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Friday, July 8, 2011

More on remittances study in Nepal by the WB

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This blog post supplements an earlier detailed blog post about a recent report (forthcoming) based on Nepal Migration Survey (NMS) 2009. Af...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

How large is the government spending multiplier?

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This paper proposes a novel method of isolating fluctuations in public spending that are likely to be uncorrelated with contemporaneou...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Nepal’s policies and programs for 2011-2012 (FY 2068-2069)

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The Ministry of Finance has released Nepal’s policies and programs for the next fiscal year starting July 16, 2011 and ending July 15, 2012...
Monday, July 4, 2011

USAID’s intervention and Rwandan coffee exports

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Easterly and Reshef (2010) argue that foreign aid can boost exports but only if projects are implemented carefully in consultation and work...
Friday, July 1, 2011

Costs and benefits of remittances in Nepal

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Remittances now account for almost 23 percent of Nepal’s GDP . About one-third of working male population is estimated to be outside the cou...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Cost of MGNREGA is decreasing

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It looks like cost of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ( MGNREGA ), the largest employment guarantee public works pro...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Two main barriers to economic integration in South Asia

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Former finance minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal argues that the two main barriers to trade integration in South Asia are poor cross-border...