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World Bank

OtherWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
About: World Bank is a other organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poverty. The organization has 7813 authors who have published 21594 publications receiving 1198361 citations. The organization is also known as: World Bank, WB & The World Bank.


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Martin Ravallion1
TL;DR: In this article, the authors find that, at given mean consumption, high initial poverty has an adverse effect on consumption growth and also makes growth less poverty-reducing, and for many poor countries, the growth advantage of starting out with a low mean is lost due to a high incidence of poverty.
Abstract: Average living standards are converging among developing countries and faster growing economies see more progress against poverty. Yet we do not find poverty convergence; countries starting with higher poverty rates do not see higher proportionate rates of poverty reduction. The paper tries to explain why. Analysis of a new dataset suggests that, at given mean consumption, high initial poverty has an adverse effect on consumption growth and also makes growth less poverty-reducing. Thus, for many poor countries, the growth advantage of starting out with a low mean is lost due to a high incidence of poverty. (JEL D63, I31, I32, O15)

290 citations

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TL;DR: This article developed and estimated a two-sector dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of remittances on emerging market economies, finding that an increase in remittance flows leads to a decline in labor supply and an increase of consumption demand that is biased toward non-tradables.

290 citations

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TL;DR: The authors revisited the rationale of cohesion policy, with particular attention to the geographical dynamics of economic development, highlighting a complex set of potential trade-offs and interrelations, including overall growth and efficiency; inter-territorial equity; territorial democracy and governance capacities; and social equity within places.
Abstract: Since the reform of the Structural Funds in 1989, the EU has made the principle of cohesion one of its key policies. Much of the language of European cohesion policy eschews the idea of trade-offs between efficiency and equity, suggesting it is possible to maximize overall growth while also achieving continuous convergence in outcomes and productivity across Europe’s regions. Yet, given the rise in inter-regional disparities, it is unclear that cohesion policy has altered the pathway of development from what would have occurred in the absence of intervention. This article draws on geographical economics, institutionalist social science and endogenous growth theory, with the aim of providing a fresh look at cohesion policy. By highlighting a complex set of potential trade-offs and interrelations ‐ overall growth and efficiency; inter-territorial equity; territorial democracy and governance capacities; and social equity within places ‐ it revisits the rationale of cohesion policy, with particular attention to the geographical dynamics of economic development.

290 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the joint impact of corruption on the entry mode and volume of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) using a unique firm-level data set was studied. And they found that corruption not only reduces inward FDI, but also shifts the ownership structure towards joint ventures.
Abstract: This paper studies the joint impact of corruption on the entry mode and volume of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) using a unique firm-level data set. We find that corruption not only reduces inward FDI, but also shifts the ownership structure towards joint ventures. The latter finding supports the view that corruption increases the value of using a local partner to cut through the bureaucratic maze. However, R&D intensive firms are found to favor sole ownership.

290 citations

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TL;DR: The authors summarizes current knowledge on these issues and also puts forth an agenda for further study of the causes and effects of foreign banks entry in developing economies, including how foreign banks do once they arrive and how their mode of entry and organizational form affect their behavior.
Abstract: In recent years foreign banks have expanded their presence significantly in several developing economies. In Argentina and Chile in Latin America and in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in Eastern Europe, foreign controlled banks now hold more than half of total banking assets. In other regions trend is similar, through foreign banker entry has been slower. Despite the growing number of countries embracing foreign bank entry, important questions are still debated: what draws foreign banks to a country? Which banks expands abroad? What do foreign banks do once they arrive? How do foreign banks mode of entry and organizational form affect their behavior? This article summarizes current knowledge on these issues. Because the existing literature focuses heavily on developed economies, it also puts forth an agenda for further study of the causes and effects of foreign banks entry in developing economies.

289 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Joseph E. Stiglitz1641142152469
Barry M. Popkin15775190453
Dan J. Stein1421727132718
Asli Demirguc-Kunt13742978166
Elinor Ostrom126430104959
David Scott124156182554
Ross Levine122398108067
Barry Eichengreen11694951073
Martin Ravallion11557055380
Kenneth H. Mayer115135164698
Angus Deaton11036366325
Timothy Besley10336845988
Lawrence H. Summers10228558555
Shang-Jin Wei10141539112
Thorsten Beck9937362708
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202330
202281
2021491
2020594
2019604
2018637