This paper reviews the evidence on the importance of human capital for macro-economic development. Through the lens of … importance of these channels: cross-country regressions, development accounting and quantitative models. The key findings in the …

poor on marginal lands is essentially a barometer of economy-wide development. As long as there are abundant marginal lands …

micro studies that shed light on the mechanisms through which gender inequality affects development and growth are needed to …

and the evolution of economic thought on development policy. The 20th century was broadly characterized by divergence …, increased knowledge generation and sharing among the developing countries. Re-thinking development policy implies confronting … changing context and offers suggestions on how they can adapt their strategies to improve development outcomes …

declined by more than 20 percent between the first and second half of the past decade. The paper concludes that the development …

. Third, when examining the relationship between International Development Association aid volatility and growth, it isolates … International Development Association aid volatility due to the recipient country's performance from that due to other sources. The … Development Association aid separately, the volatility arising from the recipient country's International Development Association …