• Central African Republic - Country economic memorandum
    This is the Bank's first comprehensive economic report on the Central African Republic (CAR) since 1970. It covers economic developments in the CAR over the past fifteen years, with special emphasis on...
    Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report#: 5332 Date: August 31, 1985
  • On the appropriate timing and speed of economic liberalization in developing countries
    The welfare costs of intervention in international trade are firmly established theoretically and increasingly well documented empirically. The purpose of the present paper is to address some aspects of...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8542 Date: August 31, 1985 Author: Edwards, S. ; van Wijnbergen, Sweder
  • Estimating benefits of infrastructures through the analysis of land value
    Investment in urban infrastructure such as roads, electricity, water supply, sewerage, and telecommunication requires careful cost-benefit analysis because financial profits of a project do not generally...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: UDD82 Date: August 31, 1985 Author: Yoshitsugo Kanemoto
  • Investment incentives in Zaire
    Since September 1983, the Zairian government has made a number of basic economic and financial reforms to liberalize the economy and to facilitate growth and development. Two proposals, including reform...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8534 Date: August 31, 1985 Author: Fitzgerald,Bruce
  • Panama - Structural change and growth prospects
    This report examines recent economic performance and structural adjustment in Panama. The deteriorating employment situation is discussed with respect to policy reforms in employment and labour markets....
    Type: Publication Report#: PUB5236 Date: August 31, 1985
  • 1985 Annual report on operations evaluation (AROE)
    This report is the tenth in an annual series on the status of the operations evaluation system in the Bank. It provides a special focus on (i) recent evolution of the system in line with the directions...
    Type: Annual Report Report#: 5836 Date: August 30, 1985
  • Announcement of Korea to Launch One Hundred Twenty-Two Million US Dollars Water Supply Project on August 29, 1985
    This press release announces the World Bank has approved a loan of thirty-eight million US dollars to Korea for launching a project to improve water supply in two southern regions where economic development...
    Type: Announcement Report#: 156717 Date: August 29, 1985
  • A profile of the labor market in Israel
    This study carries out a description of the main trends and features of the Israeli labor market. In the first part, a detailed discussion of the complex evolution of the Israeli population is given, along...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: DRD154 Date: August 1, 1985 Author: Ben-Porath, Yoram
  • The use of the exchange rate for stabilization purposes : the case of Chile
    The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of the pre-announced exchange rate policy in the recent macroeconomic evolution of Chile. Three effects of the policy are analyzed: that on inflation dynamics...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: DRD132 Date: August 1, 1985 Author: Corbo,Vittorio
  • Primary commodity prices, the business cycle and the real exchange rate of the dollar
    An empirical stylized fact is that primary exporters terms of trade worsen when the dollar appreciates and improves when the dollar depreciates. In our theoretical analysis, we demonstrate that a depreciation...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8519 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Fleisig, Heywood ; van Wijnbergen, Sweder
  • The proximate determinants of fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
    Rapid population growth has played an important role in producing the poor economic conditions that exist today in sub - Saharan Africa. However, in the past, few governments have expressed concern about...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8511 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Bongaarts, John ; Frank, Odile ; Lesthaeghe, Ron
  • A review of the literature on land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa
    This paper has three main goals: (1) to clarify land tenure concepts; (2) to examine changes in patterns of the land tenure in the light of historical evidence; and, (3) to provide a background to further...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU43 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Noronha,Raymond Joseph
  • Exchange auctions : a review of experiences
    The foreign exchange crises facing many developing countries in the early 1980s resulted in various modifications to exchange rate regimes. One response in a limited number of cases has been the introduction...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8522 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Krumm,Kathie L.
  • LDC foreign borrowing and the real exchange rate : an empirical analysis
    This paper presents an econometric analysis of the relationship between foreign borrowing and the real exchange rate, using pooled data for 30 LDCs. It empirically demonstrates that rapid expansions in...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8527 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Ghanem, Hafez ; Kharas, Homi
  • Dominican Republic - Economic prospects and policies to renew growth
    The Dominican Republic is confronting the worst economic crisis in its recent history. This memorandum examines its long-term prospects, its public finances, pricing policy in food crops, and the incentive...
    Type: Publication Report#: PUB4735 Date: July 31, 1985
  • Public deficit finance and private foreign assets
    This paper analyses the effect of public spending, tax and deficit-financing strategies on economy-wide foreign borrowing and investment. It addresses such issues as (i) what is the effect of government...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8546 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Glick, Reuven
  • Credit markets in rural South India : theoretical issues and empirical analysis
    As the majority of empirical literature regarding rural credit has focussed mostly on the performance of formal credit agencies, this paper attempts to discuss additional topics related to rural credit....
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU45 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Binswanger, Hans ; Balaramaiah ; Rao, V. Bashkar ; Bhe
  • Policy options for food security
    Although food security can take on different manifestations, it is basically the problem of people not having enough food. There are two types of food insecurity examined in this paper. They are the...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: ARU44 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: REUTLINGER, SHLOMO
  • Real exchange rate variability in developing countries : an empirical analysis of the role of real and monetary factors
    The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of monetary and real factors in explaining real exchange rate variability in developing countries. For this purpose two indexes of real effective...
    Type: Departmental Working Paper Report#: CPD8545 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Edwards,Sebastian
  • Development consequences of rapid population growth : a review from the perspective of sub-Saharan Africa
    The purpose of this paper is to review Africans' perceptions of the relationship between population growth and economic development in sub - Saharan Africa. To accomplish this purpose, the paper attempts:...
    Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: PHN8508 Date: July 31, 1985 Author: Cochrane, Susan H.
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