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Trade and Climate Change: An Analytical Review of Key Issues
Economists and environmentalists have investigated the two-way...
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Subnational Debt, Insolvency, and Market Development
Debt issues are a growing concern due to fiscal decentralization,...
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Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself: Evidence on Imported Intermediates in Indonesia
This note examines the characteristics of firms that rely on imported...
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The State of the Poor: Where Are The Poor, Where Is Extreme Poverty Harder to End, and What Is the Current Profile of the World's Poor?
Ending extreme poverty in one generation requires a thorough...
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Can Trade Reduce Poverty in Africa?
While most economists accept that open economies fare better than closed...
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Making Trade Policy More Transparent: A New Database of Non-Tariff Measures
As tariff levels have reach record lows, non-tariff measures gained a...
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What Promises Does the Eurasian Customs Union Hold for the Future?
What will be the economic impact of the Eurasian Customs Union, and how...
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Access to Finance, Product Innovation, and Middle-Income Growth Traps
After experiencing periods of rapid growth, developing countries may...
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What Makes Cities More Competitive? Lessons from India
Accelerating spatial development improves cities' competitiveness,...
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Three Perspectives on Brazilian Growth Pessimism
Brazilian growth is slowing due to macroeconomic management, the...
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Sharing Prosperity by Closing South Asia's Infrastructure Gap
This note examines the type and magnitude of the infrastructure gap and...
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Collecting High-Frequency Data Using Mobile Phones : Do Timely Data Lead To Accountability?
Mobile phone ownership rates have risen in Africa, increasing interest...
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Inclusive Growth Revisited: Measurement and Determinants
Efforts to measure and assess the determinants of inclusive growth have...
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Looking beyond the Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis
This note proposes striking a balance between market discipline and...
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Highways and Spatial Development
This Economic Premise examines the link between highways and spatial...
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A framework to assess the fiscal risks of public bodies: Jamaica
This note outlines a framework for assessing fiscal risks in the...
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Investment Financing in the Wake of the Crisis: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks
The official sector plays a catalytic role in mobilizing long-term...
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Trade Costs and Development: A New Data Set
A global data set of bilateral trade costs based on trade and production...
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From Noise to Signal: The Successful Turnaround of Poverty Measurement in Colombia
In the mid-2000s, poverty measurement in Colombia was at a standstill.
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Public Research Organizations and Agricultural Development in Brazil : How Did Embrapa Get It Right?
Embrapa has succeeded in adapting, creating, and transferring...
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Promoting Shared Prosperity in South Asia
Economic growth is not sufficient to enable the lagging regions of South...
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