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1989
- 170 General training under asymmetric information
by Katz, Eliakim & Ziderman, Adrian
- 169 Financial sector reforms in adjustment programs
by Gelb, Alan & Honahan, Patrick
- 168 Technological change from inside : a review of breakthroughs
by Mody, Ashok
- 167 Do price increases for staple foods help or hurt the rural poor?
by Ravallion, Martin
- 166 Achieving and sustaining universal primary education : international experience relevant to India
by Colletta, Nat J. & Sutton, Margaret
- 165 Shifting patterns of comparative advantage : manufactured exports in developing countries
by Yeats,Alexander James
- 164 Intersectoral financial flows in developing countries
by Honohan, Patrick & Atiyas, Izak
- 163 How infrastructure and financial institutions affect agricultural output and investment in India
by Binswanger, Hans P. & Khandker, Shahidur R & Rosenzweig, Mark R.
- 162 Inflation in Argentina : stop and go since the Austral plan
by Kiguel, Miguel A.
- 161 Commodity indexed debt in international lending
by Besley, Timothy & Powell, Andrew
- 160 Evaluating the performance of public enterprises in Pakistan
by Shirley, Mary M.
- 159 Current international gas trades and prices
by McKeough, Kay
- 158 Labor redundancy in the transport sector
by Galenson, Alice
- 157 A policy model for Tunisia with real and financial flows
by de Melo, Martha & Leduc, Marc & Razmara, Setareh
- 156 Credit cooperatives in Israeli agriculture
by Kislev, Yoav & Lerman, Zvi & Zusman, Pinhas
- 155 Measuring adult mortality in developing countries : a review and assessment of methods
by Timaeus, Ian & Graham, Wendy
- 154 Forecasting, uncertainty, and public project appraisal
by Anderson, J.R.
- 153 An analysis of debt-reduction schemes initiated by debtor countries
by Diwan, Ishac & Claessens, Stijn
- 152 Subsidies and countervailing measures : economic considerations
by Balassa, Bela
- 151 U.S. trade policy towards developing countries
by Balassa, Bela
- 150 Improving the currency composition of external debt : applications in Indonesia and Turkey
by Kroner, Ken & Claessens, Stijn
- 149 Reflections on perestroyka and the foreign economic ties of the USSR
by Balassa, Bela
- 148 Impact of the International Coffee Agreement's export quota system on the World's coffee market
by Akiyama, Takamasa & Varangis, Panayotis
- 147 The private sector's response to financial liberalization in Turkey : 1980-82
by Atiyas, Izak
- 146 Exchange rate based disinflation, wage rigidity, and capital inflows : tradeoffs for Chile, 1977-81
by Condon, Timothy & Corbo, Vittorio & De Melo, Jaime
- 145 Revenue raising taxes : general equilibrium evaluation of alternative taxation in U.S. petroleum industries
by de Melo, Jaime & Stanton, Julie & Tarr, David
- 144 Product differentiation and foreign trade in CGE models of small economies
by de Melo, Jaime & Robinson, Sherman
- 143 Decentralization in education : an economic perspective
by Winkler, Donald R.
- 142 Vocational secondary schooling in Israel : a study of labor market outcomes
by Ziderman, Adrian
- 141 Payroll taxes for financing training in developing countries
by Ziderman, Adrian
- 140 Building educational evaluation capacity in developing countries
by Middleton, John & Terry, James & Bloch, Deborah
- 139 A conceptual framework for adjustment policies
by Balassa, Bela
- 138 Fiscal adjustment and deficit financing during the debt crisis
by Easterly, William R.
- 135 P.P.R working papers : catalog of numbers 1to 200
by Policy Research Dissemination Center
- 134 International trade in financial services
by Sagari, Silvia B.
- 112 A visual overview of world oil markets
by McKeogh, Kay & Escay, Jose & Sem, Sompheap
- 111 Recent World Bank activities in energy
by Industry and Energy Department
- 110 Impact of lower oil prices on renewable energy technologies
by Terrado, Ernesto & Mendis, Matthew & Fitzgerald, Kevin
- 109 Improving power system efficiency in developing countries through performance contracting
by Yates, Philip
- 108 How to collect data on household energy consumption
by Leitmann, Josef
- 107 A review of World Bank lending for electric power
by Munasinghe, Mohan & Gilling, Joseph & Mason, Melody
- 106 Energy issues in the developing world
by Munasinghe, Mohan & Saunders, Robert J.
- 56 The effects of interest rates on savings in developing countries
by Balassa, Bela
- 55 Financial liberalization in developing countries
by Balassa, Bela
- 54 Bank restructuring in Malaysia : 1985-88
by Sheng, Andrew
- 53 Venture capital and entrepreneurial development
by Ibanez, Fernan
- 52 Financial innovation and credit market development
by Bhatt, V. V.
- 51 On participating in the international capital market
by Bhatt, V. V.
- 50 Fiscal policy and stabilization in Brazil
by Martone, Celso Luiz
- 49 Public sector pricing policies : a review of Bank policy and practice
by Julius, DeAnne & Alicbusan, Adelaida P.
- 48 Do taxes matter? A review of the effect of taxation on economic behavior and output
by Skinner, Jonathan
- 47 Considerations for the development of tax policy when capital is internationally mobile
by Conrad, Robert F.
- 46 The management of public expenditures : an evolving Bank approach
by Lacey, Robert
- 43 Tax administration in developing countries : strategies and tools of implementation
by IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
1988
- 14309 PPR working papers : catalog of numbers 1 to 105
by anonymous
- 361 Housing and labor market distortions in Poland : linkages and policy implications
by Mayo, Stephen K. & Stein, James I. & INU
- 360 Compounding financial repression with rigid urban regulations : lessons of the Korea housing market
by Renaud, Bertrand & INU
- 137 Trends in nontariff barriers of developed countries : 1966-1986
by Laird, Sam & Yeats, Alexander
- 136 Pricing commodity bonds using binomial option pricing
by Rajan, Raghuram
- 133 Lewis through a looking glass : public sector employment, rent-seeking, and economic growth
by Gelb, Alan & Sabot, Richard H. & Knight, John B.
- 132 Is the discount on the secondary market a case for LDC debt relief?
by Cohen, Daniel
- 131 Implementing direct consumption taxes in developing countries
by Zodrow, George R. & McLure, Charles E. Jr.
- 130 Maternal education and the vicious cycle of high fertility and malnutrition : an analytic survey
by Lockwood, Matthew & Collier, Paul
- 129 Women in development : defining the issues
by Collier, Paul
- 128 Public finance in adjustment programs
by Chhibber, Ajay & Khalilzadeh-Shirazi, Javad
- 127 Linking development, trade, and debt strategies in highly indebted countries
by Diwan, Ishac
- 126 Educating managers for business and government : a review of international experience
by Paul, Samuel & Ickis, John C. & Levitsky, Jacob
- 125 The effects of financial liberalization on Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines : a quantitative analysis
by Chamley, Christophe & Husain, Qaizar
- 124 International macroeconomic adjustment, 1987-1992 : a world model approach
by King, Robert E. & Tang, Helena
- 123 Export supply, capacity, and relative prices
by Faini, Ricardo
- 122 Import demand in developing countries
by Faini, Riccardo & Pritchett, Lant & Clavijo, Fernando
- 121 Commercial bank provisioning against claims on developing countries
by Bird, Graham
- 120 Public policy and private investment in Turkey
by Chhibber, Ajay & van Wijnbergen, Sweder
- 119 Recent developments in commodity modeling : a World Bankfocus
by Labys, Walter C.
- 118 Contract plans and public enterprise performance
by Nellis, John R.
- 117 Europe, Middle East, and North Africa region population projections : 1988-89 edition
by Vu, My T. & Bos, Eduard & Bulatao, Rodolfo A.
- 116 Latin America and the Caribbean region population projections 1988-89
by Vu, My T. & Bos, Eduard & Bulatao, Rodolfo A.
- 115 Asia region population projections : 1988-89 edition
by Vu, My T. & Bos, Eduard & Bulatao, Rodolfo A.
- 114 Africa region population projections - 1988-89
by Vu, My T. & Bos, Eduard & Bulatao, Rodolfo A.
- 113 Public sector pay and employment reform : a review of World Bank experience
by Nunberg,Barbara
- 105 Securing access to international markets
by Snape, Richard H.
- 104 Economic effects of financial crises
by Hinds, Manuel
- 103 Industrial portfolio responses to macroeconomic shocks : an econometric model for developing countries
by Tybout, James R. & Bark, Taeho
- 102 Effects of the multifibre arrangement on developing countries : a survey
by Goto, Junichi
- 101 Measuring the impact of minimum wage policies on the economy
by Riveros, Luis A. & Paredes, Ricardo
- 100 Public infrastructure and private sector profitability and productivity in Mexico
by Shah, Anwar
- 99 Trade policies and the debt crisis
by Laird, Sam & Nogues, Julio
- 98 Diversification in rural Asia
by Agriculture and Rural Development Department
- 97 Export promoting subsidies and what to do about them
by Snape, Richard H.
- 96 The private sector and family planning in developing countries
by Lewis, Maureen & Kenney, Genevieve
- 95 International trade and imperfect competition : theory and application to the automobile trade
by Goto, Junichi
- 94 The World Bank's population lending and sector review
by Simmons, George & Maru, Rushikesh
- 93 The effects of education, health, and social security on fertility in developing countries
by Cochrane, Susan H.
- 92 A model of cocoa replanting and new planting in Bahia, Brazil, 1966-85
by Trivedi, Pravin K.
- 91 Israel's stabilization program
by Liviatan, Nissan
- 90 A framework for the analysis of mineral tax policy in sub-Saharan Africa
by Conrad, Robert F. & Shalizi, Zmarak M.
- 89 Export quota allocations, export earnings and market diversifications
by Bark, Taeho & de Melo, Jaime
- 88 Costs, payments and incentives in family planning programs
by Ross, John A. & Isaacs, Stephen L.
- 87 Vocational and technical education in Peru
by Moock, Peter & Bellew, Rosemary
- 86 External balance, fiscal policy, and growth in Turkey
by Anand, Ritu & Chhibber, Ajay & van Wijnbergen, Sweder
- 85 Wage responsiveness and labor market disequilibrium
by Lopez, Ramon E. & Riveros, Luis A.
- 84 Black markets for foreign exchange, real exchange rates, and inflation : overnight versus gradual reform in sub-Saharan Africa
by Pinto, Brian
- 83 Welfare costs of U.S. quotas on textiles, steel, and autos
by de Melo, Jaime & Tarr, David
- 82 Microeconomic theory of the household and nutrition programs
by Chernichovsky, Dov & Zangwill, Linda
- 81 Reaching people at the periphery - Can the World Bank's population, health and nutrition operations do better?
by Heaver, Richard
- 80 Emerging issues of privatization and the public sector
by Paul, Samuel
- 79 Quantitative appraisal of adjustment lending
by Balassa, Bela
- 78 Economists, institutions, and trade restrictions : a review article
by Finger, J. Michael
- 77 Incentive policies and agricultural performance in sub-Saharan Africa
by Balassa, Bela
- 76 The shadow price of a tax inspector
by Yitzhaki, Shlomo & Vakneen, Yitzhak
- 75 Welfare dominance and the design of excise taxation in Cote d'Ivoire
by Yitzhaki, Shlomo & Thirsk, Wayne
- 74 Fiscal stabilization and exchange rate instability
by Feltenstein, Andrew & Morris, Stephen
- 73 Taxation and output growth in Africa
by Skinner, Jonathon
- 72 The relative efficiency of public schools in developing countries
by Jimenez, Emmanuel & Lockheed, Marlaine E. & Paqueo, Vicente
- 71 School effects on student achievement in Nigeria and Swaziland
by Lockheed, Marlaine E. & Komenan, Andre
- 70 Vocational education and economic environments : conflict or convergence?
by Adams, Arvil V. & Schwartz, Antoine
- 69 Does local financing make primary schools more efficient : the Philippine case
by Jimenez, Emmanuel & Paqueo, Vicente & de Vera, Ma. Lourdes
- 68 Domestic lighting
by van der Plas, Robert
- 67 Price and tax policy for semi-subsistence agriculture in Ethiopia
by Weaver, Robert D. & Shire, Saad Ali
- 66 Slowing the stork : better health for women through family planning
by Measham, Anthony R. & Rochat, Roger W.
- 65 Interaction of infant mortality and fertility and the effectiveness of health and family planning programs
by Barnum, Howard
- 64 Cocoa and coffee pricing policies in Cote d'Ivoire
by Akiyama, Takamasa
- 63 Does Japan import less than it should?
by Takeuchi,Kenji
- 62 Universities in Arab countries
by Za'rour, George I.
- 61 Student performance and school costs in the Philippines'high schools
by Jimenez, Emmanuel & Paqueo, Vicente & de Vera, Ma. Lourdes
- 45 How much do state-owned public enterprises contribute to public sector deficits in developing countries - and why?
by Nair, Govindan & Filippides, Anastasio
- 44 The size and growth of government spending
by Lindauer, David L.
- 42 Government pay and employment policies and government performance in developing economies
by Lindauer, David L.
- 41 Urban property taxation in developing countries
by Dillinger, William
- 40 Financial deregulation and the globalization of capital markets
by Versluysen, Eugene L.
- 39 Fiscal policy in low-income Africa
by O'Connell, Steven
- 38 Intergovernmental grants in developing countries
by Schroeder, Larry
- 37 Black market premia, exchange rate unification, and inflation in sub-Saharan Africa
by Pinto, Brian
- 36 Social security finance in developing countries
by Puffert, Douglas J.
- 35 Improving the allocation and management of public spending
by Lister, Stephen
- 34 Fiscal issues in macroeconomic stabilization
by Taylor, Lance
- 33 Fiscal policy in commodity-exporting LDCs
by Cuddington, John
- 32 Municipal development funds and intermediaries
by Davey, Kenneth
- 31 Public finance and economic development
by Balassa, Bela
- 30 The adding up problem
by Balassa, Bela
- 29 The relative effectiveness of single-sex and coeducational schools in Thailand
by Jimenez, Emmanuel & Lockheed, Marlaine E.
- 28 Temporary windfalls and compensation arrangements
by Balassa, Bela
- 27 Family background and student achievement
by Lockheed, Marlaine E. & Fuller, Bruce & Nyirongo, Ronald
- 26 Changing patterns in vocational education
by Middleton, John
- 25 Israel's vocational training
by Ziderman, Adrian
- 24 Vocational education and training : a review of World Bank investment
by Middleton, John & Demsky, Terri
- 23 Cost - effective integration of immunization and basic health services in developing countries : the problem of joint costs
by Over, Mead
- 22 Methodological problems in cross-country analyses of economic growth
by Azam, Jean-Paul & Guillaumont, Sylviane
- 21 Effects of European VERs on Japanese autos
by de Melo, Jaime & Messerlin, Patrick
- 20 Imports and growth in Africa
by Lopez, Ramon & Thomas, Vinod
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire's vocational and technical education
by Grootaert, Christiaan
- 18 China's vocational and technical training
by Noah, Harold & Middleton, John
- 17 Economic development and the debt crisis
by Fischer, Stanley
- 16 Antidumping laws and developing countries
by Messerlin, Patrick
- 15 Stimulating agricultural growth and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa
by Vyas, Vijay S. & Casley, Dennis
- 14 The optimal currency composition of external debt
by Claessens, Stijn
- 13 Objectives and methods of a world health survey
by Harpham, Trudy & Timaeus, Ian
- 12 Teacher-nonteacher pay differences in Cote d'Ivoire
by Komenan, Andre & Grootaert, Christiaan
- 11 The selection and use of pesticides in Bank financed public health projects
by Liese, Bernhard & Gratz, Norman
- 10 Optimal export taxes for exporters of perennial crops
by Imran, Mudassar & Duncan, Ron
- 9 Can we return to rapid growth?
by Boltho, Andrea
- 8 Prospects for equitable growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa
by Haggblade, Steven & Hazell, Peter B.
- 7 Institutional aspects of credit cooperatives
by Braverman, Avishay & Guasch, J. Luis
- 6 Farm-nonfarm linkages in rural sub-Saharan Africa
by Haggblade, Steven & Hazell, Peter B. & Brown, James
- 5 Comparisons of real output in manufacturing
by van Ark, Bart & Maddison, Angus
- 4 Inflationary rigidities and stabilization policies
by Kiguel, Miguel A. & Liviatan, Nissan
- 3 CGE models for the analysis of trade policy in developing countries
by De Melo, Jaime
- 2 Issues in adjustment lending
by Thomas,Vinod
- 1 Imports under a foreign exchange constraint
by Moran, Cristian