Can donors and non-state actors undermine citizens’ legitimating beliefs? by Audrey Sacks (10/2012) published by World Bank. “Under what conditions is service provision by donors and nonstate actors likely to undermine or strengthen citizens’ legitimating beliefs? A new study…
Can non-state service delivery undermine governments? by Otaviano Canuto (10/2012). “Whether it is in the U.S. presidential election campaign or as a result of the debt crisis in Europe, people on both sides of the Atlantic are debating the…
Shaping the future of the Asia and the Pacific-Latin America and the Caribbean relationship published by Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank Institute ant Inter-American Development Bank (10/2012), indicated by Maurício M. Mesquita. “Economic ties between Asian and Latin…
Keynes and the endogeneity of money by Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho (10/2012). “For Keynes, therefore, the main points of contention between him and Kaldor’s should be found elsewhere. Is was the hypothesis raised in this paper that the…
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Fiscal Policy x Growth and Development (Brahmbhatt & Canuto)
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Fiscal policy for growth and development by Milan Brahmbhatt and Otaviano Canuto published by World Bank (10/2012). “This note focuses on that potencial and provides an overview of how fiscal positions in developing countries have evolved in the wake…
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Incentive Schemes in Export (Arozamena & Weinschelbaum)
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Incentive schemes in export and investment promotion agencies by Leandro Arozamena and Federico Weinschelbaum published by IDB (10/2012). “This study examines the use of incentive mechanisms for employees in export and investment promotion agencies intended to improve their performance…The…
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State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013 (UN-HABITAT)
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State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013 – Prosperity of Cities by UN-HABITAT. “This Report focuses on the notion of prosperity and its realisation in urban areas. It calls for a new type of city – one that: (i) is…
Doing Business 2013: Smarter regulations for small and medium-size enterprises by IFC and World Bank (10/2012). “Doing Business 2013 assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 185 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as…
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How should macroeconomics be taught (Carlin & Soskice)
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How should macroeconomics be taught to undergraduates in the post-crisis era? A concrete proposal by Wendy Carlin and David Soskice published by VOXEU (10/2012). “Is economic teaching keeping up with the changing economy? This column presents a new way…
Globalization and corporate taxation by Manmohan S. Kumar and Dennis P. Quinn published by IMF (10/2012). “This paper analyzes the extent to which the degree of international economic integration, both financial and trade, affects corporate tax rates. It explores…