Documents & Reports
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Distributional Crowding Out Effects of Public Debt on Private Investment in Developing Economies (English)
The Covid-19 pandemic, followed by financial tightening due inflationary pressure, has raised public debt in developing economies as governments grapple with public health investments to curb the pandemic...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10786 Document Date: June 3, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Islam,Asif Mohammed,Nguyen,Ha
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Female-Worker Representation Effect : Gender Pay Variation in the Kuwaiti Civil Service (English)
Kuwaiti women working in Kuwait’s civil service earn, on average, 18 percent less than Kuwaiti men. Using a unique data set of all Kuwaiti nationals working in Kuwait’s civil service, this paper analyzes...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10509 Document Date: June 27, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan,Bilo,Simon,Nguyen,Ha,AlAnsari,Ebtesam,AlHumaidan,Lama,Alrashidi,Faleh M F E
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Data Transparency and GDP Growth Forecast Errors (English)
This paper examines the role of a country’s data transparency in explaining gross domestic product growth forecast errors. It reports four sets of results that have not been previously reported in the...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10406 Document Date: April 12, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gatti,Roberta V.,Lederman,Daniel,Islam,Asif Mohammed,Nguyen,Ha,Lotfi,Rana Mohamed Amr Mohamed Nabil,Mousa,Mennatallah Emam Mohamed Sayed
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Natural Resource Dependence and Monopolized Imports (English)
Countries with greater commodity export intensity have more concentrated markets for imported goods. Import market concentration is associated with higher domestic prices, suggesting that markups due to...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10339 Document Date: March 2, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rabah Arezki,Ana Margarida Fernandes,Merchán,Federico,Nguyen,Ha,Tristan Reed
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Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, October 2019 : Reaching New Heights - Promoting Fair Competition in the Middle East and North Africa (English)
Part I of this report discusses the short- and medium-term growth prospects for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The region is expected to grow at a subdued rate of 0.6 percent in...
Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 142524 Document Date: October 9, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arezki,Rabah,Ait Ali Slimane,Meriem,Barone,Andrea,Decker,Klaus,Detter,Dag Gustav Thuresson,Fan,Rachel Yuting,Nguyen,Ha,Miralles Murciego,Graciela,Senbet,Lemma W.
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Enhancing potential (English)
The global economy grew faster than expected in 2017, with a broad-based upturn.Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) accelerated slightly in 2017, reflecting the favorable global environment.The...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 125189 Document Date: April 11, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Nguyen,Ha,Sanchez Martin,Miguel Eduardo