The links between economic policy and research : three examples from Ghana and some general thoughts (English)

The author gives examples of research recently published in professional journals that directly helped, or could help, in formulating policy advice (and perhaps even policymaking). An article by Younger (1992) was helpful in analyzing a problem in Ghana, where aid flows to government crowded out the private sector (especially private investment), which competed for scarce domestic resources. Younger suggested that tighter fiscal policy combined with...

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Kanbur,Ravi;
Document Date
1993/10/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1212
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western And Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
The links between economic policy and research : three examples from Ghana and some general thoughts
Keywords
elasticity of substitution in consumption

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Kanbur,Ravi.

The links between economic policy and research : three examples from Ghana and some general thoughts (English). Policy, Research working papers ; no. WPS 1212. Ghana Resident Mission Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/552941468749751337

The links between economic policy and research : three examples from Ghana and some general thoughts (English)

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