At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, world leaders endorsed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Placing economic...
Kazakhstan made steady progress on poverty reduction and social development during the review period, driven by impressive economic growth and rising hydrocarbon prices. Yet, the country continues to grapple...
The World Bank Group (WBG) has adopted a new strategy which sets two ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. To operationalize the twin goals, the WBG is developing a...
From 2004 to 2012, Zambia experienced a combination of good economic policies and high rates of growth not seen since the early years after its independence. While growth was mainly driven by rising copper...
Does Mercosur's trade performance raise concerns about the effects of regional trade agreements?, by Alexander J. Yeats. A panel data analysis of the fungibility of foreign aid, by Tarhan Feyzioglu, Vinaya...
This article highlights the importance of firms' own investments in technological capability. Recent research on the nature and extent of technical change in developing countries shows that the accumulation...
In many economies, studies have found large wage differentials not accounted for by workforce characteristics, collective bargaining, or market power. Researchers attribute these differentials to either...
The role of small scale industries in providing productive employment and earning opportunities has emerged as an important concern among policy makers, donor agencies and researchers. Such policy interest...
Unique firm-level data from five developing countries -- Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan and China -- were assembled to provide a first look at the incidence, determinants, and productivity...