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Global Economic Prospects, Volume 7, June 2013 : Less Volatile, but Slower Growth

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Abstract:The global economy appears to be transitioning toward a more stable period. Although acute risks have diminished, real-side activity remains sluggish – especially in high-income Europe. Most developing countries have fully recovered from the crisis. Although growth is slower than during the boom period, it is in line with underlying potential, and output is projected to pick up only gradually to around 5.8 percent by 2015. High unemployment and spare capacity remain pressing problems more...

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John Daly on June 18, 2013

OECD China Home Page

OECD China Home Page

OECD Statistical Profile of China: More than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas. Click on the red i beside each indicator to obtain the unit of measure, a definition of the indicator and a list of references. Economic Survey of China 2013: Despite a glum global economic context, China is set to continue to catch up fast, propelled by ongoing urbanisation. Environmental pressures are on the rise, however, and greening growth has become a top policy priority. Fostering greener and more...

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John Daly on May 17, 2013

Measuring the Real Size of the World Economy: The Framework, Methodology, and Results of the International Comparison Program

Measuring the Real Size of the World Economy: The Framework, Methodology, and Results of the International Comparison Program

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This book is the most comprehensive accounting ever presented by the International Comparison Program (ICP) of the theory and methods underlying the estimation of purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs reveal the relative sizes of economies by converting their gross domestic products and related measurements into a common currency, thereby enabling comparisons based on economic and statistical theory. By disclosing the theory, concepts, and methods underlying the estimates, this book increases more...

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D C on May 9, 2013

The Africa Competitiveness Report 2013

The Africa Competitiveness Report 2013

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The Africa Competitiveness Report 2013 comes out at a time of growing international attention focused on Africa as an investment destination and mounting talk of an African economic renaissance. This increased optimism is being spurred on by a decade of historically strong growth, with many countries in Africa relatively unscathed by the global economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic management. However, growth remains unevenly spread across the region and has not yet translated to a more...

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D C on May 9, 2013

IMF World Economic Outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook

A number of assumptions have been adopted for the projections presented in the World Economic Outlook. It has been assumed that real effective exchange rates remained constant at their average levels during February 11 March 11, 2013, except for the currencies participating in the European exchange rate mechanism II (ERM II), which are assumed to have remained constant in nominal terms relative to the euro; that established policies of national authorities will be maintained; that the average more...

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D C on May 2, 2013

E-Governance in Socio - Economic Activities

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The paper emphasizes the issues of the local governance in its transition to the knowledge society and the web based processes of advanced interactive web solutions aiming at designing and implementing coherent regional sustainable strategies. The innovative e-Governance approach creates an opportunity to the government for changing the process of the sustainable strategy design and implementation, from a system-oriented to an actor-driven one. This process helps in improving information and more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Development and side effects of remittances in the CIS countries: the case of Republic of Moldova

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In the Republic of Moldova remittances have become a much discussed and much analyzed subject, Moldova ranking among the economies with the highest share of remittances in terms of GDP. What is more, remittances, unlike FDI, external trade and other sources of income, seem to have a significant impact on economic growth. Within the present work an attempt has been made to capture the positive and negative spillovers that migrants’ remittances have on a country’s socioeconomic development. The more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 15, 2013

Systems Innovation

Systems Innovation

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Over the past few years there has been growing interest in systemic innovation. The authors are defining this as an interconnected set of innovations, where each influences the other, with innovation both in the parts of the system and in the ways in which they interconnect. The first essay, in this paper, by Geoff mulgan addresses a number of questions about systemic – or ‘joined–up’ – innovation, asking what it means to truly transform a system, encompassing the means, methods, and actions more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 15, 2013

New priorities for British economic policy

New priorities for British economic policy

Britain needs a new economic model, one in which government and the private sector work together to address the 'triple crisis' of stagnation, debt and imbalance. This triple crisis is the consequence of policymakers’ adherence to the neoliberal economic paradigm, which has resulted in a bias towards concentration of power and capital, market dominance and short-termism, and ultimately to low investment in the wider economy, increased inequality and higher debt. The onus is now on those who more...

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D C on March 18, 2013

Regional Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa: Beyond Trade Reform

Regional Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa: Beyond Trade Reform

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Limited integration has stifled the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's ability to tap into its significant potential for economic growth and job creation. The MENA region is among the least integrated in the world economy. This study shows that, in spite of commendable reform efforts in recent years, the MENA region continues to face constraints to economic competitiveness in general, and trade barriers in particular. Of critical importance is the need to improve trade-related more...

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D C on March 18, 2013

The Mamba and the Dragon: Mozambique-China Relations in Perspective

The Mamba and the Dragon: Mozambique-China Relations in Perspective

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As China-Africa relations have grown in depth and complexity, it is necessary to go beyond the larger context and explore individual bilateral relationships to get a fuller sense of the nature of the ties today. For this reason this edited book, chooses to explore one case in particular, that is the relationship between China and Mozambique, and the specificities that it brings to these general themes raised above in China-Africa relations. Amongst the many issues addressed by the authors are more...

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D C on March 11, 2013

The Impact of Remittances on Poland’s Economy

The Impact of Remittances on Poland’s Economy

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In a recent study commissioned by Western Union, the leading money-transfer firm in the world, the authors explored the effects of remittances on the Polish economy over the past fifteen years. This e-brief reports on the results obtained with respect to the macroeconomic impact of remittances (simulated through a macro model of the Polish economy), as well as their effect at the household level and in terms of their regional distribution. It is shown that remittances have had a significant and more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 10, 2013

Doing Business 2013

Doing Business 2013

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Doing Business 2013 holds new information to inspire policy makers and researchers. One finding is that Poland improved the most in the Doing Business measures in 2011/12, while Singapore maintains its top spot in the overall ranking. Another finding is that European economies in fiscal distress are making efforts to improve the business climate, and this is beginning to be reflected in the indicators tracked by Doing Business, with Greece being among the 10 economies that improved the more...

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D C on March 7, 2013

Migrant Workers' Remittances and External Trade Balance in Sub-Sahara African Countries

Migrant Workers' Remittances and External Trade Balance in Sub-Sahara African Countries

One major concern about remittances is that in countries receiving significant flows, the local currencies could appreciate artificially due to over-valuation; this might in turn be harmful to the overall trade balance and long-run economic growth of the receiving economies.This study investigates the possibility of this phenomenon in some selected Sub-Saharan African countries. The hypothesized link between workers’ remittances and external trade balance was specified in a linear dynamic panel more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 6, 2013

Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty

Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record strong economic growth, despite the weaker global economic environment. Regional output rose by 5 percent in 2011, with growth set to increase slightly in 2012, helped by still-strong commodity prices, new resource exploitation, and the improved domestic conditions that have underpinned several years of solid trend growth in the region’s low-income countries. But there is variation in performance across the region, with output in middle-income countries more...

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D C on February 21, 2013

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