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Corruption perceptions vs. corruption reality
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B. Olken
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2006
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Cross-country corruption indexes such as Transparency International’s Corruption Index and the World Bank’s Governance Indicators are used widely to determine a country’s governan...
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Why is the developed world obese?
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S. Bleich;D. Cutler
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2007
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The rapid increase in body mass index (BMI) over the past few decades means that a growing share of the population in developed countries is becoming obese. This study focuses on understanding why ...
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Globalisation and Poverty
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M. Nesvisky
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2007
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A non-technical summary of a book titled ‘Globalisation and Poverty’ edited by Ann Harrison. It questions whether globalisation spreads wealth. The book concludes that the poor will benefit from globa...
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Globalization in history: a geographical perspective
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N. Crafts; A.J. Venables
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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This paper argues that a geographical perspective is fundamental to understanding comparative economic development in the context of globalization.Central to this view is the role of agglomeration ...
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Financial systems, economic growth, and globalization
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P.L. Rousseau; R. Sylla
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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This paper brings together two strands of the economic literature -- that on the finance-growth nexus and that on capital market integration -- and explores key issues surrounding each strand through ...
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International trade and the environment: a framework for analysis
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B. R. Copeland; M. S. Taylor
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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This paper sets out a general equilibrium pollution and trade model to provide a framework for examination of the trade and environment debate. The model contains as special cases a canonical pollutio...
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Aging and international capital flows
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A Boersch-Supan; A. Ludwig; J. Winter
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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While the patterns of population ageing are similar in most countries, timing differs substantially, in particular between industrialized and less developed countries. It is well known that within eac...
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Economic growth in East Asia before and after the financial crisis
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R.J. Barro
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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This report questions the belief that East Asian countries will return to growth rates "that would have prevailed" without crisis. This report looks at investment rates and stock market prices post-cr...
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Recovery and sustainability in East Asia
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Y.C. Park; Jong-Wha Lee
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
2001
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This paper argues that the reason the so-called "Asian Tigers" went down so hard yet came up fighting so fiercely is that the crisis was relatively brief and the effected economies were fundamentally ...
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Trade policy and economic growth: a sceptic's guide to cross-national evidence
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F Rodriguez; D. Rodrik
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National Bureau of Economic Research, USA,
1999
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Do countries with lower policy-induced barriers to international trade grow faster once other relevant country characteristics are controlled for? This paper examines part of the large body of emprica...
