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Savings transition in Asia: Unity in diversityThis paper examines the national savings behaviour in the process of economic growth through a comparative analysis of countries in developing Asia from a historical perspective...
Saving Life cycle Export-led growthBook
Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentNOW IN PAPERBACK WITH REVISED PREFACE | Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationBook
The developer’s dilemma: Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growthThe developer’s dilemma is thus: developing countries seek inclusive economic development — i.e., structural transformation — sufficiently broad-based to raise the income of the poor...
Structural transformation Economic development Income inequalityPresentation
Carlos Gradín shares project findings at JICA-IPD Employment Task Force meeting at Columbia UniversityUNU-WIDER Research Fellow Carlos Gradín is invited to speak at the JICA-IPD Employment Task Force meeting convened by the Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University ( IPD )...
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Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growth: The case of ChileFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Chile Deindustrialization Inclusive growthBook Chapter
Inclusive growth without structural transformation?: The case of BrazilFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Brazil import substitution Inclusive growthBook Chapter
Economic growth, rising inequality, and deindustrialisation: South Africa’s Kuznetsian tensionFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Structural transformation Inclusive growth South AfricaBook Chapter
Adverse political settlements: An impediment to structural transformation and inclusive growth in GhanaFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Ghana Inclusive growth Structural transformationBook Chapter
The challenges of structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth in BangladeshFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Bangladesh Structural transformation Inclusive growthBook Chapter
Inclusive structural transformation in India: Past episodes and future trajectoriesFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Developer's dilemma India InequalityBook Chapter
Benign growth: Structural transformation and inclusive growth in ThailandFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Inclusive growth Inequality Poverty reductionBook Chapter
Structural transformation and inclusive growth: Kuznets’ ‘developer’s dilemma’ in IndonesiaFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Structural transformation Inclusive growth IndonesiaBook Chapter
The developer’s dilemma: A survey of structural transformation and inequality dynamicsFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Income inequality Structural transformation Economic developmentLecture
IEA seminar — Digital Technologies: Limits and Opportunities for Economic DevelopmentA discussion featuring Dani Rodrik, Daren Acemoglu, Mahdi Ghodsi, Kunal Sen, Albert Park, and Haroon Bhorat. These leading economists discuss the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the role of technology in shaping welfare outcomes in developing...
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India’s manufacturing and services value-chains are shifting South: A curse or a blessing?
Much has been written on India as an outlier in Global Value Chains (GVC)...
Structural transformation Manufacturing Global value chainsWorking Paper
The legacy of conflict: aggregate evidence from Sierra LeoneThis paper studies the general equilibrium impact of civil war in Sierra Leone. I first use an instrumental variable (IV) strategy and geographic conflict variation to estimate reduced-form effects...
Conflict Livelihoods Structural transformation