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Mattoo, Aaditya; Schuknecht, Ludger - 2000

Some countries in the World Trade Organization initially opposed WTO's decision to exempt electronic delivery of …

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Ragoussis, Alexandros; Timmis, Jonathan David - 2022

This paper presents new evidence on the growth of digital technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses the largest and most comprehensive database available to analyze website birth dynamics and the uptake of website technologies. The database comprises 150 million active websites...

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Capital Markets and E-fraud Policy Note and Concept Paper for Future Study

Kellermann, Tom; McNevin, Valerie - 2012

The technological dependency of securities exchanges on internet-based (IP) platforms has dramatically increased the industry's exposure to reputation, market, and operational risks. In addition, the convergence of several innovations in the market are adding stress to these systems. These...

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Quantifying Uncertainties in Global Growth Forecasts

Ohnsorge, Franziska L.; Some, Modeste Y.; Stocker, Marc - 2016

estimates indicate that forecast uncertainty has increased since January 2016, while the balance of risks to global growth has …

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Some Thoughts on Making Long-term Forecasts for the World Economy

Fardoust, Shahrokh; Dhareshwar, Ashok M. - 2014

the world urgently need to see the big picture if they are to deal with the specific challenges and opportunities they …

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Forecasting the Demand for Privatized Transport : What Economic Regulators Should Know, and Why

Estache, Antonio; Quinet, Emile; Trujillo Castellano, … - 2000

Forecasting has long been a challenge, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. But the analytical instruments and data processing capabilities available through the latest technology, and software, should allow much better forecasting than transport ministries, or regulatory agencies...

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Effects of the Internet on Participation

Spada, Paolo; Mellon, Jonathan; Peixoto, Tiago - 2015

vote in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil -- the world's largest -- Internet voters were asked whether they …

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Trade Facilitation and Economic Development : Measuring the Impact

Mann, Catherine L.; Otsuki, Tsunehiro; Wilson, John S. - 2003

The authors analyze the relationship between trade facilitation, trade flows, and GDP per capita in the Asia-Pacific region for the goods sector. They define and measure trade facilitation using four broad indicators. These are constructed using country-specific data for port efficiency, customs...

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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in Services : The Role of Policy and Industrial Structure

Barattieri, Alessandro; Borchert, Ingo; Mattoo, Aaditya - 2014

develops a stylized model of mergers and acquisitions that predicts that the incidence of merger and acquisition deals depends … costs. These predictions are examined with bilateral merger and acquisition flow data and detailed information on policy … probability of merger and acquisition inflows but this negative effect is mitigated in countries with relatively large shares of …

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The Ability of Banks to Lend to Informationally Opaque Small Businesses

Berger, Allen N.; Klapper, Leora; Udell, Gregory F. - 2001

Consolidation of the banking industry is shifting assets into larger institutions that often operate in many nations. Large international financial institutions are geared toward serving large wholesale customers. How does this affect the banking system's ability to lend to informationally...

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