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Financial systems in new middle-income African economies: The opportunities and the risksThis paper examines the possible implications for the financial systems of low-income African economies and in particular Tanzania of their stated aspiration to achieve middle-income status...
Econometrics Economic development FinanceWorking Paper
China’s international development finance: Past, present, and futureChina is emerging as perhaps the most globally significant development finance provider, going far beyond concessional foreign aid...
Economic assistance and foreign aid FinanceBlog
Positioning the Climate Finance in the post-2015 Development Agenda
24 June 2013 Aziz Karimov By the end of 2015, we will see a new global development agenda which will substitute the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
Climatic changes Finance Millennium Development GoalsResearch Brief
The Role of ODA in Infrastructure FinancingIt has long been recognized that the creation of an adequate infrastructure is vital for creating sustainable growth and reducing poverty in Africa...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Finance Infrastructure (Economics)Working Paper
Does Financial Liberalisation Improve Access to Investment Finance in Developing Countries?This paper considers the effect of financial liberalisation on access to investment finance using firm level data covering 57 developing and transition countries...
Credit Finance Financial institutionsWorking Paper
Aid and Infrastructure Financing: Emerging Challenges with a Focus on AfricaThe central argument of this study is that given the magnitude of the investment in infrastructure that is required, especially in Africa, the role of foreign aid in the future should be distinctly different...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Finance Infrastructure (Economics)Journal Article
The Finance – Growth Thesis: A Sceptical AssessmentFinancial liberalisation is widely seen as key to promoting financial development and unlocking growth in developing countries...
Economic growth FinanceJournal Article
Finance and Economic Development in Africa: Introduction and OverviewIt is clear that a lot remains to be learnt about the role of the financial sector in African growth and development process...
Economic development Economic growth FinanceJournal Article
Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003Part of Journal Special Issue Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
Economic development Equality and inequality FinanceWorking Paper
Source of Finance, Growth and Firm Size – Evidence from ChinaUsing a comprehensive firm-level dataset spanning the period 1998-2005, this paper provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between firm size, total factor productivity growth and financial structure in China, controlling for the endogen...
Business enterprises Economic development FinanceWorking Paper
Political Regime, Private Investment, and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing CountriesThis paper uses annual aggregate data for 36 low or middle income countries covering the period 1995-2001 to investigate the effect of FDI on private investment...
Capital market Finance Institutional economicsJournal Article
Foreign Direct Investment in Small Island Developing StatesPart of Journal Special Issue Policy Arena: Small Island Developing States
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development FinanceBook Chapter
Finance and Growth: An Empirical Assessment of the Indian EconomyFrom the book: Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Credit Economic integration FinanceBook Chapter
Finance and Poverty in Ethiopia: A Household Level AnalysisFrom the book: Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Consumption (Economics) Finance HouseholdsWorking Paper
Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003In recent years, the economy of Argentina has experienced both rapid economic growth and severe economic decline...
Economic development Equality and inequality FinanceWorking Paper
Foreign Direct Investment in Small Island Developing StatesThe role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in small island developing states (SIDS) is an issue that has been neglected until relatively recently...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Finance