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Studies on the finance-growth link use different proxy variables for financial development. Among the most used is the total credit share in the GDP. Previous empirical studies show to be sensitive to the choice of the finance proxy indicator. Total credit share in the GDP appears biased in...
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The Western Balkan countries, which are in the late transition process, fail to take advantage of the opportunities … extent, considering that the governments of the transition countries believe that the foreign capital inflow, in the form of … highly sophisticated technology, will simultaneously enable the completion of the transition process and a more decisive …
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The post-communist transition in the former Soviet Union (FSU) cannot be considered entirely successful, especially in … the political and institutional spheres. Nevertheless, in the economic sphere, the transition process succeeded in … institutions have proved suboptimal and distortive in many countries. The transition experience in the FSU region has demonstrated …
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This study explores the influence of trade policy uncertainty on medical innovation investment in developing nations … from 1980 to 2020, with a focus on the period of COVID-19. We used exogenous and heterogeneous exposure to trade …-policy-uncertainty resolutions from developing countries' trade policy adjustments, which reduced tariff hikes on imported goods in a double …
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Microfinance is the provision of financial services to disadvantaged people and the financially excluded, often with a social mission of poverty alleviation and women empowerment. There are many different forms of microfinance institutions (MFIs): for-profit, not-for-profit and state-owned, all...
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Survey data for 7,000 firms in 28 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are used to examine the correlates of technology adoption proxied by ISO certification and web use. Complementary inputs such as skilled labor, managerial capacity, research and development, finance, and good...
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The international diffusion of technology presents an opportunity for developing economies distant from the world technological frontier to reduce their income gap relative to advanced economies. It is therefore crucial to understand why, when faced with similar technological alternatives...
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The authors explore the links between the investment climate and firm-level productivity and attempt to identify which dimensions of the investment climate matter most for productivity. Their analysis is based on data collected in a recent investment climate survey of garment and food processing...
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This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated global dynamics that profoundly impact the post-Soviet South. Relations with Russia are still strong, but the former subalterns are raising their voices. The empowerment is most visible in their foreign relations, but also tends to strengthen...
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