In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa emerged from the recession, but its recovery is still timid and fragile. The region is projected to grow at a rate of 3.3 percent, a weaker pace of recovery than that of advanced...
In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa emerged from the recession, but its recovery is still timid and fragile. The region is projected to grow at a rate of 3.3 percent, a weaker pace of recovery than that of advanced...
In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa emerged from the recession, but its recovery is still timid and fragile. The region is projected to grow at a rate of 3.3 percent, a weaker pace of recovery than that of advanced...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa has been severe; however, countries are weathering the storm so far. Real GDP is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent in 2020, close to...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa has been severe; however, countries are weathering the storm so far. Real GDP is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent in 2020, close to...
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa has been severe; however, countries are weathering the storm so far. Real GDP is estimated to contract by 2.0 percent in 2020, close to...
COVID-19 has taken a large toll on economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, putting a decade of hard-won economic progress at risk. The pandemic is pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years...
COVID-19 has taken a large toll on economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa, putting a decade of hard-won economic progress at risk. The pandemic is pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years...
Rapid and sustained Palestinian economic growth will only be possible with a peace agreement. Quarter of the Palestinian labor force is still unemployed, and the Palestinian authority still has a financing...
To control the expansion of government contingent liabilities and reduce fiscal vulnerability, one must be able to identify and measure them. The authors discuss how this may be done and demonstrate how...
Noting the trend toward more independent trade unions in developing countries, this article examines whether the presence of unions strengthens or weakens the benefits to be gained from economic policy...
This article uses cross-country data to examine the link between a country's type of political regime and its degree of openness and labor market distortion. The analysis indicates that more authoritarian...
This report is a summary of "World Development Report 1995: workers in an integrating world" which deals with labor and employment, issues that are important to South Asia. Indeed, expanding employment...
This paper is written as an input to the forthcoming Philippines economic report. It analyzes the causes of the present crisis in the Philippines financial sector and proposes corrective measures. It points...
This paper analyzes the determinants of financial savings using an econometric model and proposes a reform package which would lead to an increase in their rate of growth. It demonstrates that financial...
This paper studies the impact of alternative foreign borrowing strategies on economic growth and social welfare in Senegal. The main tool of analysis used is a dynamic optimal control model where the objective...