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Covid-19 Mortality in Rich and Poor Countries : A Tale of Two Pandemics?
Schellekens, Philip - 2020
applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper … yet to run its course through the age distributions of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012832606
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Variance and Skewness in Density Predictions : A World GDP Growth Forecast Assessment
Mendez Ramos, Fabian - 2019
surveys on expectations and implied statistics of predictive models. The BCEF procedure is applied to produce world GDP growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012901276
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What Drives the Development of the Insurance Sector? An Empirical Analysis Based on a Panel of Developed and Developing Countries
Feyen, Erik - 2017
The insurance sector can play a critical role in financial and economic development. By reducing uncertainty and the impact of large losses, the sector can encourage new investments, innovation, and competition. As financial intermediaries with long investment horizons, insurance companies can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976136
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971521
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Demand Growth Versus Market Share Gains : Decomposing World Manufacturing Import Growth
Aksoy, Ataman - 2017
of the world and from developing countries for aggregate and three-digit manufacturing sectors. Import growth is much …
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Economic Implications of Moving Toward Global Convergence on Emission Intensities
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017
One key contentious issue in climate change negotiations is the huge difference in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita between more advanced industrialized countries and other nations. This paper analyzes the costs of reducing this gap. Simulations using a global computable general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975152
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Learning from Developing Country Experience : Growth and Economic Thought Before and after the 2008-09 Crisis
Harrison, Ann E. - 2017
developed countries can learn from the developing world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975849
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Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion : The Regulatory Lessons
Klein, Michael U. - 2017
Mobile banking is growing at a remarkable speed around the world. In the process it is creating considerable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976000
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Credit Constraints and the North-South Transmission of Crises
Nguyen, Ha - 2017
Adverse shocks to rich countries often have a large and persistent negative impact on investment and output in developing countries. This paper examines a transmission mechanism that can account for this stylized fact. The mechanism is based on the existence of international financial frictions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976389
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How Interest Rates Changed Under Financial Liberalization - a Cross-Country Review
Harrison, Glenn W. - 2017
power, and the higher risks of lending in the developing world. There was no clear-cut change in mean rates of inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746903