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Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development : A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues

Ratha, Dilip - 2017

This paper provides a review of the literature on the development impact of migration and remittances on origin countries and on destination countries in the South. International migration is an ever-growing phenomenon that has important development implications for both sending and receiving...

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The Impact of Energy Price Changes in Moldova

Baclajanschi, Iaroslav - 2016

In January 2006 the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand cubic meters (mcm). Prices may increase further in the near future, putting additional pressure on the economy and leading to adverse effects on the poorest households. This study examines the...

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An Evaluation of the 2014 Subsidy Reforms in Morocco and a Simulation of Further Reforms

Verme, Paolo - 2017

Under increasing budget pressure, Morocco carried out an extensive set of subsidy reforms in 2014 and is planning for further reforms for 2015?2017, which will eliminate most consumers'subsidies. This paper evaluates (ex post) the 2014 reforms and simulates (ex ante) the impact on household...

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A Decade of Declining Earnings Inequality in the Russian Federation

Calvo, Paula - 2017

Wage inequality decreased significantly in the Russian Federation over the 2000s. The economic expansion experienced throughout the decade led to an improvement in social indicators, with a large reduction in poverty rates and an increase in higher education. In this context, wage inequality...

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The Environmental Implications of Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization

Böhringer, Christoph - 2017

This report investigates the environmental impacts of Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization. A 10-region … Trade Organization accession along with environmental emissions data in Russia for seven pollutants that are tracked for all … Organization accession allows Russia to import better technologies and reduce pollution from the "technique effect," on balance …

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Regional Impacts of Russia's Accession to the World Trade Organization

Rutherford, Thomas F. - 2016

In this paper we develop a computable general equilibrium model of the regions of Russia to assess the impact of … accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the regions of Russia. We estimate that the average gain in welfare as a …

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Fiscal and Social Impact of a Nominal Exchange Rate Devaluation in Djibouti

Anos Casero, Paloma - 2016

Limited fiscal space limits Djibouti's ability to meet the Millennium Development Goals and improve the living conditions of its population. Djibouti's fiscal structure is unique in that almost 70 percent of government revenue is denominated in foreign currency (import taxes, foreign aid grants,...

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Political Economy of Reform

Khemani, Stuti - 2017

This paper reviews the literature relevant to understanding political constraints to economic reforms. Reform refers to changes in government policies or institutional rules because status quo policies and institutions are not working well to achieve the goals of economic well-being and...

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The Post-Crisis Growth Slowdown in Emerging Economies and the Role of Structural Reforms

Qureshi, Zia - 2017

This paper constructs indicators of structural bottlenecks arising from barriers to open markets, obstacles to business operations, and constraints to access to finance. Empirical evidence from a sample of 30 emerging economies indicates that barriers to open markets and access to finance are...

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Learning Dynamics and Support for Economic Reforms : Why Good News Can Be Bad

van Wijnbergen, Sweder - 2017

Support for economic reforms has often shown puzzling dynamics: many reforms that began successfully lost public support. This paper shows that learning dynamics can rationalize this paradox because the process of revealing reform outcomes is an example of sampling without replacement. This...

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