Several authors are of the view that aid, geography, education and resource endowments affect export diversification in Africa. This paper examined the association between these variables. It found that an increase in aid or geographic distance from markets is associated with less...

This, the first book in the Global Development Network series, brings together the views of researchers from the developing and developed world and provides models of successful research conducted in developing and transition countries.

A modern adaptation of the Ricardian model is used, which incorporates monopolistic competition and multiple factors to derive a MacDougall-type relation between a country's international competitiveness at the industry level and its productivity performance. This relation is implemented...

This commentary assesses the progress made on the G20 regulatory reform agenda since the global financial crisis of 2007-08. The overarching goal of these reforms is to reduce the likelihood and impact of future crises and help to achieve a more open, integrated, and resilient global financial...