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robust and are sensitive to model specification. Evidence from case studies suggests that country-specific political economy …
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The main purpose of this work is to develop a case study assessing the recent patterns and impacts of ODA (official development assistance) and DAH (development assistance for health) to Liberia on overall government spending and domestic revenue generation as well as domestic government health...
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The 2008-09 global economic crises have shown that no country is immune to external challenges. When policy controls are missing or not used efficiently, crises can reverse progress even in advanced economies. This unexpected outcome has increased concerns about the ability of governments in...
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A consensus exists that rising income levels and technological development are among the key drivers of total health spending. However, determinants of public sector health expenditure are less well understood. This study examines a complex relationship across government health expenditure...
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This note analyzes levels and trends of health expenditures by country, income group, and region in the context of overall government revenue, expenditure, and GDP trends between 1995 and 2010. The study uses available data from the World Health Organization's (WHO) National Health Accounts, the...
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The recent global financial crisis has shaken the confidence of developed and developing countries alike in the very blueprint of financial and macro policies that underlie the western capitalist systems. In an effort to contain the crisis from spreading, the authorities in the US and many...
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Since Vietnam's adoption of the doi moi or renovation policy in 1986, the country has been undergoing the transition … from central planning to a socialist market-oriented economy. This has translated into strong economic growth, led by the …, that employment growth has lagged. To address this concern, the author compares new employment data from the Vietnam Living …
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equilibrium ramifications of subsistence traps are developed. The main issue is that the economy may be subject to hysteresis: A … temporary shock such as a natural disaster may leave permanent consequences for the economy. An obvious permanent effect of a … incentives to invest in human capital and may even propel a formerly stagnating economy into a virtuous path of continuing growth. …
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Although it is widely accepted that financial development is associated with higher growth, the evidence on the channels through which credit affects growth on the micro-level is scant. Using data from a cross section of Bulgarian firms, the authors estimate the impact of access to credit (as...
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Most Central American economies experienced slower growth in the 1980s than in the 1960s and 1970s, trailing far behind the Asian Tigers. Contributing to slow growth were severe external shocks, sizable macroeconomic disturbances, and widespread political instability. The challenges Central...
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