This paper discusses development policy objectives, noting how these have changed over the years, with a more explicit … difficulties that arise. It concludes that getting development policy right has the potential to lift millions out of poverty. …

the development accounting literature by describing a non-parametric upper bound on the increase in output that can be … with the necessary data, compare our results with the standard development accounting approach, and provide an update on …

details of the various phases of development and the role thatgovernment and government monopoly has played in different …

differential level of development across countries over time. To that end, it attempts to construct a Development Quality Index … disease burden, etc. It demonstrates that relative influence of institutions varies across stages of development. …

development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the … impact of institutions on development. The preliminary cross-country findings show that (i) institutional quality positively … and significantly increases development quality; and (ii) results remain 'robust' for different model specifications and …

This paper shows that whether natural resources are good or bad for a country's development depends crucially on the …