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review of World Bank experience with country and project assistance. The lessons and findings are drawn from IEG Country …
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Export structure is less diversified in low-income countries (LICs) and especially small states that face resource constraints and small economic size. This paper explores the potential linkages between export structure and economic growth and its volatility in LICs and small states, using a...
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I employ a global VAR framework for 25 SIDS using annual data over the period 1980 to 2015. A key innovation associated with this research is the use of remittance weights to capture the close financial linkages between SIDS and advanced economies such as the US. I find that oil price shocks do...
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Rising income inequality has emerged as a major policy issue facing policymakers, but there is a dearth of empirical work on inequality in small states, including the Caribbean. Despite data limitations, the empirical analysis using a sample of small states finds that increased openness and...
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Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these challenges relate to the small size and limited diversification of their economies. SDS are also among the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change and natural...
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the world’s states, through economic diplomacy endeavors aim to position themselves in the best possible way, in order to … economy, small states follow different strategic choices in different regions of the world. With an area totaling 2,586 km2 … 179th in size of all the 194 independent states of the world. Despite its size the country has been advocating openness …
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The promise of diaspora business networks is yet to materialize in a sustainable fashion. This paper offers a realistic, survey-based, perspective of diaspora driven economic development in small economies of Europe and the former Soviet Union. Emphasizing new waves of international migration...
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