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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Purpose, forms and determinants of green investment

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Given the increasing realization of the impact of climate change on productivity and output, which would disrupt fiscal positions (lower rev...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Three quarters of world poor live in low aid countries

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In an interesting twist to the debate on focus of aid, Jonathan Glennie of the ODI argues that three-quarters of world poor live in low aid...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Extractive institutions and prosperity in Nepal

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[It was published in The Week (Republica), May 25, 2012, p.13] Why is Nepal poor? In 1820, Nepal’s GDP per capita ( 1990 PPP US$ ) wa...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

State of trade facilitation in Nepal

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According to the latest trade facilitation ranking (G lobal Enabling Trade Report 2012 ), Nepal stands at 124 out of 132 countries. Nepal’...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

What growth rate is necessary to escape middle-income trap?

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Felipe, Abdon and Kumar (2012) argue: a country that becomes lower-middle-income (i.e., that reaches $2,000 per capita income) has to at...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

MGNREGA: Self-targeting, food prices, poverty, local capacity and jobs

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Summary of latest papers on MGNREGA ’s self-targeting ability, impact of food prices on poverty vis-à-vis income effect, capacity of local a...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Employment Guarantee Act in Nepal

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[It was published in Republica , May 16, 2012, p.8.] Work on it While a cycle of political deadlock, hope and uncertainty continue to p...