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    The political economy of petroleum wealth in low-income countries: some policy alternatives

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    This paper argues that the problems created by abundant mineral wealth – referred to commonly as ‘the resource curse’ – are mostly political, not economic. The author deems that if wise and benevolent technocrats governed low-income countries, their resource wealth would be an unmitigated blessing.
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    A “Delphi Exercise” as a tool in Amazon Rainforest valuation

    World Bank, 2014
    The Amazon rainforest, the world’s largest and most biodiverse, represents a global public good of which 15 percent has already been lost. The worldwide value of preserving the remaining forest is today unknown.
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    Brazilian economy: recent evolution and new perspectives for South-South cooperation

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2007
    Brazilian economic stagnation of the early 1980s mirrors that of the other Latin American countries. Thus, comparison on the economic data for the whole of Latin America from 1980 up to today and those of the 1950-1980 period, reveals that investment rates are substantially lower; unemployment is higher; and the average income of salaried workers is lower.
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    Econometric modeling of world oil supplies: terminal price and the time to depletion

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    The exhaustion of oil is an important shortcoming in a growing world economy where real output is expected to rise over the foreseeable future. This paper develops a novel approach by which to identify the price of oil at the time of depletion, the so-called "terminal price" of oil.
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    Emerging economies as sources of investment and appropriate technology: evidence from India

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The BICS countries (Brazil, India, China, and South Africa) have developed strong linkages with fellow developing countries in the realms of trade, investment and technology. This paper analyses the major trends in India’s linkages with other developing countries with specific focus on technology.
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    Rise of BICS and the world economy implications of india’s recent expansion on developing countries

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The rise of emerging countries has caused a profound impact on the balance of economic powers in the global economy.
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    Efficiency gains from liberalizing labor mobility

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    The relation between cross-country labour mobility and world GDP needs further study. This paper investigates the effect of a complete liberalisation of international labour mobility on the allocation of the world labour force, world GDP/income level, and its distribution across countries and regions.
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    Exchange rate regimes for post-conflict recovery

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    The economic agenda for post-conflict transition has been dominated by issues of aid effectiveness. This paper argues that the received literature has largely ignored the important issue of what constitutes an optimal exchange rate and monetary regime for post-conflict countries.
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    Changing economic power in the world economy

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    Two features stand out in the development of the world economy in the past years: increasing integration and a major hiatus in the growth of the different economies from 1973-74. This paper analyses the implications of the rapid growth of China and India for the structure of the world economy and the distribution of economic power among different countries.
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    Informality in Latin America: interpretations, facts and opportunities

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2009
    This paper deals with informality and its transition to modernity. The transit to formalization will enable those working in the informal economy to improve their chances of being included, become less vulnerable, and ensure a better performance of their activities.

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