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The copper sector, fiscal rules, and stabilization funds in Chile: Scope and limitsHistorically, Chile has been an economy dominated by mineral and agro-industrial products and subject to frequent external shocks particularly in copper prices...
Fiscal policy Natural resources WealthWorking Paper
Tax structures and economic growth: New evidence from the Government Revenue DatasetRecent work on the relationship between tax structure and economic growth has offered little reliable evidence for developing countries...
Economic growth Fiscal policy DevelopmentBlog
Will Norway’s model of Sovereign Wealth Fund work in Tanzania?: A reality check
Several countries in Africa – including Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda - have recently discovered large oil and gas or other mineral resources...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Fiscal policy Mineral industriesWorking Paper
An inquiry into the political economy of the global clean energy transition policies and Nigeria’s federal and state governments’ fiscal policiesIn order to implement clean energy transition programmes, the national and sub-national governments in Nigeria will incur some cost. In the same way, failure to implement the policies will come with some costs...
Fiscal policy Nonrenewable natural resources Renewable energy sourcesWorking Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Mozambique: A feasibility studyThis paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Mozambique...
Fiscal policy Revenue TaxationBook Chapter
Gender, Economic Growth, and Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaFrom the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2...
Economic development Fiscal policy Income distributionBlog
Inequality in Latin America and the Importance of Data - An Interview with Nora Lustig
In this interview Professor Nora Lustig , Samuel Z...
Education Equality and inequality Fiscal policyJournal Article
Aid and Government Fiscal Behavior: Assessing Recent EvidencePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Fiscal policy Government spending policyResearch Brief
The political economy of food price policy in EgyptThe Egyptian food system has been affected by both global food markets and domestic factors...
Agriculture Fiscal policy Food industry and tradeWorking Paper
Income Inequality in Latin America: Recent Decline and Prospects for Its Further ReductionThe paper reviews the extent of the income inequality decline that took place in Latin America in 2002-10 and then focuses on the factors that may explain such decline...
Education Equality and inequality Fiscal policyWorking Paper
The Impact of Aid on Total Government Expenditures: New Evidence on FungibilityAid is said to be fungible at the aggregate level if it raises government expenditures by less than the total amount. This happens when the recipient government decreases domestic revenue, decreases net borrowing, or when aid bypasses the budget...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) Expenditures, PublicBlog
UNU-WIDER Inequality Conference 2014: Country Comparisons and Conceptual Approaches 18 December 2014 Roger Williamson In an earlier article I reviewed a number of the high-profile contributions to the September 2014 conference on inequality . It is now time to dig deeper into the material presented at the event...
Comparative economics Economic growth Government policy (Poor)Research Brief
Successes and Challenges of Public Financial Management in Sierra LeoneFragile and conflict-affected states, like Sierra Leone, can maintain a strong public financial management structure if they are able to find foreign support for administrative capacity and sufficient domestic political and executive support...
Conflict management Economic policy Fiscal policyBlog
Varying Growth Trajectories of the West and the South: The Role of Inequality and Institutions
27 August 2014 Vladimir Popov Modern economic growth started in the West, not because of the efficiency of various capitalist institutions (elimination of serfdom, free cities, universities)...
Capitalism Economic growth Government policy (Poor)Journal Article
Vertical Decentralisation and Urban Service Delivery in South Africa: Does Politics Matter?Part of Journal Special Issue Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Fiscal policy Intergovernmental fiscal relations State governmentsWorking Paper
Success When Stars Align: Public Financial Management Reforms in Sierra LeoneSince the end of the civil war, the Government of Sierra Leone has made substantial progress in strengthening public financial management...
Conflict management Public (Decision making) Economic policy