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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Maoists-induced trade deficit in Nepal

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I seem a little bit harsh on the Maoist party and its leaders in my latest op-ed . I am not taking sides and won’t do it. This column i...
Monday, December 28, 2009

Copenhagen and the Economics of Climate Change

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This is a guest post by Greg Shinsky from Monash University , Australia . It is based on a paper Greg is working on right now. He talks ...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Poverty and the numbers game

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Consider an economy in which the incidence of poverty has been falling 1 percentage point a year. This is a good rate of decline, especia...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

NAFTA: Trade Policy ≠ Development Policy

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The outcome of Mexico’s development strategy under NAFTA has been a disappointment despite success in increasing trade, foreign direct inves...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Nepalese economy in 1Q of FY09/10-- Unfavorable BOP situation

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A new quarterly update (1Q-2009/10) from the central bank of Nepal shows sings of potentially unstable macroeconomic situation. Nepal has b...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Labor disputes leading to strike-unemployment cycle in Nepal

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Why I think the militant youth wings, unions and politically motivated disruptive activities in and around industrial complexes and manuf...
Friday, December 18, 2009

The impact of aid on manufacturing exports

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Aid tends to depress the growth of exportable goods. We categorize goods by how exportable they could be for low-income countr...