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From the Editor's Desk (September-October 2015)
UNU-WIDER had a busy September. We celebrated our 30 th birthday with some 600 people at our three-day conference on ‘Mapping the Future of Development Economics’ here in Helsinki. It was a great occasion...
Agriculture Business enterprises Capital investmentsBlog
Economic Lessons from Recent Research for Achieving SDG8 This article is part of UNU’s “ 17 Days, 17 Goals ” series, featuring research and commentary in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, 25-27 September 2015 in New York City...
Business enterprises Capital investments Economic assistance and foreign aidJournal Article
Corruption and the Efficiency of Capital Investment in Developing CountriesThis paper tests the effect of corruption on the efficiency of capital investment...
Capital investments Economic development CorruptionBook Chapter
Aid Effectiveness: Opening the Black BoxControversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention...
Capital investments Economic development HealthResearch Brief
Does Aid Promote Development?Aid has had positive effect on growth and poverty reduction on average in the long term. There is no evidence of aid systematically increasing infl ation or reducing the amount of credit available to private industry...
Capital investments Economic development HealthWorking Paper
Corruption and the Efficiency of Capital Investment in Developing CountriesThis paper considers the effect of corruption on the efficiency of capital investment...
Capital investments Economic development CorruptionJournal Article
Is Economic Volatility Detrimental to Global Sustainability?In a dynamic panel data model allowing for error cross-section dependence, output volatility is found to impede sustainable development...
Business cycles Capital investments Economic developmentWorking Paper
Aid Effectiveness: Opening the Black BoxControversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention...
Capital investments Economic development HealthJournal Article
Foreign Direct Investment and Entrepreneurial Capture in Pre-Conflict LiberiaPart of Journal Special Issue Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries
Capital investments Entrepreneurship Labor marketJournal Article
Foreign Aid, Infrastructure Development and Welfare: An Intertemporal AnalysisPart of Journal Special Issue Development Aid
Capital investments Economic assistance and foreign aid Game theoryBook Chapter
Vulnerability of Small-Island Economies: The Impact of “Natural” Disasters in the CaribbeanFrom the book: Vulnerability in Developing Countries
Capital investments Environmental aspects (International trade) MacroeconomicsWorking Paper
Comparative Advantage Patterns and Domestic Determinants in Emerging Countries: An Analysis with a Focus on TechnologyDuring the last two decades a number of emerging economies have become deeply engaged in technology-intensive production...
Capital investments Factor proportions LaborWorking Paper
Foreign Aid, Infrastructure Development, and Welfare: An Intertemporal AnalysisThis paper examines the welfare implications of foreign aid within the framework of a two-period, two-country model of international trade...
Capital investments Economic assistance and foreign aid Game theoryWorking Paper
Analysing the Impact of Natural Hazards in Small Economies: The Caribbean CaseThis paper analyses the impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean. The economic impact of natural disasters in the region has been significant, resulting in widespread destruction of the productive economy...
Capital investments Environmental aspects (International trade) Macroeconomics