Armington’s insight that imports and domestically produced goods were imperfect substitutes has unleashed extensive estimates of the associated trade elasticity, primarily for developed countries...
Why is governance in resource-rich countries so poor? This paper argues that it is because governments in these countries do not rely on taxation, which is an important instrument for citizens to hold...
On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris agreement on climate change. Despite this decision, American firms continued investing in low-carbon technologies...
If trade tensions between the United States and certain trading partners escalate into a full-blown trade war, what should developing countries do? Using a global, general-equilibrium model, this paper...
The recovery in global activity anticipated in the April MENA Economic Monitor is on track. The global economy is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2017 and 2.9 percent in 2018–19. The uptick in global...
The recovery in global activity anticipated in the April MENA Economic Monitor is on track. The global economy is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2017 and 2.9 percent in 2018–19. The uptick in global...
The recovery in global activity anticipated in the April MENA Economic Monitor is on track. The global economy is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2017 and 2.9 percent in 2018–19. The uptick in global...
The World Bank in collaboration with RAND has developed an online calculator that allows the user to calculate and forecast the costs of the Syrian war. This calculator combines data from the World...
The World Bank in collaboration with RAND has developed an online calculator that allows the user to calculate and forecast the costs of the Syrian war. This calculator combines data from the World...
The World Bank in collaboration with RAND has developed an online calculator that allows the user to calculate and forecast the costs of the Syrian war. This calculator combines data from the World...
Despite disappointing growth in 2016, global economic activity is expected to improve slightly in 2017 and beyond, led by a growth recovery in emerging-market and developing economies. Global growth...
Despite disappointing growth in 2016, global economic activity is expected to improve slightly in 2017 and beyond, led by a growth recovery in emerging-market and developing economies. Global growth...
Despite disappointing growth in 2016, global economic activity is expected to improve slightly in 2017 and beyond, led by a growth recovery in emerging-market and developing economies. Global growth...
This paper develops a dynamic, stochastic, general-equilibrium model to analyze and derive simple budget rules in the face of volatile public revenue from natural resources in a low-income country like...
This year appears to be one of the toughest for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region as governments are facing major policy challenges. Growth is expected to slow down to an average of 2.3...
This year appears to be one of the toughest for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region as governments are facing major policy challenges. Growth is expected to slow down to an average of 2.3...
This year appears to be one of the toughest for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region as governments are facing major policy challenges. Growth is expected to slow down to an average of 2.3...
Despite a large body of research and evidence on the policies and institutions needed to generate growth and reduce poverty, many governments fail to adopt these policies or establish the institutions...
This report explores the plight of Syrian refugees and of the Syrian people more generally. Those coming to Europe are the tip of the iceberg, representing a mere 10 percent of registered refugees...
This report explores the plight of Syrian refugees and of the Syrian people more generally. Those coming to Europe are the tip of the iceberg, representing a mere 10 percent of registered refugees...