In accordance with the goals of the innovation grant, World Bank staff undertook a study tour to Turkey to observe …

"The author examines the impact of the volatility of foreign portfolio investment on the financial constraints of small …, the author finds that the volatility of foreign portfolio investment is only significantly associated with a decreased … volatility of foreign portfolio investment only hinders the growth of small firms significantly in periods when nations are …

Following the world food ... …

world price signals reach more producers to induce a supply response. To reduce world food price volatility, suggested …-grain stock purchases and releases to reduce, rather than amplify, local and world food price volatility; (3) shift to market …Following the world food price spike in 2008 and again in 2011, there has been increased attention on better …

the policies to forestall them. The paper concludes by identifying directions for future research. "--World Bank web site …

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larger effort in the group to understand the sources of growth and volatility"--World Bank web site …, banking crises and financial volatility), and by jointly analyzing the effects of financial depth and fragility in classic …