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Globalization and Poverty
Aisbett, Emma (contributor); Ashraf, Nava (contributor);  … - 2007
half. How much of that improvement is because of—or in spite of—globalization? While anti-globalization activists mount … loud critiques and the media report breathlessly on globalization’s perils and promises, economists have largely remained … finance. Globalization and Poverty bridges that gap, bringing together experts on both international trade and poverty to …
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Globalization, inequality and development : the big picture
Easterly, William - 2004
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Globalization, inequality, and development : the big picture
Easterly, William - In: Monetary and economic studies 22 (2004) S-1, pp. 57-94
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Globalization, poverty, and all that : factor endowment versus productivity views
Easterly, William - In: Globalization and poverty, (pp. 109-134). 2007
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Channels from globalization to inequality : productivity world versus factor world
Easterly, William - In: Brookings trade forum (2004), pp. 39-71
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Chapter 15 National Policies and Economic Growth: A Reappraisal
Easterly, William - 2005
The new growth literature, using both endogenous growth and neoclassical models, has generated strong claims for the effect of national policies on economic growth. Empirical work on policies and growth has tended to confirm these claims. This paper casts doubt on this claim for strong effects...
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The limits of stabilization : infrastructure, public deficits, and growth in Latin America
Easterly, William (ed.); Servén, Luis (contributor) - 2003
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Institutions: top down or bottom up?
Easterly, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
A large research program in economics has established a persuasive link between institutions and economic development. But what does this imply for development policymaking? Can a political leader or aid agency seeking to promote development readily change institutions? This article starts off...
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On"good"politicians and"bad"policies - social cohesion, institutions, and growth
Ritzen, Jo; Easterly, William; Woolcock, Michael - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2000
Social cohesion - that is, the inclusiveness of a country's communities - is essential for generating the trust needed to implement reforms. Citizens have to trust that the short-term losses that inevitably arise from reform, will be more than offset by long-term gains. However, in countries...
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The cartel of good intentions: The problem of bureaucracy in foreign aid
Easterly, William - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 5 (2002) 4, pp. 223-250
Well-meaning national and international bureaucracies dispense foreign aid under conditions in which bureaucracy fails. The environment that created aid bureaucracies led those organizations to (a) define their output as money disbursed rather than service delivered, (b) produce many low-return...
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