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Equilibrium Credit : The Reference Point for Macroprudential Supervisors

Buncic, Daniel - 2017

Equilibrium credit is an important concept because it helps identify excessive credit provision. This paper proposes a … two-stage approach to determine equilibrium credit. It uses two stages to study changes in the demand for credit due to …-income countries over the period 1980-2010, this paper provides empirical evidence that the credit-to-GDP ratio is inappropriate to …

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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance : Microeconomic Evidence from Advanced and Developing Countries

Vivarelli, Marco - 2017

The aim of this study is to provide a microeconomic investigation of the concept of entrepreneurship; in particular, it discusses the following issues: 1) the alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing "creative destruction" from simple "turbulence" ; 2) the different...

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Learning from Developing Country Experience : Growth and Economic Thought Before and after the 2008-09 Crisis

Harrison, Ann E. - 2017

The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it documents the changing global landscape before and after the crisis, emphasizing the shift towards multipolarity. In particular, it emphasizes the ascent of developing countries in the global economy before, during, and after the crisis. Second, it...

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Powering Up Developing Countries Through Integration?

Auriol, Emmanuelle - 2017

Power market integration is analyzed in a two-country model with nationally regulated firms and costly public funds. If the generation costs between the two countries are too similar, negative business stealing outweighs efficiency gains so that the subsequent integration welfare decreases in...

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Demography, Urbanization and Development : Rural Push, Urban Pull and... Urban Push?

Jedwab, Remi - 2017

Developing countries have urbanized rapidly since 1950. To explain urbanization, standard models emphasize rural-urban migration, focusing on rural push factors (agricultural modernization and rural poverty) and urban pull factors (industrialization and urban-biased policies). Using new...

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Episodes of Unemployment Reduction in Rich, Middle-Income, and Transition Economies

Freund, Caroline L. - 2017

This paper studies the incidence and determinants of episodes of drastic unemployment reduction, defined as swift, substantial, and sustained declines in unemployment. Forty-three episodes are identified over a period of nearly three decades in 94 rich, middle-income, and transition countries....

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The Effect of Remittances on the Current Account in Developing and Emerging Economies

Lartey, Emmanuel - 2018

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of remittances on the current account in developing and emerging economies, incorporating an assessment of the extent to which exchange rate regimes impact the relationship. The main findings suggest there is a positive effect of remittances on the...

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Economic Upgrading Through Global Value Chain Participation : Which Policies Increase the Value Added Gains?

Kummritz, Victor - 2018

The emergence of global value chains has opened up new ways to achieve development and industrialization. However, new evidence shows that not all countries have gained from participating in global value chains, and that country-specific characteristics matter for economic upgrading in global...

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How Do Countries Use an Asset and Liability Management Approach? A Survey on Sovereign Balance Sheet Management

Cangoz, Mehmet Coskun - 2018

This paper summarizes and discusses the results of a survey on country practices in the management of sovereign assets and liabilities. Twenty-eight countries, mostly high-income economies, responded to the questionnaire. The survey responses provide detailed information about various approaches...

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Does Gender Equality in Labor Participation Bring Real Equality? Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries

Alfani, Federica; Clementi, Fabio; Fabiani, Michele; … - 2021

Over the past two decades developing countries have seen a rapid increase in the number of women taking an active role in the labor market. While acknowledging that this is an important development outcome, this paper cautions against the possible undesired distributional effects that it can...

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