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2000
- 2434 Socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition in the developing world
by Wagstaff, Adam & Watanabe, Naoko - 2433 External interventions and the duration of civil wars
by Elbadawi, Ibrahim A. & Sambanis, Nicholas - 2432 Funding growth in bank-based and market-based financial systems : evidence from firm level data
by Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Maksimovic, Vojislav - 2431 Inside the crisis : an empirical analysis of banking systems in distress
by Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Detragiache, Enrica & Gupta, Poonam - 2430 Financial structure and bank profitability
by Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Huizinga, Harry - 2429 Corruption, composition of capital flows, and currency crises
by Shang-Jin Wei - 2428 The role of foreign investors in debt market development - conceptual frameworks and policy issues
by Jeong Yeon Lee - 2427 Public officials and their institutional environment - an analytical model for assessing the impact of institutional change on public sector performance
by Manning, Nick & Mukherjee, Ranjana & Gokcekus, Omer - 2426 Commodity price uncertainty in developing countries
by Dehn, Jan - 2425 Are returns to investment lower for the poor? Human and physical capital interactions in rural Viet Nam
by van de Walle, Dominique - 2424 Global transmission of interest rates : monetary independence and the currency regime
by Frankel, Jeffrey & Schmukler, Sergio & Serven, Luis - 2423 Financial structure and economic development - firm, industry, and country evidence
by Beck, Thorsten & Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Levine, Ross & Maksimovic, Vojislav - 2422 Private provision of a public good - social capital and solid waste management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Pargal, Sheoli & Gilligan, Daniel & Huq, Mainul - 2421 Contractual savings or stock market development - Which leads?
by Catalan, Mario & Impavido, Gregorio & Musalem, Alberto R. - 2420 Public versus private ownership : the current state of the debate
by Shirley, Mary & Walsh, Patrick - 2419 The savings collapse during the transition in Eastern Europe
by Denizer, Cevdet & Wolf, Holger C. - 2418 Polarization, politics, and property rights : links between inequality and growth
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - 2417 The indirect approach
by Ellerman, David - 2416 The Swiss multi-pillar pension system : triumph of common sense?
by Queisser, Monika & Vittas, Dimitri - 2415 Infrastructure restructuring and regulation - building a base for sustainable growth
by Alexander, Ian & Estache, Antonio - 2414 Pension reform and capital market development -"feasibility"and"impact"preconditions
by Vittas, Dimitri - 2413 Foreign direct investment in services and the domestic market for expertise
by Markusen, James & Rutherford, Thomas F. & Tarr, David - 2412 Urbanization without growth : a not-so-uncommon phenomenon
by Fay, Marianne & Opal, Charlotte - 2411 Natural openness and good government
by Shang-Jin Wei - 2410 Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana
by Blunch, Niels-Hugo & Verner, Dorte - 2409 How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s ?
by Shaohua Chen & Ravallion, Martin - 2408 What makes banks special ? a study of banking, finance, and economic development
by Bossone, Biagio - 2407 Utility privatization and the needs of the poor in Latin America - Have we learned enough to get it right?
by Estache, Antonio & Gomez-Lobo, Andres & Leipziger, Danny - 2406 How Mexico's financial crisis affected income distribution
by Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Salinas, Angel - 2405 Marginal willingness to pay for education and the determinants of enrollment in Mexico
by Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Salinas, Angel - 2404 The distribution of Mexico's public spending on education
by Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Salinas, Angel - 2403 Can the world cut poverty in half ? how policy reform and effective aid can meet international development goals
by Collier, Paul & Dollar, David - 2402 Debt management in Brazil : evaluation of the Real Plan and challenges ahead
by Bevilaqua, Alfonso S. & Garcia, Marcio G. P. - 2401 Telecom traffic and investment in developing countries : the effects of international settlement rate reductions
by Wallsten, Scott J. - 2400 Child care and women's labor force participation in Romania
by Monica Fong & Lokshin, Michael - 2399 Managers, investors, and crises : mutual fund strategies in emerging markets
by Kaminsky, Graciela & Lyons, Richard & Schmukler, Sergio - 2398 Determinants of current account deficits in developing countries
by Calderon, Cesar & Chong, Alberto & Loayza, Norman - 23971 Microfinance for infrastructure : recent experiences
by Sinha, Shalini [editor] & Jhabvala, Renana & Ahmad, Junaid Kamal & Bhatt, Ela & Vyas, Jayashree & Rao, K. Rajeswara & Lynch, James P. & Mehta, Meera & Ghatate, Smita - 2397 Verifying exchange rate regimes
by Serven, Luis & Frankel, Jeffrey & Fajnzylber, Eduardo & Schmukler, Sergio - 2396 Aid dependence and the quality of governance : a cross-country empirical analysis
by Knack, Stephen - 2395 Decentralizing the provision of health services : an incomplete contracts approach
by Jack, William - 2394 Tax evasion, corruption, and the remuneration of heterogeneous inspectors
by Wane, Waly - 2393 Will the Euro trigger more monetary unions in Africa?
by Honohan, Patrick & Lane, Philip R. - 2392 What factors appear to drive private capital flows to developing countries? and how does official lending respond?
by Dasgupta, Dipak & Ratha, Dilip - 2391 Are the poor protected from budget cuts? theory and evidence for Argentina
by Ravallion,Martin - 2390 The social rate of return on infrastructure investments
by Canning, David & Bennathan, Esra - 2389 Vietnam - on the road to labor-intensive growth ?
by Belser, Patrick - 2388 The role of special differential treatment for developing countries in GATT and the World Trade Organization
by Michalopoulos, Constantine - 2387 The long and winding path to private financing and regulation of toll roads
by Estache, Antonio & Romero, Manuel & Strong, John - 2386 Regulators and the poor - Lessons from the United Kingdom
by Green, Richard - 2385 The rise, the fall, and ... : the emerging recovery of project finance transport
by Estache, Antonio & Strong, John - 2384 Are cost models useful for telecoms regulators in developing countries?
by Benitez, Daniel A. & Estache, Antonio & Kennet, D. Mark & Ruzzier, Christian A. - 2383 New firm formation and industry growth - does having a market- or bank-based system matter?
by Beck, Thorsten & Levine, Ross - 2382 Impediments to the development and efficiency of financial intermediation in Brazil
by Beck, Thorsten - 2381 Savings and the terms of trade under borrowing constraints
by Agenor, Pierre-Richard & Aizenman, Joshua - 2380 Trade polices for electronic commerce
by Mattoo, Aaditya & Schuknecht, Ludger - 2379 India and the multilateral trading system after Seattle - toward a proactive role
by Mattoo, Aaditya & Subramanian, Arvind - 2378 Disintegration and trade flows : evidence from the Former Soviet Union
by Djankov, Simeon & Freund, Caroline - 2377 Reforming water supply in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire : mild reform in a turbulent environment
by Menard, Claude & Clarke, George - 2376 The effect of early childhood development programs on women's labor force participation and older children's schooling in Kenya
by Lokshin, Michael M. & Glinskaya, Elena & Garcia, Marito - 2375 Asset distribution, inequality, and growth
by Deininger, Klaus & Olinto, Pedro - 2374 Should credit be given for autonomous liberalization in multilateral trade negotiations?
by Mattoo, Aaditya & Olarreaga, Marcelo - 2373 Reciprocity across modes of supply in the World Trade Organization : a negotiating formula
by Mattoo, Aaditya & Olarreaga, Marcelo - 2372 Financial openness, democracy, and redistributive policy
by Dailami, Monsoor - 2371 Shock persistence and the choice of foreign exchange regime - an empirical note from Mexico
by Giugale, Marcelo & Korobow, Adam - 2370 A new model for market-based regulation of subnational borrowing - the Mexican approach
by Giugale, Marcelo & Korobow, Adam & Webb, Steven - 2369 How the proposd Basel Guidelines on rating-agency assessments would affect developing countries
by Ferri, Giovanni & Li-Gang Liu & Majnoni, Giovanni - 2368 Seeds of corruption - Do market institutions matter?
by Broadman, Harry G. & Recanatini, Francesca - 2367 Gender, poverty, and nonfarm employment in Ghana and Uganda
by Newman, Constance & Canagarajah, Sudharshan - 2366 Fiscal constraints, collection costs, and trade policies
by Kubota, Keiko - 2365 Leading indicator project - Lithuania
by Everhart, Stephen S. & Duval-Hernandez, Robert - 2364 Perverse effects of a ratings-related capital adequacy system
by Honohan, Patrick - 2363 Would collective action clauses raise borrowing costs? - an update and additional results
by Eichengreen, Barry & Mody, Ashoka - 2362 A transitory regime : water supply in Conakry, Guinea
by Menard, Claude & Clarke, George - 2361 The welfare effects of private sector participation in Guinea's urban water supply
by Clarke, George & Menard, Claude & Zuluaga, Ana Maria - 2360 Corruption and the composition of foreign direct investment - firm-level evidence
by Smarzynska, Beata K. & Shang-Jin Wei - 2359 Reducing carbon dioxide emissions through joint implementation of projects
by Martin, Will - 2358 Why infrastructure financing facilities often fall short of their objectives
by Klingebiel, Daniela & Ruster, Jeff - 2357 Evaluating carbon offsets from forestry and energy projects
by Chomitz, Kenneth M. - 2356 Bureaucratic delegation and political institutions: when are independent central banks irrelevent?
by Keffer, Philip & Stasavage, David - 2355 Greed and grievance in civil war
by Collier, Paul & Hoeffler, Anke - 2354 When the bureaucrats move out of business : a cost-benefit assessment of labor retrenchment in China
by Yi Chen & Diwan, Ishac - 2353 The Sao Mateus - Jabaquara Trolleybusway Concession in Brazil
by Rebelo, Jorge & Machado, Pedro - 2352 How stronger patent protection in India might affect the behavior of transnational pharaceutical industries
by Fink, Carsten - 2351 Environmental policy and time consistency - emissions taxes and emissions trading
by Kennedy, Peter W. & Laplante, Benoit - 2350 Multilateral trade liberalization and political disintegration - implications for the evolution of free trade areas and customs unions
by Schiff, Maurice - 2349 Trade, foreign direct investment, and international technology transfer : a survey
by Saggi, Kamal - 2348 Taxing issues with privatization : a checklist
by Mintz, Jack M. & Chen, Duanjie & Zorotheos, Evangelia - 2347 Terror as a bargaining instrument : a case study of dowry violence in rural India
by Bloch, Francis & Rao, Vijayendra - 2346 the middle class consensus and economic development
by Easterly, William - 2345 Information and modeling issues in designing water and sanitation subsidy schemes
by Gomez-Lobo, Andres & Foster, Vivien & Halpern, Jonathan - 2344 Designing direct subsidies for water and sanitation services - Panama : a case study
by Foster, Vivien & Gomez-Lobo, Andres & Halpern, Jonathan - 2343 Ownership and performance of Lithuanian enterprises
by Grigorian, David A. - 2342 What can we learn about country performance from conditional comparisons across countries?
by Ravallion, Martin - 2341 The tyranny of concepts - CUDIE (Cumulated, Depreciated Investment Effort) is NOT capital
by Pritchett, Lant - 2340 Currency substitution in Latin America - lessons from the 1990s
by Gomis-Porqueras, Pere & Serrano, Carlos & Somuano, Alejandro - 2339 Building subnational debt markets in developing and transition economies : a framework for analysis, policy reform, and assistance strategy
by Noel, Michel - 2338 The geography of international investment
by Shatz, Howard J. & Venables, Anthony J. - 2337 Pollution charges, community pressure, and abatement cost of industrial pollution in China
by Hua Wang - 2336 Endogenous enforcement and effectiveness of China's pollution levy system
by Hua Wang & Wheeler, David - 2335 Inflation and the poor
by Easterly, William & Fischer, Stanley - 2334 Sex workers and the cost of safe sex - the compensating differential for condom use in Calcutta
by Rao, Vijayendra & Gupta, Indrani & Jana, Smarajit - 2333 Output fluctuations in Latin America - what explains the recent slowdown?
by Herrera, Santiago & Perry, Guillermo & Quintero, Neile - 2332 Financial intermediary distress in the Republic of Korea - Small is beautiful?
by Bongini, Paola & Ferri, Giovanni & Tae Soo Kang - 2331 Competition, Corporate Governance, and regulation in Central Asia - Uzbekistan's structural reform challenges
by Boradman, Harry G. - 2330 Reducing structural dominance and entry barriers in Russian industry
by Broadman, Harry G. - 2329 Improving Russia's policy on foreign direct investment
by Bergsman, Joel & Broadman, Harry G. & Drebentsov, Vladimir - 2328 Social transfers and social assistance - an empirical analysis using Latvian household survey data
by Milanovic, Branko - 2327 How the Republic of Korea's financial structure affects the volatility of four asset prices
by Hong G. Min & Par,Jong-Goo - 2326 How urban concentration affects economic growth
by Henderson, Vernon - 2325 Banking systems around the globe : do regulation and ownership affect the performance and stability?
by Barth, James R. & Caprio, Gerard & Levine, Ross - 2324 Give growth and macroeconomic stability in Russia a chance - harden budgets by eliminating nonpayments
by Pinto, Brian & Drebentsov, Vladimir & Morozov, Alexander - 2323 Globalization and firms'financing choices - evidence from emerging economies
by Schmukler, Sergio & Versperoni, Esteban - 2322 Self-targeted subsidies - the distributional impact of the Egyptian food subsidy system
by Adams, Richard H. - 2321 Algorithms for purchasing AIDS vaccines
by Bishai, David & Lin, Maria K. & Kiyonga, C.W.B. - 2320 Does more intense competition lead to higher growth?
by Dutz, Mark A. & Hayri, Aydin - 2319 Externalities and production efficiency
by Eskeland, Gunnar S. - 2318 Regulatory reform, competition, and innovation - a case study of the Mexican road freight industry
by Dutz, Mark A. & Hayri, Aydin & Ibarra,Pablo - 2317 Trade negotiations in the presence of network externalities
by Kubota, Keiko - 2316 Distributional outcomes of a decentralized welfare program
by Galasso, Emanuela & Ravallion, Martin - 2315 Investment in natural gas pipelines in the Southern Cone of Latin America
by Jadresic, Alejandro - 2314 Technological leadership and foreign investors'choice of entry mode
by Smarzynska, Beata K. - 2313 How interest rates changed under financial liberalization - a cross-country review
by Honohan, Patrick - 2312 Measuring governance, corruption, and State capture - how firms and bureaucrats shape the business environment in transition economies
by Hellman, Joel S. & Jones, Geraint & Kaufmann, Daniel & Schankerman, Mark - 2311 The Buenos Aires water concession
by Alcazar, Lorena & Abdala, Manuel A. & Shirley, Mary M. - 2310 How politics and institutions affect pension reform in three post-communist countries
by Orenstein, Mitchell A. - 2309 What drives private saving around the world?
by Loayza, Norman & Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus & Serven, Luis - 2308 How small should an economy's fiscal deficit be? - a monetary programming approach
by Beckerman,Paul E. - 2307 Surveying surveys and questioning questions - learning from World Bank experience
by Recanatini, Francesca & Wallsten, Scott J. & Lixin Colin Xu - 2306 International contagion - implications for policy
by Chang, Roberto & Majnoni, Giovanni - 2305 The impact of banking crises on money demand and price stability
by Martinez Peria, Maria Soledad - 2304 Disinflation and the supply side
by Agenor, Pierre-Richard & Lodovico, Pizzati - 2303 Malaria and growth
by McCarthy, F. Desmond & Wolf, Holger & Yi Wu - 2302 Why liberalization alone has not improved agricultural productivity in Zambia : the role of asset ownership and working capital constraints
by Deininger, Klaus & Olinto, Pedro - 2301 Identifying welfare effects from subjective questions
by Ravallion, Martin & Lokshin, Michael - 2300 Single mothers in Russia - household strategies for coping with poverty
by Lokshin, Michael & Mullan Harris, Kathleen & Popkin, Barry - 2299 Household savings in transition economies
by Denizer, Cevdet & Wolf, Holger C. & Ying, Yvonne - 2298 Fiscal deficits, monetary reform, and inflation stabilization in Romania
by Budina, Nina & Van Wijnbergen, Sweder - 2297 Sources of ethnic inequality in Vietnam
by Gunewardena, Dileni & Van de Walle, Dominique - 2296 An ecological and historical perspective on agricultural development in Southeast Asia
by Hayami, Yujiro - 2295 Resolving bank failures in Argentina - recent developments and issues
by De La Torre,Augusto - 2294 Reforming the urban water system in Santiago, Chile
by Shirley, Mary M. & L. Colin Xu & Zuluaga, Ana Maria - 2293 Should capital flows be regulated? - a look at the issues and policies
by Islam, Roumeen - 2292 Dividing the spoils - pensions, privatization, and reform in Russia's transition
by Kapstein, Ethan B. & Milanovic, Branko - 2291 Incentives for pollution control - regulation and public disclosure
by Foulon, Jerome & Lanoie, Paul & Laplante, Benoit - 2290 Decentralization and corruption - evidence across countries
by Fisman, Raymond & Gatti, Roberta - 2289 Exchange rate overvaluation and trade protection - lessons from experience
by Shatz, Howard J. & Tarr, David G. - 2288 Ten years of transformation - macroeconomic lessons
by Wyplosz, Charles - 2287 The vicious circles of control - regional governments and insiders in privatized Russian enterprises
by Desai, Raj M. & Goldberg, Itzhak - 2286 Transparency, liberalization, and banking crisis
by Mehrez, Gil & Kaufmann, Daniel - 2285 Industrial environmental performance in China - the impact of inspections
by Dasgupta, Susmita & Laplante, Benoit & Namingi, Nlandu & Hua Wang - 2284 The use of asset management companies in the resolution of banking crises - cross-country experience
by Klingebiel, Daniela - 2283 New tools and new tests in comparative political economy - the database of political institutions
by Beck, Thorsten & Clarke, George & Groff, Alberto & Keefer, Philip & Walsh, Patrick - 2282 Managing fiscal risk in Bulgaria
by Polackova Brixi, Hana & Shatalov, Sergei & Zlaoui, Leila - 2281 External sustainability : a stock equilibrium perspective
by Calderon, Cesar & Loayza, Norman & Serven, Luis - 2280 Willingness to pay for air quality improvements in Sofia, Bulgaria
by Whittington, Dale & Hua Wang - 2279 Broad roads in a thin country - infrastructure concessions in Chile
by Hinojosa, Sergio & Gomez-Lobo, Andres - 2278 Liquidity constraints and investment in transition economies - the case of Bulgaria
by Budina, Nina & Garretsen, Harry & de Jong, Elke - 2277 Determinants of Bulgarian Brady bond prices - an empirical assessment
by Budina, Nina & Mantchev, Tzvetan - 2276 Evaluating the case for export subsidies
by Panagariya, Arvind - 2275 Who gained from Vietnam's boom in the 1990s? An analysis of poverty and inequality trends
by Glewwe, Paul & Gragnolatti, Michele & Zaman, Hassan - 2274 How access to urban potable water and sewerage connections affects child mortality
by Shi, Anqing - 2273 The value of preventing malaria in Tembien, Ethiopia
by Cropper, Mauren L. & Haile, Mitiku & Lampieti, Julian A. & Poulos, Christine & Whittington, Dale - 2272 Ownership versus environment : disentangling the sources of public sector inefficiency
by Bartel, Ann P. & Harrison, Ann E. - 2271 Corporate risk around the world
by Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Nenova, Tatiana - 2270 The optimal income tax when poverty is a public"bad"
by Wane, Waly - 2269 Context is everything : measuring institutional change in transition economies
by Campos, Nauro F. - 2268 The structure of social disparities in education : gender and wealth
by Filmer, Deon - 2267 Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks ?
by Kraay, Aart - 2266 The impact of adult deaths on children's health in Northwestern Tanzania
by Ainsworth, Martha & Semali, Innocent - 2265 The political economy of distress in East Asian financial institutions
by Bongini, Paola & Claessens, Stijn & Ferri, Giovanni - 21522 Abstracts : Policy Research working paper series - numbers 2458 - 2498
by anonymous - 21280 Abstracts : policy research working paper series - numbers 2262-2299
by anonymous - 21142 Abstracts : policy research working paper series - numbers 2363 - 2457
by anonymous - 21028 Abstracts : policy research working paper series - numbers 2300-2362
by anonymous
1999
- 2264 Do more unequal countries redistribute more? does the median voter hypothesis hold?
by Milanovic, Branko - 2263 When is growth pro-poor? Evidence from the diverse experiences of India's states
by Ravallion, Martin & Datt, Gaurav - 2262 How inadequate provision of public infrastructure and services affects private investment
by Reinikka, Ritva & Svensson, Jakob - 2261 Is knowledge shared within households?
by Basu, Kaushik & Narayan, Ambar & Ravallion, Martin - 2260 Regional integration agreements - a force for convergence or divergence?
by Venables, Anthony J. - 2259 Predicting currency fluctuations and crises - do resident firms have an informational advantage?
by Kaufmann, Daniel & Mehrez, Gil & Schmukler, Sergio - 2258 Market access bargaining in the Uruguay Round - Rigid or relaxed reciprocity?
by Finger, J. Michael & Reincke, Ulrich & Castro, Adriana - 2257 Infrastructure, geographical disadvantage, and transport costs
by Limao, Nuno & Venables, Anthony J. - 2256 Geographical disadvantage - a Heckscher-Ohlin-von Thunen model of international specialization
by Venables, Anthony J. & Limao, Nuno - 2255 Risk and efficiency in East Asian banks
by Laeven, Luc - 2254 Does"grease money"speed up the wheels of commerce?
by Kaufman, Daniel & Shang-Jin Wei - 2253 Revenue recycling and the welfare effects of road pricing
by Parry, Ian W.H. & Bento, Antonio Miguel R. - 2252 Productivity growth, capital accumulation, and the banking sector - some lessons from Malaysia
by Ghani, Ejaz & Suri, Vivek - 2251 Will the Euro create a bonanza for Africa?
by Cohen,Daniel & Kristensen,Nicolai & Verner,Dorte - 2249 Argentina's transport privatization and re-regulation : ups and downs of a daring decade-long experience
by Estache, Antonio & Carbajo, Jose C. & de Rus, Gines - 2248 Privatization and regulation of transport infrastructure in the 1990s - successes...and bugs to fix for the next millennium
by Estache, Antonio - 2247 Does deposit insurance increase banking system stability ? An empirical investigation
by Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Detragiache, Enrica - 2246 Infrastructure's contribution to aggregate output
by Canning, David - 2245 Opportunities for improving environmental compliance in Mexico
by Dasgupta, Susmita - 2244 True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993 - first calculations, based on household surveys alone
by Milanovic, Branko - 2243 Designing pro-poor water and sewer concessions : early lessons from Bolivia
by Komives, Kristin - 2242 Confronting competition - investment response and constraints in Uganda
by Reinikka, Ritva & Svensson, Jakob - 2241 How land registration affects financial development and economic growth in Thailand
by Byamugisha, Frank F.K. - 2240 The effects of land registration on financial development and economic growth - a theoretical and conceptual framework
by Byamugisha, Frank F.K. - 2239 The EU factor in the trade policies of Central European countries
by Kaminski, Bartlomiej