are the price of investment goods, distance to major world cities, and political rights. This suggests that growth … different prior assumptions on expected model size. "--World Bank web site …

ninth biggest in the world, compared to the eleventh biggest in 2007. This year, Russia's output might exceed US$2 trillion … go a long way to make the most of the economic benefits of Russia's World Trade Organization accession in summer 2012. …

"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns …-interest income generating activities such as trading increases the rate of return on assets, and it may offer some risk …, although it can offer some risk reduction at commonly observed low levels of non-deposit funding. A sizeable proportion of …

"The most basic argument for insurance is that it reduces financial risk. But since insurance opens up new … patient, it is not immediately obvious that insurance will in practice reduce financial risk. The authors analyze the effect …'s own per capita income. The estimates of the effect of insurance on financial risk allow for the possible endogeneity of …

, they also extend previous work by assessing the extent of risk protection afforded by formal health insurance, and by … insurance offers very limited protection. "--World Bank web site …

update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank …