investigates whether the growth benefits of policy reforms in these growth-enhancing areas, and others such as trade openness … economies from 1970 to 2010. The results suggest that the pro-growth effects of greater capital account openness outweigh the … openness to trade, by reducing the likelihood of currency crises, are associated with higher growth. While pro …

This paper presents the results from a new model for projecting growth of OECD and major non-OECD economies over the … finding is that growth of the non-OECD G20 countries will continue to outpace OECD countries, but the difference will narrow … the absence of ambitious policy changes, global imbalances will emerge which could undermine growth. However, ambitious …

economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7 …% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to sustain vigorous growth and improve the well-being of most citizens, renewed …-friendly growth. …

Growth in emerging market economies (EMEs) is set to durably slow from the rates observed over 2010-12 as cyclical … effects fade, potential growth declines and external financing conditions tighten. Large negative current account balances … countries’ growth could be around ⅔ percentage points lower on average, with around ½ percentage point accounted for by trade …

shift from OECD to non-OECD regions, reflecting faster growth in these countries. Multilateral global trade liberalisation …

Portugal has notably increased its international openness over recent decades, with exports’ share of GDP rising by 20 … Portuguese export growth over the 1995-2016 period. The results highlight that there was no one single factor behind the export … the Portuguese financial sector and its further development is beneficial for export growth. …

encourage advances in within-firm productivity growth. Improvements to the quality of education at all levels and increasing the …