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No. 263 | 01 Nov 2007 |
Banking on Development
Over the past decade we have witnessed a double convergence. Aid donors have developed a growing interest in the private sector while private banks have set about creating corporate social responsibility programs, sustainable lending and microfinance... |
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No. 259 | 01 Mar 2007 |
Banking on Democracy
Private capital movements have risen in recent decades, and bank flows have been part of this story. Some empirical studies have analysed the political drivers of private international liquidity, but paradoxically very few have looked at the... |
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No. 297 | 01 Mar 2011 |
Ascendance by Descendants?
This paper studies intergenerational social mobility in Latin America. We show that persistence in educational achievements across generations is high compared to other parts of the world. That is, not only is the income distribution in Latin America... |
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No. 278 | 30 Jun 2009 |
Are all Migrants Really Worse off in Urban Labour Markets?
The rapid and massive increase in rural-to-urban worker flows to the coast of China has drawn recent attention to the welfare of migrants working in urban regions, particularly to their working conditions and pay; serious concern is raised regarding... |
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No. 282 | 09 Oct 2009 |
Are Workers' Remittances Relevant for Credit Rating Agencies?
Remittance flows are an important source of financing for developing countries. In addition to the microeconomic impact at the household level, remittances have grown into an important pillar of macroeconomic stability, reducing volatility of... |
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No. 283 | 03 Jan 2010 |
Are Sovereign Wealth Funds' Investments Politically Biased?
Global allocation of capital and fluctuations in asset prices are increasingly influenced by the activities of Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The Santiago Principles called for higher transparency, stressing that SWFs should exhibit clearer... |
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No. 252 | 29 Jun 2006 |
Angel or Devil? China's Trade Impact on Latin American Emerging Markets
China’s economy has expanded by leaps and bounds, with dazzling progress since it first opened to foreign investment and reform in 1978. Over the last 25 years and after a long period of economic autarky, the country has emerged as a major player in... |
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No. 67 | 01 May 1992 |
An Assessment of the Brady Plan Agreements
This paper presents an assessment of the results of Brady plans for debtor countries which have implemented such agreements (Costa Rica, Mexico, the Philippines, Uruguay and Venezuela). First, we show that the relatively successful Mexican case... |
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No. 87 | 01 Aug 1993 |
Alternative Explanations of the Trade-Output Correlation in the East Asian Economies
A number of Asian countries have been able to follow the example of Japan and develop sophisticated industrial economies in a relatively short time. Specifically, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have become known as the "Four Tigers" of... |
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No. 273 | 01 Nov 2008 |
Aid Volatility and Macro Risks in Low-Income Countries
The report argues that aid volatility is an important source of volatility for the poorest countries. Following a method already applied by the Agence Française de Développement, the report argues that loans to LICs should incorporate a floating... |
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No. 74 | 01 Jul 1992 |
Agriculture and the Policy Environment
The paper examines the effect of differing policies in the post-independence period on the agricultural and overall economic performance of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It focuses on the interaction between macroeconomic and agricultural policy reforms. It... |
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No. 15 | 01 Jun 1990 |
Agriculture and the Economic Cycle
This study provides an economic and econometric analysis of agriculture in the economic cycle, with special reference to the recent experience of Brazil. Part One of the paper discusses the economic theory and points to the relevance of classical... |
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No. 206 | 01 Mar 2003 |
Agricultural and Human Health Impacts of Climate Policy in China
China’s climate policy over the coming decades will be crucial to efforts to slow global warming. While CO2 emissions growth slowed in the 1990s, it is too early to know if this represents the beginning of a long-term downward trend in the carbon... |
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No. 75 | 01 Aug 1992 |
Agricultural Productivity and Economic Policies
This study develops a conceptual framework for analysing the ways in which changes in the economic environment modify factor productivity. It focuses on the technology actually used in production — implemented technology — rather than the generation... |
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No. 13 | 01 Apr 1990 |
Agricultural Growth and Economic Development
This study examines the role of public investment in determining the pattern of agricultural development in Pakistan. The focus is on investment in irrigation, which is seen to be the key to providing food self-sufficiency and allowing Pakistan to... |
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No. 50 | 01 Dec 1991 |
Aggregation by Industry in General Equilibrium Models with International Trade
Models of trading economies have become very large in dimensions and complex in structure. This paper seeks conditions under which it is possible to aggregate the production and consumption of groups of commodities in "industries": commodity groups... |
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No. 137 | 01 Aug 1998 |
A Simulation Model of Global Pension Investment
How and to what extent can a high degree of global financial integration help the fast-ageing OECD benefit from the delayed ageing process in the non-OECD area? The question is being raised with increasing urgency as it is slowly understood that even... |
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No. 213 | 01 Nov 2003 |
A Multi-Region Social Accounting Matrix (1995) and Regional Environmental General Equilibrium Model for India (REGEMI)
This technical paper presents the complete technical specification of the current version of the RE-GEM (Regional and Environmental General Equilibrium Model) for India. The document lists all the key structural and behavioural equations, providing a... |
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No. 10 | 01 Feb 1990 |
A Financial Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Analysis of Ecuador's Stabilization Programs
This paper presents an application to Ecuador of a computable general equilibrium model with a financial component, following the lead of F. Bourguignon, W. Branson and J. de Melo. Their macro-micro model was introduced in Technical Paper No.1... |
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No. 90 | 01 Nov 1993 |
A Detailed Input-Output Table for Morocco, 1990
This paper reports on the construction of an Input-Output table for the economy of Morocco. The table is calibrated to the year 1990 and details the interactions between 133 primary, manufacturing, and service sectors, relying on a combination of a... |
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Banking on Development
Javier Rodríguez and Javier Santiso
01 Nov 2007
Over the past decade we have witnessed a double convergence. Aid donors have developed a growing interest in the private sector while private banks have set about creating corporate social responsibility programs, sustainable lending and microfinance...
Banking on Democracy
Javier Rodríguez and Javier Santiso
01 Mar 2007
Private capital movements have risen in recent decades, and bank flows have been part of this story. Some empirical studies have analysed the political drivers of private international liquidity, but paradoxically very few have looked at the...
Ascendance by Descendants?
Christian Daude
01 Mar 2011
This paper studies intergenerational social mobility in Latin America. We show that persistence in educational achievements across generations is high compared to other parts of the world. That is, not only is the income distribution in Latin America...
Are all Migrants Really Worse off in Urban Labour Markets?
Jason Gagnon, Theodora Xenogiani and Chunbing Xing
30 Jun 2009
The rapid and massive increase in rural-to-urban worker flows to the coast of China has drawn recent attention to the welfare of migrants working in urban regions, particularly to their working conditions and pay; serious concern is raised regarding...
Are Workers' Remittances Relevant for Credit Rating Agencies?
Rolando Avendaño, Norbert Gaillard and Sebastián Nieto Parra
09 Oct 2009
Remittance flows are an important source of financing for developing countries. In addition to the microeconomic impact at the household level, remittances have grown into an important pillar of macroeconomic stability, reducing volatility of...
Are Sovereign Wealth Funds' Investments Politically Biased?
Rolando Avendaño and Javier Santiso
03 Jan 2010
Global allocation of capital and fluctuations in asset prices are increasingly influenced by the activities of Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The Santiago Principles called for higher transparency, stressing that SWFs should exhibit clearer...
Angel or Devil? China's Trade Impact on Latin American Emerging Markets
Jorge Blázquez-Lidoy, Javier Rodríguez and Javier Santiso
29 Jun 2006
China’s economy has expanded by leaps and bounds, with dazzling progress since it first opened to foreign investment and reform in 1978. Over the last 25 years and after a long period of economic autarky, the country has emerged as a major player in...
An Assessment of the Brady Plan Agreements
Jean-Claude Berthélemy and Robert Lensink
01 May 1992
This paper presents an assessment of the results of Brady plans for debtor countries which have implemented such agreements (Costa Rica, Mexico, the Philippines, Uruguay and Venezuela). First, we show that the relatively successful Mexican case...
Alternative Explanations of the Trade-Output Correlation in the East Asian Economies
Colin Bradford and Naomi Chakwin
01 Aug 1993
A number of Asian countries have been able to follow the example of Japan and develop sophisticated industrial economies in a relatively short time. Specifically, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have become known as the "Four Tigers" of...
Aid Volatility and Macro Risks in Low-Income Countries
Eduardo Borensztein, Julia Cagé, Daniel Cohen and Cécile Valadier
01 Nov 2008
The report argues that aid volatility is an important source of volatility for the poorest countries. Following a method already applied by the Agence Française de Développement, the report argues that loans to LICs should incorporate a floating...
Agriculture and the Policy Environment
Doris J. Jansen and Andrew Rukovo
01 Jul 1992
The paper examines the effect of differing policies in the post-independence period on the agricultural and overall economic performance of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It focuses on the interaction between macroeconomic and agricultural policy reforms. It...
Agriculture and the Economic Cycle
Florence Contré and Ian Goldin
01 Jun 1990
This study provides an economic and econometric analysis of agriculture in the economic cycle, with special reference to the recent experience of Brazil. Part One of the paper discusses the economic theory and points to the relevance of classical...
Agricultural and Human Health Impacts of Climate Policy in China
David O’Connor, Fan Zhai, Kristin Aunan, Terje Berntsen and Haakon Vennemo
01 Mar 2003
China’s climate policy over the coming decades will be crucial to efforts to slow global warming. While CO2 emissions growth slowed in the 1990s, it is too early to know if this represents the beginning of a long-term downward trend in the carbon...
Agricultural Productivity and Economic Policies
Yair Mundlak
01 Aug 1992
This study develops a conceptual framework for analysing the ways in which changes in the economic environment modify factor productivity. It focuses on the technology actually used in production — implemented technology — rather than the generation...
Agricultural Growth and Economic Development
Naved Hamid and Wouter Tims
01 Apr 1990
This study examines the role of public investment in determining the pattern of agricultural development in Pakistan. The focus is on investment in irrigation, which is seen to be the key to providing food self-sufficiency and allowing Pakistan to...
Aggregation by Industry in General Equilibrium Models with International Trade
Peter J. Lloyd
01 Dec 1991
Models of trading economies have become very large in dimensions and complex in structure. This paper seeks conditions under which it is possible to aggregate the production and consumption of groups of commodities in "industries": commodity groups...
A Simulation Model of Global Pension Investment
Landis MacKellar and Helmut Reisen
01 Aug 1998
How and to what extent can a high degree of global financial integration help the fast-ageing OECD benefit from the delayed ageing process in the non-OECD area? The question is being raised with increasing urgency as it is slowly understood that even...
A Multi-Region Social Accounting Matrix (1995) and Regional Environmental General Equilibrium Model for India (REGEMI)
Maurizio Bussolo, Mohamed Chemingui and David O’Connor
01 Nov 2003
This technical paper presents the complete technical specification of the current version of the RE-GEM (Regional and Environmental General Equilibrium Model) for India. The document lists all the key structural and behavioural equations, providing a...
A Financial Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Analysis of Ecuador's Stabilization Programs
André Fargeix and Elisabeth Sadoulet
01 Feb 1990
This paper presents an application to Ecuador of a computable general equilibrium model with a financial component, following the lead of F. Bourguignon, W. Branson and J. de Melo. Their macro-micro model was introduced in Technical Paper No.1...
A Detailed Input-Output Table for Morocco, 1990
Maurizio Bussolo and David Roland-Holst
01 Nov 1993
This paper reports on the construction of an Input-Output table for the economy of Morocco. The table is calibrated to the year 1990 and details the interactions between 133 primary, manufacturing, and service sectors, relying on a combination of a...