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This paper presents a political economy model of public standards in an open economy model. We use the model to derive the political optimum and to analyze different factors that have an influence on this political equilibrium. The paper discusses how the level of development influences the...
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The adoption of modern technologies in agriculture is crucial for improving productivity of poor farmers and poverty reduction. However, the adoption of modern technology has been disappointing. The role of value chains in technology adoption has been largely ignored so far, despite the dramatic...
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World Bank Group President David Malpass remarked that the pandemic added further to the development gap, with many …, inflation, and the unfunded requirements of climate change. He highlighted that the developing world faces particular fiscal and …) the need for more support from the G20 for the world's poorest economies, especially through the ongoing IDA20 …
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David Malpass, President of the World Bank, addressed the common challenge presented by slowing world growth. He … remarked that governance issues are apparent around the world. On matters of debt, he emphasized dispute settlement, debt …
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The IMF Managing Director and the World Bank Group President held a Joint Press Conference on COVID-19. The IMF …, first and foremost, on people, and also, of course, on businesses and the economy. The World Bank Group President spoke … about the World Bank Group and IMF working closely with WHO on the cooperation with regard to procurement and other …
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World Bank Group President, David Malpass spoke about how the past four weeks the World Bank has begun to implement … the big challenges for the world is how to create systems where people that are poor can build assets. One of the most … valuable assets that people have is education, and the second is an actual job. The World Bank wants to amplify social safety …
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