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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Impact of temperature increase on economic growth

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By analyzing the historical fluctuation in temperature in 125 countries between 1950 and 2003, Dell, Jones and Olken (ungated version here ...
Monday, September 3, 2012

MGNREGA Sameeksha: Excellent anthology of research studies on the world’s largest public works program

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The Indian government has come out with a comprehensive review of the available reports and papers on MGNREGA, the largest public works prog...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Load-shedding’s load on the Nepali economy

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It was published in Nepali Times , ISSUE #620 (31 AUG 2012 - 06 SEPT 2012). Load on the economy Besides the inconvenience, long hours ...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Review of Nepali economy in fiscal year 2011-2012

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The annual macroeconomic update published by the central bank is one of the few government documents I eagerly wait for each year. Finally, ...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Share of Kathmandu valley in national economy

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Ever wondered the share of Kathmandu valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur) in the national economy? Well, it contributed between 23.4 p...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

The effectiveness of policy briefs

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Below is an excerpt from a very interesting paper on the effectiveness of policy briefs (which are basically an evidence-based specific topi...
Monday, August 27, 2012

NEPAL: Making sense of government data and where to find them

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Here are few points that will help simplify your life if you are playing with and trying to make sense of the data provided by various gove...