The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
region has seen a decade of remarkable growth and income
convergence. Growth has been a key driver for reducing
poverty and boosting...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 91015Date: December 1, 2014Author:
Araujo,Jorge A. De Thompson R. ;
Brueckner, Markus ;
Clavijo Munoz,Mateo ;
Vostroknutova,Ekaterina ;
Wacker,Konstantin M.
The objective of this book is to analyze
the economic and social impact of international migration on
labor sending and labor receiving countries in the East Asia
region....
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 93255Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Adams, Richard H. Jr; Ahsan, Ahmad
The Palestinian economy has experienced
strong growth in recent years. This report examines the
economic benefits of lifting the restrictions on movement
and access,...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: AUS2922Date: October 2, 2013
Over the past decade, some countries of
the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred
economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by
taking the...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 82736Date: September 17, 2013
Over the past decade, some countries of
the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred
economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by
taking the...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 82736Date: September 17, 2013
Kazakhstan grew rapidly in the first
half of the 2000s and made considerable progress in reducing
poverty. In the years preceding the crisis, Kazakhstan
maintained a...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 81686Date: May 31, 2013
Congo Basin countries rely more on
wood-based biomass to meet their energy needs than most
other countries in the world. Wood fuel production is
increasing in Congo...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 77940Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Behrendt, Hannah; Megevand, Carole; Sander, Klas
This report assesses the role of fiscal
rules for countercyclical economic management in Kazakhstan
and simulates the behavior of different types of fiscal
rules. The...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 82509Date: January 1, 2013Author:
Carneiro,Francisco Galrao
The efficiency and effectiveness of
generalized subsidies as part of a safety net system are
questionable. This is because generalized subsidies tend to
create distortions...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 83545Date: January 1, 2013
This report develops a strategy to
support employment creation in Lebanon and improve labor
market opportunities for its work force. The analysis is
based on a new survey...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 76008Date: December 1, 2012
The Lao Government has also made
important commitments to gender equality in both its
national socio-economic development planning and in a number
of international agreements....
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 70808Date: July 1, 2012
Over the past decade, credit markets in
Brazil have markedly deepened. Credit as a share of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) almost doubled-from 28 percent of GDP
in 2000...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 67332Date: June 29, 2012
For some Latin American countries -
especially, the oil importers in the Caribbean - rising
energy prices could pose a significant threat to their
current account sustainability,...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 69564Date: June 6, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire was an economic
success story in the first twenty years of independence, but
a sharp reversal began in 1980 and by 1993 per capita
incomes was back to...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 62572Date: March 20, 2012
Informality hampers economic performance
at both macro and micro levels. High degree of informality
and low economic growth tend to go hand-in-hand, although
evidence...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 67808Date: January 1, 2012
HIV/AIDS imposes enormous economic,
social, health, and human costs and will continue to do so
for the foreseeable future. The challenge is particularly
acute in Sub-Saharan...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 65658Date: November 17, 2011Author:
Lule, Elizabeth ;
Haacker, Markus
From November 8 to 17, 2010, a World
Bank team undertook a Debt Management Performance Assessment
(DeMPA) mission to Tirana, Albania. The mission's
objective was to...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 63631Date: June 1, 2011
This report focuses on the impact of
policies and exogenous shocks on food inflation. It deals
with four elements: 1) the pass-through of global food (and
other commodity)...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 70883Date: June 1, 2011
The report has three main chapters
discussing modernization, diversification and
competitiveness. The chapters examine problems and barriers
facing households, private...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 62905Date: June 1, 2011
Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the
northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have
been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last
three decades....
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 74395Date: March 1, 2011
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