This forum is regarding poignant words of the President of Sri Lanka, in her address to the nation at the opening of the new Parliament on November 9.This forum offer two personal observations to put the...
This report presents an overview of the discussions held at the workshop. It does not attempt to elaborate on the entire content of the presentations. Instead, it presents highlights of the international...
This paper proposes a simple decomposition of the widely used DRC measure of international competitiveness into three distinct elements: (1) changes in international prices, (2) changes in production techniques...
This paper proposes a simple decomposition of the widely used DRC measure of international competitiveness into three distinct elements: (1) changes in international prices, (2) changes in production techniques...
This paper focusses on the setting of ex-factory prices for the producers of fertilizers in the developing world. Regardless of whether prices are determined by the free market or by an official agency...
This paper evaluates the impact of policy reforms on the productivity of Egypt's public sector enterprises. It finds an important asymmetry in the consequences of the reforms between the rapidly expanding...
This paper evaluates the impact of policy reforms on the productivity of Egypt's public sector enterprises. It finds an important asymmetry in the consequences of the reforms between the rapidly expanding...
The role of trade policies in increasing growth and efficiency has long been a major focus in the development literature. This paper examines the impact of different development strategies, especially...
The role of trade policies in increasing growth and efficiency has long been a major focus in the development literature. This paper examines the impact of different development strategies, especially...