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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Weakening Nepali rupee

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On 7 October 2012, the exchange rate was NRs 82.39 per US dollar. On 20 June 2013, it was NRs 93.65 per US dollar. It indicates a nominal d...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Higher government wages may reduce corruption in poorer countries

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So says a new paper by de Haan et al. (2013). They argue that government wages have a significant negative impact on corruption when incom...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

How about Development Impact Bonds?

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The Development Impact Bonds (DIB) Working Group (co-chaired by Owen Barder, Center for Global Development) has put out an innovative idea...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Monsoon and agriculture production in FY2013 in Nepal

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FY2013 has been a disappointing year for Nepal, both politically and economically. Political disagreement continues (though with a slightly...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Low capacity utilization of Nepalese industries

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The figure shows the capacity utilization, which is the realized portion of total production potential in the review period, of major i...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Nepal fixes minimum wage at Rs 8000 per month, the highest in South Asia

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Following tripartite negotiations involving representatives from the government, trade unions and employers, minimum wage in the formal se...
Friday, May 24, 2013

Credit constraints faced by youths and structural transformation

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Blattman et al. worked with the Ugandan government and World Bank to randomize large, relatively unconditional cash transfer program in Uga...