- An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Prices in Bangladesh
- N afzal 2011
- Establishing the relationship between stock prices and macroeconomic variables is very important for formulating current economic stabilisation policies. This paper investigates the causal relationship between four macroeconomic varia...
- The Lao economy: capitalizing on natural resource exports
- J. Menon; P. Warr / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- Trade and investment reforms in the Laos since the mid-1980s have boosted natural resource-based exports, underpinning recent economic growth. This paper examines how the Lao export-led growth can be channeled into directions that del...
- The luck of the development draw: environmental volatility and the takeoff to modern economic growth
- T. McDermott / Social Science Research Network, 2012
- This paper tests the implications of a model which gives a central role to luck ? in the form of good versus bad draws ? in the process of economic development. An obvious potential source of good versus bad draws is environmental vol...
- Cambodia will shortly depart the LDCs group, yet supply side challenges must be tackled
- H. Hill; J. Menon / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- The features of Cambodia’s development record are of particular importance .This paper examines Cambodia’s socioeconomic development since the early 1990s peace settlement. The paper notes that the country&rsqu...
- Meeting India's renewable energy targets: the financing challenge
- D. Nelson; G. Shrimali; S. Goel / Climate Policy Initiative, 2012
- This paper analyses the challenges for designing Indian national policy to attract investment in wind and solar energy at a reasonable cost. It also examines the impact of national and state policies on various classes of renewable en...
- Developing Asia benefited from liberalising goods trade, why no benefit from liberalising services trade?
- J.B. Jensen / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- Business services are key for growth. This paper argues that developing Asia is overlooking an opportunity for increased growth and development through trade in business services. The paper argues that developing Asia would...
- A ZEN approach to post-2015: addressing the range of perspectives across Asia and the Pacific
- D.H. Brooks; K. Joshi; J.W.M. Arthur / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- The Asia and the Pacific region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development. This paper discusses key challenges faced throughou...
- Poor governance, good business: how land investors target countries with weak governance
- R. Fuentes-Nieva 2013
- Investors are buying up vast tracks of land across the developing world in a modern day ‘land rush’. This analysis by Oxfam explores where land is changing hands and why. It finds that investors appear to be targeting countr...
- The future prosperity of Latin America is attached to an improved and integrated infrastructure
- J.A. Barbero 2011
- In coming decades, Latin America will have the opportunity of consolidating its progress toward comprehensive development. However, this paper argues this will be confirmed only if countries are able to achieve just and equitable soci...
- Would Syria’s agricultural sector benefit from an east-Mediterranean common market?
- M. Babili / AgEcon Search, 2013
- The series of recent economic sanctions against Syria imposed by several countries and blocs sparkled the idea of a regional common market that comprises Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. This paper looks into the actual possibility of e...
- The luck of the development draw: environmental volatility and the takeoff to modern economic growth
- T. McDermott / Social Science Research Network, 2012
- This paper tests the implications of a model which gives a central role to luck ? in the form of good versus bad draws ? in the process of economic development. An obvious potential source of good versus bad draws is environmental vol...
- Cambodia will shortly depart the LDCs group, yet supply side challenges must be tackled
- H. Hill; J. Menon / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- The features of Cambodia’s development record are of particular importance .This paper examines Cambodia’s socioeconomic development since the early 1990s peace settlement. The paper notes that the country&rsqu...
- Meeting India's renewable energy targets: the financing challenge
- D. Nelson; G. Shrimali; S. Goel / Climate Policy Initiative, 2012
- This paper analyses the challenges for designing Indian national policy to attract investment in wind and solar energy at a reasonable cost. It also examines the impact of national and state policies on various classes of renewable en...
- Developing Asia benefited from liberalising goods trade, why no benefit from liberalising services trade?
- J.B. Jensen / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- Business services are key for growth. This paper argues that developing Asia is overlooking an opportunity for increased growth and development through trade in business services. The paper argues that developing Asia would...
- A ZEN approach to post-2015: addressing the range of perspectives across Asia and the Pacific
- D.H. Brooks; K. Joshi; J.W.M. Arthur / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- The Asia and the Pacific region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development. This paper discusses key challenges faced throughou...
- Poor governance, good business: how land investors target countries with weak governance
- R. Fuentes-Nieva 2013
- Investors are buying up vast tracks of land across the developing world in a modern day ‘land rush’. This analysis by Oxfam explores where land is changing hands and why. It finds that investors appear to be targeting countr...
- The future prosperity of Latin America is attached to an improved and integrated infrastructure
- J.A. Barbero 2011
- In coming decades, Latin America will have the opportunity of consolidating its progress toward comprehensive development. However, this paper argues this will be confirmed only if countries are able to achieve just and equitable soci...
- Would Syria’s agricultural sector benefit from an east-Mediterranean common market?
- M. Babili / AgEcon Search, 2013
- The series of recent economic sanctions against Syria imposed by several countries and blocs sparkled the idea of a regional common market that comprises Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. This paper looks into the actual possibility of e...
- Evidence on microcredit for the ultra-poor: GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report
- B. Carter (ed) / Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2013
- There is a paucity of rigorous evidence on the impact of microcredit for the ultra-poor. Studies on microcredit do not tend to explore what, how and why different types of solutions work best for different types of clients. The availa...
- The Micronesian exodus
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- Micronesia has the highest per capita net emigration rate in the world. This paper provides an overview of the Micronesian migration experience, and shows that a range of public policies can shape a country’s experience with mig...
- Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
- World bank website section covering Europe and Central Asia
- Centre for the Analysis of Public Policies / Centro di Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche
- Public policy research department, Modena, Italy
- Research Centre International Economics, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
- Project aiming to build a Center of Excellence on International Trade. I The Center of Excellence fulfills the following tasks: develops a research program which assists external political decisions and activities concerning the European Union and other multinational organisations in a sustainable fashion provides access to relevant d...
- Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
- The Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) is a research center of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium. CORE's activities integrate fundamental and applied research; they are oriented towards: theoretical and methodological research that aims at providing frameworks for the analysis of a wide range of decision problems arisin...
- India Post
- Indian Government department running postal services, part of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications & IT.
- BBVA Research (BBVA)
- Research wing of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, a multinational banking and financial services organisation. Originally Spanish, it has a major presence in Latin America. Research outputs cover: Macroeconomic Analysis Sectorial Analysis Global Trends Pensions
- Business Action for Africa (BAA)
- Business Action for Africa, delivering positive change for Africa and it's people
- Open Budget Initiative (OBI)
- The Open Budget Initiative (Initiative) is a global research and advocacy program which seeks to promote public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems. IBP launched the Initiative with the Open Budget Survey—an analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information and opportunities to participate i...
- Pro Mujer
- Women's development and microfinance organisation in Latin America
- Global Extension of Social Security
- GESS is a global knowledge sharing platform on the extension of social security and aims to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, capture and document experiences, identify knowledge gaps, create new knowledge and promote innovation. To achieve this goal, GESS relies on the contributions of its users and the dialogue and exchange between them. This platform, developed and r...
