The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics is a forum for discussion, and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. This report for 2001-2002 focuses on two main themes...
The remarkable performance of the Irish economy in recent years has attracted much attention. Within a 10-year period the economy went from an 18 percent unemployment rate to nearly full employment, while...
For health outcomes, is poverty destiny? The authors explore this question for life expectancy in Africa, where health outcomes are positively correlated with income, but where the link is far from uniform...
In September 2000, the Development Committee discussed supporting country development: the World Bank role and instruments in low- and middle-income countries. That paper suggested adapting adjustment...
The authors explore the two-sided link between malaria morbidity and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth. Climate significantly affects cross-country differences in malaria morbidity. Tropical...
Bolivia has made tremendous progress in macroeconomic stabilization and in structural reforms. This Public Expenditure Review concentrates on three things: a) an evaluation of the budget as a whole; b)...
Bolivia has made tremendous progress in macroeconomic stabilization and in structural reforms. This Public Expenditure Review concentrates on three things: a) an evaluation of the budget as a whole; b)...
The authors study the economic performance of ten Caribbean islands in two groups: six small islands from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and four larger islands: Barbados, Dominican...
Ukraine encountered many economic problems in its first years of independence. Most serious among external shocks were the collapse of trade with the former Soviet Union and the sharp price increases for...
Economies benefit from international trade, but joining the world market also exposes them to external shocks. How can the government in Eastern European and developing countries reduce their vulnerability...
Policy formulation in most countries is complicated by the role of the external economic environment, especially during periods of great external shocks. The authors examine how individual countries were...
This paper contains an overview paper, two Bank staff papers, and general topics. It reviews the current outlook for the world economy in the 1990s and identifies some key economic issues likely to confront...
This report reviews the current outlook for the world economy in the 1990s and identifies some key economic issues likely to confront policymakers in both developing and industrial nations. This volume...
The purpose of this paper is to help strengthen the analysis and forecasting capability for global economic prospects of 11 countries and invite experts to exchange views on: (a) how each views his own...
The purpose of this paper is to help strengthen the analysis and forecasting capability for global economic prospects of 11 countries and invite experts to exchange views on: (a) how each views his own...
This paper discusses the essential elements that govern the medium/long term economic growth prospects for Argentina. It first reviews the broad process of development in comparable countries during the...
This paper presents a regression analysis of import and export shares of GDP for 14 commodity and service categories in 55 developing countries over the period 1964-82. Explanatory variables include GNP...