as implications for economic growth. Key issues are the need for secrecy and co-operation with partners in crime. Dealing with these leads to behavior which is ostensibly bizarre and...

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Transport Infrastructure and Welfare : An Application to Nigeria

Ali, Rubaba - 2020

the differential development impacts of alternative road construction and prioritize various proposals, using Nigeria as a … gross domestic product for Nigeria. Although the measure of transport is the most accurate possible, it is still endogenous … costs in Nigeria will increase crop revenue, non-agricultural income, the wealth index, and local gross domestic product …

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South East Europe Regular Economic Report No. 3 : From Double-Dip Recession to Accelerated Reform

Bogetic, Zeljko - 2013

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The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers

Kose, M. Ayhan - 2017

This paper analyzes the role of the United States in the global economy and examines the extent of global spillovers from changes in U.S. growth, monetary and fiscal policies, and uncertainty in its financial markets and economic policies. Developments in the U.S. economy, the world's largest,...

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Egypt : Guiding Reform of Energy Subsidies Long-Term

Griffin, Peter - 2017

This paper examines the short- and long-run economic impact of Egypt's energy subsidy reform in July 2014 (without and without compensating transfers for the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution) and the decline in global energy prices, as well as the long-run impact of phasing out the...

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New Coincident and Leading Indicators for the Lebanese Economy

Matta, Samer - 2017

Weak economic statistics in Lebanon impede economic analysis and decision making. This paper presents a new coincident indicator and a leading indicator for the Lebanese economy. A new methodology, based on the National Bureau of Economic Research-Conference Board approach, was used to construct...

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Can Medium-Resolution Satellite Imagery Measure Economic Activity at Small Geographies? Evidence from Landsat in Vietnam

Goldblatt, Ran - 2019

This study explores the potential and the limits of medium-resolution satellite data as a proxy for economic activity at small geographic units. Using a commune-level dataset from Vietnam, it compares the performance of commonly used nightlight data and higher resolution Landsat imagery which...

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China and the Knowledge Economy : Challenges and Opportunities

Zeng, Douglas Zhihua - 2017

The rapid pace of economic growth in China has been unprecedented since the start of economic reforms in late 1970s. It has delivered higher incomes and made the largest single contribution to global poverty reduction. Measured by international poverty lines, from 1978-2004, the absolute poor...

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Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities : Studying Development Across the Americas

Gallego, Francisco A. - 2010

Levels of economic development vary widely within countries in the Americas. This paper argues that part of this variation has its roots in the colonial era. Colonizers engaged in different economic activities in different regions of a country, depending on local conditions. Some activities were...

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