Households accumulate wealth as a reserve against unexpected contingencies. The author employ a detailed household survey in Afghanistan to study how non-housing wealth accumulation of households varies...
Afghanistan’s economic prospects are dim and its growth options limited. This puts pressure on the labor market, with 400,000 new entrants joining the labor force annually. As in the past, this will likely...
Spending based fiscal adjustment requires decisions on when? and how much to cut public spending to minimise adveræ effects on economic growth. This requires precise estimates of the response of output...
One-fifth of the world's population lives in countries affected by fragility, violence and conflict, impeding long-term economic growth. However, little is known about how firms respond to local changes...
Sixteen years after the fall of the Taliban regime Afghanistan is still characterized by conflict and insecurity. Increasing violence and insecurity is deterring investment and imposing enormous human...
This paper presents a general equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a larger analytical work program undertaken by the World...
Afghanistan is one of the least developed countries in the world, with an estimated poverty rate of 35.8 percent as of 2012. As is the case with many other developing countries, poverty in Afghanistan...