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List of Publications

A. Books

Ahmed, Sadiq. 2006. Explaining South Asia’s Development Success:

The Role of Good Policies. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Aizenman, Joshua, and Brian Pinto, eds. 2005. Managing Eco-

nomic Volatility and Crises: A Practitioner’s Guide. Cambridge

University Press.

Alam, Asad, Mamta Murthi, Ruslan Yemtsov, Edmundo Murru-

garra, Nora Dudwick, Ellen Hamilton, and Erwin Tiongson,

eds. 2005. Growth, Poverty, and Inequality: Eastern Europe and

the Former Soviet Union. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Alsop, Ruth, and Bryan Kurey. 2005. Local Organizations in De-

centralized Development: Their Functions and Performance in In-

dia. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Amelina, Maria, Dan Chiribuca, and Stephen Knack. 2004. Mapped

In or Mapped Out? The Romanian Poor in Inter-Household and

Community Networks. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Anderson, James, David Bernstein, and Cheryl Gray. 2005. Judi-

cial Systems in Transition Economies: Assessing the Past, Looking

to the Future. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Anderson, James H., and Cheryl W. Gray. 2006. Anticorruption in

Transition 3: Who is Succeeding... And Why? Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Anderson, Kym, ed. Forthcoming. Distortions to Agricultural In-

centives: Global Perspective. Palgrave University Press; and

Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

Anderson, Kym, ed. 2005. The WTO’s Core Rules and Disciplines,

a Two-Volume Set for the Series of Radings on Critical Perspec-

tives on the Global Trading System. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward

Elgar.

Anderson, Kym, and Tim Josling, eds. 2005. The WTO and Agri-

culture, Volumes I and II. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar.

Anderson, Kym, and Will Masters, eds. Forthcoming. Distor-

tions to Agricultural Incentives: Africa. Washington, D.C.: The

World Bank.

Anderson, Kym, and Will Martin, eds. Forthcoming. Distortions

to Agricultural Incentives: Asia. Washington, D.C.: The World

Bank.

Aw, Djibril, and Geert Diemer. 2005. Making a Large Irriga-

tion Scheme Work: A Case Study from Mali. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Baghdadli, Ilhem, Hela Cheikhrouhou, and Gael Raballand.

2007. Strategies for Cotton in West and Central Africa: En-

hancing Competitiveness in the “Cotton-4”. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Barth, James, Gerard Caprio, and Ross Levine, eds. 2006. Re-

thinking Bank Regulation: Till Angels Govern. Cambridge, U.K.:

Cambridge University Press.

Basu, Priya, ed. 2005. India’s Financial Sector: Recent Re-

forms, Future Challenges. Washington, D.C.: World Bank;

and Macmillan.

______. 2006. Improving Access to Finance for India’s Rural Poor.

Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Bebbington, Anthony, Michael Woolcock, Scott Guggenheim,

and Elizabeth Olson, eds. 2006. The Search for Empowerment:

Social Capital as Idea and Practice at the World Bank. West

Hartford, CT.: Kumarian Press.

Besley, Tim, and Louise Cord, eds. 2006. Delivering on the Promise

of Pro-Poor Growth: Insights and Lessons from Country Experi-

ences. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Basingstoke, U.K.:

Palgrave Macmillan.

Besley, Tim, and N. Roberto Zagha, eds. 2005. Development Chal-

lenges in the 1990s: Leading Policymakers Speak from Experience.

Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and New York, N.Y.: Oxford

University Press.

Bhargava, Vinay K., ed. 2006. Global Issues for Global Citizens: An

Introduction to Key Development Challenges. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Bird, Richard M., and Francois Vaillancourt, eds. 2006. Perspec-

tives on Fiscal Federalism. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Bourguignon, François J., Francisco H. G. Ferreira, and Nora

Lustig, eds. 2005. The Microeconomics of Income Distribution

Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank; and New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

Bourguignon, François, Pierre Jacquet, and Boris Pleskovic, eds.

2007. Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics

2004, Europe: Economic Integration and Social Responsibility.


Bourguignon, François, and Boris Pleskovic, eds. 2007. Annual

World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2007, Region-

al: Beyond Transition. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Bouta, Tsjeard, Georg Frerks, and Ian Bannon. 2004. Gender,

Conflict, and Development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Broadman, Harry G. 2006. Africa’s Silk Road: China and India’s

New Economic Frontier. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Broadman, Harry G., ed. 2006. From Disintegration to Reintegra-

tion: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in Interna-

tional Trade. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Bruce, John W., Renee Giovarelli, Leonard Rolfes, Jr., Da-

vid Bledsoe, and Robert Mitchell. 2006. Land Law Reform:

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Achieving Development Policy Objectives. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Buckley, Robert M., and Jerry Kalarickal, eds. 2006. Thirty Years

of World Bank Shelter Lending: What Have We Learned? Wash-

ington, D.C.: World Bank.

Cabañero-Verzosa, Cecilia. 2005. Counting on Communication: The

Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project.


Campos, J. Edgardo, and Sanjay Pradhan, eds. 2007. The Many

Faces of Corruption: Tracking Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level.


Campos, J. Edgardo, and Jose Luis Syquia. 2005. Managing

the Politics of Reform: Overhauling the Legal Infrastructure

of Public Procurement in the Philippines. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Cheikhrouhou, Hela, Raul Hernandez-Coss, Radwa El-Swaify,

and Rodrigo Jarque. 2006. The U.S.-Guatemala Remittance

Corridor. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Chong, Alberto, and Florencio Lopez de Silanes, eds. 2005. Priva-

tization in Latin America: Myths and Reality. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Christy, Lawrence C., Charles E. Di Leva, Jonathan M. Lindsay,

and Patrice Talla Takoukam. 2007. Forest Law and Sustain-

able Development: Addressing Contemporary Challenges through

Legal Reform. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Coady, David, Margaret Grosh, and John Hoddinott. 2004. Tar-

geting of Transfers in Developing Countries: Review of Lessons

and Experience. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Collier, Paul, and Nicholas Sambanis, eds. 2005. Understanding

Civil War (Volume 1: Africa): Evidence and Analysis. Washing-

ton, D.C.: World Bank.

Correa, Paulo, Carlos Pereira, Bernardo Mueller, and Marcus

Melo. 2006. Regulatory Governance in Infrastructure Industries:

Assessment and Measurement of Brazilian Regulators. Washing-


Cotlear, Daniel, ed. 2006. A New Social Contract for Peru: An Agen-

da for Improving Education, Health Care, and the Social Safety

Net. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Coudouel, Aline, Marcus Cox, Markus Goldstein, Nigel Thorn-

ton, and Tara Bedi. 2006. Beyond the Numbers: Understand-

ing the Institutions for Monitoring Poverty Reduction Strategies.


Coudouel, Aline, and Stefano Paternostro, eds. 2005. Analyzing

the Distributional Impact of Reforms, Volume One: A Practitio-

ner’s Guide to Trade, Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy, Util-

ity Provision, Agricultural Markets, Land Policy, and Education.


______. 2006. Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms, Vol-

ume Two: A Practitioner’s Guide to Pensions, Health, Labor Mar-

kets, Public Sector Downsizing, Taxation, Decentralization and

Macroeconomic Modeling. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

de Ferranti, David, Guillermo E. Perry, Daniel Lederman, Alber-

to Valdes, and William Foster. 2005. Beyond the City: The Rural

Contribution to Development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

de Wit, Hans, Isabel Cristina Jaramillo, Jane Knight, and Jocely-

ne Gacel-Avila, eds. 2005. Higher Education in Latin America:

The International Dimension. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

De Wulf, Luc, and Jose B. Sokol, eds. 2004. Customs Moderniza-

tion Initiatives: Case Studies. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Deaton, Angus, and Valerie Kozel, eds. 2005. The Great Indian

Poverty Debate. New Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd.

Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Carlos Eduardo Velez, and Ricardo

Paes de Barros, eds. 2004. Inequality and Economic Develop-

ment in Brazil. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Finger, J. Michael, and Julio J. Nogues, eds. 2005. Safeguards and

Antidumping in Latin American Trade Liberalization: Fighting

Fire with Fire. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Basing-

stoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan.

Fiszbein, Ariel. 2005. Citizens, Politicians, and Providers: The Latin

American Experience with Service Delivery Reform. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Foko, Borel, and Mathieu Brossard. 2007. Couts et Financement de

l’Enseignement Superieur en Afrique Francophone. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Gacitua-Mario, Estanislao, and Michael Woolcock, eds. 2005. So-

cial Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil. Washington, D.C.: World

Bank; and Rio de Janeiro: IPEA.

Gallardo, Joselito, Michael Goldberg, and Bikki Randhawa.

2006. Strategic Alliances to Scale Up Financial Services in Rural

Areas. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Ghosh, Swati R. 2006. East Asian Finance: The Road to Robust

Markets. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Gill, Indermit S., and Homi Kharas, eds. 2007. An East Asian

Renaissance: Ideas for Economic Growth. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Gill, Indermit S., Truman G. Packard, and Juan Yermo. 2005.

Keeping the Promise of Social Security in Latin America. Wash-

ington, D.C.: World Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stanford Uni-

versity Press.

Gill, Indermit S., and Todd Pugatch, eds. 2005. At the Frontlines

of Development: Reflections from the World Bank. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Gioan, Pierre Antoine. 2007. Enseignement Supérieur en Afrique

Francophone: Quels leviers pour des politiques financièrement

soutenables? Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Giugale, Marcelo M., Connie Luff, and Vicente Fretes-Cibils,

eds. 2006. Bolivia: Public Policy Options for the Well-being of All.


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Godinho, Joana, Jaap Veen, James Cercone, Jose Pacheco, and

Masoud Dara. 2005. Stopping Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Pri-

orities for Action. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Golitzen, Katherin George, ed. 2005. The Niger River Basin:

A Vision for Sustainable Management. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Guislain, Pierre, Mavis A. Ampah, Laurent Besancon, Cecile

Niang, and Alexandre Serot. 2005. Connecting Sub-Saharan

Africa: A World Bank Group Strategy for Information and Com-

munication Technology Sector Development. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Gurenko, Eugene N., Rodney R. Lester, Olivier Mahul, and

Serap Oguz Gonulal. 2006. Earthquake Insurance in Turkey:

History of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Heaver, Richard. 2005. Strengthening Country Commitment to Hu-

man Development: Lessons from Nutrition. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Hernandez-Coss, Raul. 2005. The U.S.-Mexico Remittance Corri-

dor: Lessons on Shifting from Informal to Formal Transfer Sys-

tems. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Hertel, Thomas W., and L. Alan Winters, eds. 2005. Pov-

erty and the WTO: Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda.

Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Basingstoke, U.K.:

Palgrave Macmillan.

______. 2005. Putting Development Back into the Doha Agenda: Pov-

erty Impacts of a WTO Agreement. Washington, D.C.: World

Bank.

Hoekman, Bernard M., and Simon J. Evenett, eds. 2005. Eco-

nomic Development and Multilateral Trade Cooperation.

Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Basingstoke, U.K.:

Palgrave Macmillan.

Hoekman, Bernard M., and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik, eds. 2006.

Global Integration and Technology Transfer. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank; and Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan.

Hoekman, Bernard M., and Sübidey Togan, eds. 2005. Turkey:

Economic Reform and Accession to the European Union. Wash-

ington, D.C.: World Bank; and London, U.K.: Centre for

Economic Policy Research.

Holland, Jeremy. 2007. Tools for Institutional, Political, and Social

Analysis of Policy Reform: A Sourcebook for Development Practi-

tioners. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Holzmann, Robert, and Richard Hinz. 2005. Old-Age Income Sup-

port in the 21st Century: An International Perspective on Pension

Systems and Reform. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Holzmann, Robert, and Edward Palmer, eds. 2005. Pension Re-

form: Issues and Prospects for Non-Financial Defined Contribu-

tion (NDC) Schemes. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Holzmann, Robert, and Milan Vodopivec, eds. 2007. Improving

Severance Pay: An International Perspective. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Honohan, Patrick, and Luc Laeven, eds. 2005. Systemic Finan-

cial Crises: Containment and Resolution. New York: Cambridge

University Press.

Hsiao, William, and R. Paul Shaw, eds. 2007. Social Health Insur-

ance for Developing Nations. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Jacobs, Scott, and Jacqueline Coolidge. 2006. Reducing Admin-

istrative Barriers to Investment: Lessons Learned. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Jamison, Dean T., Joel G. Breman, Anthony R. Measham, George

Alleyne, Mariam Claeson, David B. Evans, Prabhat Jha, Anne

Mills, and Philip Musgrove, eds. 2006. Disease Control Priori-

ties in Developing Countries (2nd Edition). Washington, D.C.:

World Bank; and New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

Jha, Abhas Kumar, ed. 2005. Institutions, Performance, and the Fi-

nancing of Infrastructure Services in the Caribbean. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Jha, Prabhat, Dean T. Jamison, Joel G. Breman, Anthony R.

Measham, George Alleyne, Mariam Claeson, David B. Ev-

ans, Anne Mills, and Philip Musgrove, eds. 2006. Priorities in

Health. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Kemper, Karin, Ariel Dinar, and William Blomquist, eds. 2005.

Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management De-

centralization. Washington, D.C: World Bank.

Kikeri, Sunita, Thomas Kenyon, and Vincent Palmade. 2006. Re-

forming the Investment Climate: Lessons for Practitioners. Wash-


Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun, and Boris Pleskovic. 2006. Eq-

uity and Development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Koeberle, Stefan, Harold Bedoya, Peter Silarszky, and Gero Ver-

heyen, eds. 2005. Conditionality Revisited: Concepts, Experi-

ences, and Lessons. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Labaste, Patrick, ed. 2005. The European Horticulture Market: Op-

portunities for Sub-Saharan African Exporters. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Laeven, Luc, and Stijn Claessens, eds. 2006. A Reader in In-

ternational Corporate Finance, Volume 1. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Lecocq, Franck. 2005. State and Trends of the Carbon Market

2004. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Lederman, Daniel, and William F. Maloney, eds. 2006. Natural

Resources, Neither Curse nor Destiny. Washington, D.C.: World

Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Lederman, Daniel, William F. Maloney, and Luis Serven. 2004.

Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean.

Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stanford

University Press.

Ledgerwood, Joanna, and Victoria White. 2006. Transforming Mi-

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crofinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the

Poor. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Levy, Brian. 2007. Governance Reform: Bridging, Monitoring, and

Action. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Lewis, Maureen, and Marlaine Lockheed, eds. 2006. Inexcus-

able Absence: Why 60 Million Girls Are Still Not in School and

What to Do about It. Washington, D.C.: Center for Global

Development.

Loayza, Norman, Pablo Fajnzylber, and Cesar Calderon. 2005. Eco-

nomic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Stylized Facts,

Explanations, and Forecasts. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Lopez, Alan D., Colin D. Mathers, Majid Ezzati, Dean T. Jami-

son, and Christopher J.L. Murray, eds. 2006. Global Burden of

Disease and Risk Factors. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and

New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

Lora, Eduardo, ed. 2006. The State of State Reforms in Latin Amer-

ica. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stan-

ford University Press.

Malek, Danielle. 2006. The World Bank Global HIV/AIDS Pro-

gram: Australia’s Successful Response to AIDS and the Role of

Law Reform. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Manor, James. 2006. Aid That Works: Successful Development in

Fragile States. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Marshall, Katherine, and Lucy Keough, eds. 2005. Finding Global

Balance: Common Ground between the Worlds of Development and

Faith. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge, Andrey Timofeev, and Jameson Boex.

2006. Reforming Regional-Local Finance in Russia. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Matsukawa, Tomoko, and Odo Habeck. 2007. Review of Risk

Mitigation Instruments for Infrastructure: Financing and Recent

Trends and Development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

McCalla, Alex F., and John Nash, eds. 2006. Reforming Global Ag-

ricultural Trade for Developing Countries: Key Issues for a Pro-

Development Outcome of the Doha Round Negotiations (Vol 1.).


Milanovic, Branko L., ed. 2005. Worlds Apart: Measuring In-

ternational and Global Inequality. Princeton: Princeton

University Press.

Moran, Theodore H., and Gerald T. West, eds. 2005. Internation-

al Political Risk Management, Volume 3: Looking to the Future.


Moreno-Dodson, Blanca, and Quentin Wodon, eds. 2006. Pub-

lic Finance and Poverty: Concepts and Case Studies from Latin

America and Africa. Washington, D.C: World Bank.

Mulkeen, Aidan, David Chapman, Joan DeJaeghere, and Eliza-

beth Leu. 2007. Recruiting, Retaining, and Retraining Sec-

ondary School Teachers and Principals in Sub-Saharan Africa.


Nannyonjo, Harriet. 2007. Education Inputs in Uganda: An Anal-

ysis of Factors Influencing Learning Achievement in Grade Six.


Narayan, Deepa, ed. 2005. Measuring Empowerment: Cross-Disci-

plinary Perspectives. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Narayan, Deepa, and Elena Glinskaya, eds. 2006. Ending

Poverty in South Asia: Ideas That Work. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Ndulu, Benno, L. Chakraborti, L. Lijane, V. Ramachandran,

and J. Wolgin. 2007. Challenges of African Growth: Opportuni-

ties, Constraints, and Strategic Directions. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Noel, Michel, Zeynep Kantur, Yevgeny Krasnov, and Sue Rut-

ledge. 2006. Development of Capital Markets and Institutional

Investors in Russia: Recent Achievements and Policy Challenges

Ahead. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Patrinos, Harry, and Gillete Hall, eds. 2006. Indigenous Peoples,

Poverty, and Human Development in Latin America. London:

Palgrave-Macmillan.

Perry, Guillermo E., Omar Arias, Pablo Fajnzylber, William F.

Maloney, Andrew Mason, and Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi.

2007. Informality: Exit and Exclusion. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Pomerleano, Michael, and William Shaw, eds. 2005. Corporate

Restructuring: Lessons from Experience. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Preker, Alexander S., Xingzhu Liu, and Edit V. Velenyi, eds.

2007. Public Ends, Private Means: Strategic Purchasing of Health

Services. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Revenga, Ana, Mead Over, Wiwat Peerapatanapokin, Sombat

Thanprasertsuk, Emiko Masaki, Viroj Tangcharoensathien,

and Julian Gold. 2006. The Economics of Effective AIDS Treat-

ment: Evaluating Policy Options for Thailand. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Rossotto, Carlo Maria, Bjorn Wellenius, Anat Lewin, and Carlos

R. Gomez. 2004. Competition in International Voice Communi-

cations. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Ruitenbeek, Jack, Indumathie Hewawasam, and Magnus Ngoile,

eds. 2005. BLUEPRINT 2050: Sustaining the Marine Environ-

ment in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Sage, Caroline Mary, and Michael Woolcock, eds. 2006. The

World Bank Legal Review, Volume 2: Law, Equity, and Develop-

ment. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and The Hague, Neth-

erlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

Sargsyan, Gevorg, Ani Balabanyan, and Denzel Hankinson. 2006.

From Crisis to Stability in the Armenian Power Sector: Lessons

Learned from Armenia’s Energy Reform Experience. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

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Schiff, Maurice, and Çaglar Özden, eds. 2005. International Mi-

gration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain. Washington, D.C.:


______. 2007. International Migration, Economic Development

& Policy. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Basingstoke,

U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan.

Schott, Paul Allan. 2006. Reference Guide to Anti-Money Launder-

ing and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Second Edition.


Stapenhurst, Rick, Niall Johnston, and Riccardo Pelizzo, eds.

2006. The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption. Washing-


Stern, Nicholas, Jean-Jacques Dethier, and F. Halsey Rogers,

eds. 2005. Growth and Empowerment: Making Development

Happen. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Subbarao, Kalanidhi, and Diane Coury. 2004. Reaching Out to

Africa’s Orphans: A Framework for Public Action. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Thomas, Vinod. 2006. From Inside Brazil: Development in the Land

of Contrasts. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Stanford,

CA: Stanford University Press.

Valdes, Alberto, and Kym Anderson, eds. Forthcoming. Distor-

tions to Agricultural Incentives: Latin America. Washington,

D.C.: The World Bank.

van Greuning, Hennie. 2006. International Financial Reporting

Standards (Fourth Edition): A Practical Guide. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

Whitehouse, Edward. 2006. Pensions Panorama: Retirement-Income

Systems in 53 Countries. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Wilson, John S., and Henson Spencer, eds. 2005. The WTO and

Technical Barriers to Trade. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar.

Winters Alan, and Shahid Yusuf, eds. 2007. Dancing with Giants:

China, India, and the Global Economy. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

Wodon, Quentin T., ed. 2006. Migration, Remittances and Poverty:

Case Studies from West Africa. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Wodon, Quentin T., and Antonio Estache, eds. 2006. Infrastruc-

ture and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Japan Bank for In-

ternational Cooperation. 2005. Connecting East Asia: A New

Framework for Infrastructure. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

World Bank and ECLAC. 2006. Trade CAN 2005: Database Tool

to Analyze International Competitiveness. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

World Bank and International Monetary Fund. 2005. Fi-

nancial Sector Assessment: A Handbook. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

World Bank and OECD. 2006. Liberalization and Universal Ac-

cess to Basic Services: Telecommunications, Water and Sanitation,

Financial Services, and Electricity. Washington, D.C.: World

Bank; and Paris, France: OECD.

World Bank, OECD, and International Organization for Migra-

tion. 2004. Trade and Migration: Building Bridges for Global

Labor Mobility. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and Paris,

France: OECD.

World Bank. 2004. A Guide to Competitive Vouchers in Health. Wash-


______. 2004. Improving Health, Nutrition and Population Outcomes

in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of the World Bank. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2004. Responsible Growth for the New Millennium: Inte-

grating Society, Ecology, and the Economy. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

______. 2005. Agriculture Investment Sourcebook. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. China’s Ownership Transformation: Process, Outcomes,

Prospects. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. East Asia Decentralizes: Making Local Government

Work. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a De-

cade of Reform. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. How Much Is an Ecosystem Worth? Assessing the Eco-

nomic Value of Conservation. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. Rolling Back Malaria: World Bank Global Strategy &

Booster Program. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2005. Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture: A Sour-

cebook for Investment in Agricultural Water Management. Wash-


______. 2005. Where Is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for

the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2006. Approaches to Private Participation in Water Services:

A Toolkit. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2006. Information and Communications for Develop-

ment 2006: Global Trends and Policies. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

______. 2006. Infrastructure at the Crossroads: Lessons from 20 Years

of World Bank Experience. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2006. Port Reform Toolkit CD, Second Edition: Effective

Support for Policymakers and Practitioners. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

______. 2006. Technology, Adaptation, and Exports: How Some Devel-

oping Countries Got It Right. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

______. 2007. The Africa Multi-Country AIDS Program 2000-2006:

Results of the World Bank’s Response to a Development Crisis.


______. 2007. Corporate Responses to HIV/AIDS: Case Studies from

India. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

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______. 2007. Developing the Domestic Government Debt Market :

From Diagnostics to Reform Implementation. Washington, D.C.:

World Bank.

______. 2007. Managing Public Debt: From Diagnostics to Reform

Implementation. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

Yusuf, Shahid, M. Anjum Altaf, and Kaoru Nabeshima, eds. 2004.

Global Change and East Asian Policy Initiatives. Washington,

D.C.: World Bank; and New York, N.Y.: Oxford University

Press.

______. 2004. Global Production Networking and Technological

Change in East Asia. Washington, D.C.: World Bank; and New

York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

Yusuf, Shahid, and Kaoru Nabeshima. 2006. Postindustrial East

Asian Cities: Innovation for Growth. Washington, D.C.: World

Bank; and Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

B. Chapters in Books

Agénor, Pierre-Richard. 2006. “The Mini Integrated Macroeco-

nomic Model for Poverty Analysis.” In Pierre-Richard Agé-

nor, Alejandro Izquierdo, and Henning Tarp Jensen, eds.,

Adjustment Policies, Poverty and Unemployment: The IMMPA

Framework. Blackwell Publishing.

Agénor, Pierre-Richard, and Karim El Aynaoui. 2006. “Unem-

ployment and Labor Market Policies in Morocco.” In Pierre-

Richard Agénor, Alejandro Izquierdo, and Henning Tarp

Jensen, eds., Adjustment Policies, Poverty and Unemployment:

The IMMPA Framework. Blackwell Publishing.

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Convergence: Mexico 1985–2002.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 19(3): 345–78.

Aroca, Patricio, and William F. Maloney. 2005. “Migration, Trade,

and Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico.” World Bank Eco-


Baffes, John. 2005. “The Cotton Problem.” World Bank Research

Observer 20(1): 109–44.

Banerjee, Abhijit, and Thomas Piketty. 2005. “Top Indian In-

comes, 1922–2000.” World Bank Economic Review 19(1): 1–20.

Beine, Michel, Frederic Docquier, and Hillel Rapoport. 2007.

A New Data Base. “Measuring International Skilled Migra-

tion: A New Database Controlling for Age of Entry.” World

Bank Economic Review 21(2): 249–54.

Bell, Clive, Shantayanan Devarajan, and Hans Gersbach. 2006.

“The Long-Run Economic Costs of AIDS: A Model with an

Application to South Africa.” World Bank Economic Review

20(1): 55–89.

Berglöf, Erik, and Stijn Claessens. 2006.”Enforcement and

Good Corporate Governance in Developing Countries and

Transition Economies.” World Bank Research Observer 21(1):

123–50.

Bhattasali, Deepak, Li Shantong, and Will Martin. 2004. “Chi-

na’s Accession to the World Trade Organization, Policy Re-

form, and Poverty Reduction: An Introduction.” World Bank

Economic Review 18(1): 1–2.

Bigsten, Arne, and Mans Söderbom. 2006. “What Have We

Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Sur-

veys in Africa?” World Bank Research Observer 21(2): 241–65.

Blonigen, Bruce A. 2005. “The Effects of NAFTA on Antidump-

ing and Countervailing Duty Activity.” World Bank Economic

Review 19(3): 407–24.

Blunch, Niels-Hugo, and Dorte Verner. 2004. “Asymmetries in

the Union Wage Premium in Ghana.” World Bank Economic

Review 18(2): 237–52.

Bortolotti, Bernardo, and Enrico Perotti. 2007. “From Gov-

ernment to Regulatory Governance: Privatization and the

Residual Role of the State.” World Bank Research Observer

22(1): 53–66.

Bown, Chad P. 2005. “Participation in WTO Dispute Settle-

ment: Complainants, Interested Parties, and Free Riders.”

World Bank Economic Review 19(2): 287–310.

Brun, Jean-François, Céline Carrère, Patrick Guillaumont,

and Jaime de Melo. 2005. “Has Distance Died? Evidence

from a Panel Gravity Model.” World Bank Economic Review

19(1): 99–120.

Buckley, Robert M., and Jerry Kalarickal. 2005. “Housing Policy

in Developing Countries: Conjectures and Refutations.”

World Bank Research Observer 20(2): 233–57.

Cadot, Olivier, Céline Carrère, Jaime de Melo, and Alberto Por-

tugal-Pérez. 2005. “Market Access and Welfare under Free

Trade Agreements: Textiles under NAFTA.” World Bank


Cadot, Olivier, Jaime de Melo, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2004.

“Lobbying, Counterlobbying, and the Structure of Tariff

Protection in Poor and Rich Countries.” World Bank Econom-

ic Review 18(3): 345–66.

Carstensen, Kai, and Erich Gundlach. 2006. “The Primacy of

Institutions Reconsidered: Direct Income Effects of Malaria

Prevalence.” World Bank Economic Review 20(3): 309–39.

Chaudhury, Nazmul, and Jeffrey S. Hammer. 2004. “Ghost Doc-

tors: Absenteeism in Rural Bangladeshi Health Facilities.”


Chen, Shaohua, and Martin Ravallion. 2004. “How Have the

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World’s Poorest Fared since the Early 1980s?” World Bank

Research Observer 19(2): 141–69.

Claessens, Stijn. 2006. “Access to Financial Services: A Review

of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives.” World Bank Re-

search Observer 21(2): 207–40.

______. 2006. “Corporate Governance and Development.” World

Bank Research Observer 21(1): 91–122.

Cubbin, John, and Jon Stern. 2006. “The Impact of Regulatory

Governance and Privatization on Electricity Industry Gen-

eration Capacity in Developing Economies.” World Bank


Cuevas, Alfredo, Miguel Messmacher, and Alejandro Wer-

ner. 2005. “Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico since

the Approval of NAFTA.” World Bank Economic Review

19(3): 473–88.

Das, Jishnu, Quy-Toan Do, and Berk Özler. 2005. “Reassessing

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs.” World Bank Research

Observer 20(1): 57–80.

De Janvry, Alain, and Elisabeth Sadoulet. 2006. “Making Con-

ditional Cash Transfer Programs More Efficient: Designing

for Maximum Effect of the Conditionality.” World Bank Eco-


De la Torre, Augusto, Juan Carlos Gozzi, and Sergio L. Schmukler.

2007. “Financial Development: Maturing and Emerging

Policy Issues.” World Bank Research Observer 22(1): 67–102.

de Melo, Jaime. 2007. Symposium in Memory of Riccardo Faini.

Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain. “Migration,

Remittances, and the Brain Drain: A Symposium in Memory

of Riccardo Faini – An Introduction.” World Bank Economic

Review 21(2): 173–76.

Deaton, Angus, and Valerie Kozel. 2005. “Data and Dogma: The

Great Indian Poverty Debate.” World Bank Research Observer

20(2): 177–99.

Devarajan, Shantayanan, and William Jack. 2007. In Memorium:

Enzo Grilli 1943-2006. “Protecting the Vulnerable: The

Tradeoff between Risk Reduction and Public Insurance.”


Docquier, Frederic, Olivier Lohest, and Abdeslam Marfouk.

2007. Symposium in Memory of Riccardo Faini. Migration,

Remittances, and the Brain Drain. “Brain Drain in Develop-

ing Countries.” World Bank Economic Review 21(2): 193–218.

Dollar, David. 2005. “Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality

since 1980.” World Bank Research Observer 20(2): 145–75.

Duclos, Jean-Yves, David Sahn, and Stephen D. Younger. 2006.

“Robust Multidimensional Spatial Poverty Comparisons in

Ghana, Madagascar, and Uganda.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 20(1): 91–113.

Elbers, Chris, Jan Willem Gunning, and Bill Kinsey. 2007. In

Memorium: Enzo Grilli 1943-2006. “Growth and Risk:

Methodology and Micro Evidence.” World Bank Economic

Review 21(1): 1–20.

Elbers, Chris, Peter F. Lanjouw, Johan A. Mistiaen, Berk Özler,

and Ken Simler. 2004. “On the Unequal Inequality of Poor

Communities.” World Bank Economic Review 18(3): 401–21.

Emerson, Patrick M., and Andre Portela Souza. 2007. A New

Data Base. “Child Labor, School Attendance, and Intra-

household Gender Bias in Brazil.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 21(2): 301–16.

Faini, Riccardo. 2007. Symposium in Memory of Riccardo Faini.

Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain. “Remittanc-

es and the Brain Drain: Do More Skilled Migrants Remit

More?” World Bank Economic Review 21(2): 177–91.

Fajnzylber, Pablo, William Maloney, and Gabriel Montes Ro-

jas. 2006. “Microenterprise Dynamics in Developing Coun-

tries: How Similar are They to Those in the Industrialized

World? Evidence from Mexico.” World Bank Economic Review

20(3): 389–419.

Fiess, Norbert. 2007. In Memorium: Enzo Grilli 1943-2006.

“Business Cycle Synchronization and Regional Integration:

A Case Study for Central America.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 21(1): 49–72.

François, Joseph, Bernard Hoekman, and Miriam Manchin. 2006.

Preference Erosion: A Symposium. “Preference Erosion and

Multilateral Trade Liberalization.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 20(2): 197–216.

Friebel, Guido, and Sergei Guriev. 2005. “Attaching Workers

through In-Kind Payments: Theory and Evidence from Rus-

sia.” World Bank Economic Review 19(2): 175–202.

Galasso, Emanuela, and Martin Ravallion. 2004. “Social Protec-

tion in a Crisis: Argentina’s Plan Jefes y Jefas.” World Bank


Gauri, Varun, and Ayesha Vawda. 2004. “Vouchers for Basic Ed-

ucation in Developing Economies: An Accountability Per-

spective.” World Bank Research Observer 19(2): 259–80.

Gibson, John, and Scott Rozelle. 2005. “Prices and Unit Values

in Poverty Measurement and Tax Reform Analysis.” World


Görg, Holger, and David Greenaway. 2004. “Much Ado about Noth-

ing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Direct

Investment?” World Bank Research Observer 19(2): 171–97.

Graham, Carol. 2005. “Insights on Development from the Econom-

ics of Happiness.” World Bank Research Observer 20(2): 201–31.

Gunnarsson, Victoria, Peter F. Orazem, and Mario A. Sánchez.

2006. “Child Labor and School Achievement in Latin Amer-

ica.” World Bank Economic Review 20(1): 31–54.

Harrison, Glenn W., Thomas F. Rutherford, David G. Tarr, and

Angelo Gurgel. 2004. “Trade Policy and Poverty Reduction

in Brazil.” World Bank Economic Review 18(3): 289–317.

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Hertel, Thomas W., Maros Ivanic, Paul V. Preckel, and John A.L.

Cranfield. 2004. “The Earnings Effects of Multilateral Trade

Liberalization: Implications for Poverty.” World Bank Eco-


Hoekman, Bernard. 2006. Preference Erosion: A Symposium.

“The Doha Round and Preference Erosion: A Symposium.”


Hoekman, Bernard, Francis Ng, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2004.

“Agricultural Tariffs or Subsidies: Which Are More Impor-

tant for Developing Economies?” World Bank Economic Re-

view 18(2): 175–204

Hulten, Charles R., Esra Bennathan, and Sylaja Srinivasan. 2006.

“Infrastructure, Externalities, and Economic Development:

A Study of the Indian Manufacturing Industry.” World Bank


Isham, Jonathan, Michael Woolcock, Lant Pritchett, and Gwen

Busby. 2005. “The Varieties of Resource Experience: Natural

Resource Export Structures and the Political Economy of Eco-

nomic Growth.” World Bank Economic Review 19(2): 141–74.

Jack, William, and Jean O. Lanjouw. 2005. “Financing Pharma-

ceutical Innovation: How Much Should Poor Countries Con-

tribute?” World Bank Economic Review 19(1): 45–67.

Jayaraman, Rajshri, and Peter F. Lanjouw. 2004. “Small–Scale

Industry, Environmental Regulation, and Poverty: The Case

of Brazil.” World Bank Economic Review 18(3): 443–64.

Jayasuriya, Ruwan, and Quentin Wodon. 2005. “Measuring and

Explaining the Impact of Productive Efficiency on Economic

Development.” World Bank Economic Review 19(1): 121–40.

Kaufmann, Daniel, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi. 2004. A

Development Database. “Governance Matters III: Gover-

nance Indicators for 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002.” World Bank


Keefer, Philip, and Stuti Khemani. 2005. “Democracy, Public

Expenditures, and the Poor. Understanding Political Incen-

tives for Providing Public Services.” World Bank Research Ob-

server 20(1): 1–27.

Kessides, Ioannis N. 2005. “Infrastructure Privatization and

Regulation: Promises and Perils.” World Bank Research Ob-

server 20(1): 81–108.

Khandkher, Shahidur R. 2005. “Microfinance and Poverty: Evi-

dence Using Panel Data from Bangladesh.” World Bank Eco-


Kirkpatrick, Colin, David Parker, and Yin-Fang Zhang. 2006.

“An Empirical Analysis of State and Private-Sector Provi-

sion of Water Services in Africa.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 20(1): 143–63.

Kraay, Aart, and Vikram Nehru. 2006. “When Is External Debt

Sustainable?” World Bank Economic Review 20(3): 341–65.

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep, Robert Mendelsohn, Rashid Hassan,

James Benhin, Temesgen Deressa, Mbaye Diop, Helmy

Mohamed Eid, K. Yerfi Fosu, Glwadys Gbetibouo, Suman

Jain, Ali Mahamadou, Renneth Mano, Jane Kabubo-Mariara,

Samia El-Marsafawy, Ernest Molua, Samiha Ouda, Mathieu

Ouedraogo, Isidor Séne, David Maddison, S. Niggol Seo, and

Ariel Dinar. 2006. “Will African Agriculture Survive Climate

Change?” World Bank Economic Review 20(3): 367–88.

Larson, Donald F., Jock R. Anderson, and Panos Varangis. 2004.

“Policies on Managing Risk in Agricultural Markets.” World

Bank Research Observer 19(2):199–230.

Larson, Donald F., and Mauricio León. 2006. “How Endow-

ments, Accumulations, and Choice Determine the Geogra-

phy of Agricultural Productivity in Ecuador.” World Bank


Lederman, Daniel, and Luis Servén. 2005. “Tracking NAFTA’s

Shadow 10 Years on: Introduction to the Symposium.” World


Limão, Nuno, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2006. Preference Erosion:

A Symposium. “Trade Preferences to Small Developing

Countries and the Welfare Costs of Lost Multilateral Liber-

alization.” World Bank Economic Review 20(2): 217–40.

Lokshin, Michael, and Ruslan Yemtsov. 2005. “Has Rural Infra-

structure Rehabilitation in Georgia Helped the Poor?” World


Maloney, William F., Wendy V. Cunningham, and Mariano Bosch.

2004. “The Distribution of Income Shocks during Crises: An

Application of Quintile Analysis to Mexico, 1992–95.” World


Maloney, William F., Pablo Fajnzylber, and Gabriel Montes Ro-

jas. 2006. “Micro-Firm Dynamics in Less Developed Coun-

tries: How Similar Are They to Those in the Industrialized

World? Evidence from Mexico.” World Bank Economic Review

20(3): 389–419.

Milanovic, Branko. 2005. “Can We Discern the Effect of Global-

ization on Income Distribution? Evidence from Household

Surveys.” World Bank Economic Review 19(1): 21–44.

Montiel, Peter J. 2005. “Public Debt Management and Macro-

economic Stability: An Overview.” World Bank Research Ob-

server 20(2): 259–81.

Montiel, Peter, and Luis Servén. 2006. “Macroeconomic Stabil-

ity in Developing Countries: How Much Is Enough?” World

Bank Research Observer 21(2): 151–78.

Morrison, Andrew, Mary Ellsberg, and Sarah Bott. 2007. “Ad-

dressing Gender-Based Violence: A Critical Review of Inter-

ventions.” World Bank Research Observer 22(1): 25–51.

Nicita, Alessandro, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2007. “Trade, Pro-

duction, and Protection Database, 1976–2004.” World Bank


O’Donnell, Owen, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Apar-

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naa Somanathan, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Deni Harbianto, Charu C.

Garg, Piya Hanvoravongchai, Mohammed N. Huq, Anup Karan,

Gabriel M. Leung, Chiu Wan Ng, Badri Raj Pande, Keith Tin,

Kanjana Tisayaticom, Laksono Trisnantoro, Yuhui Zhang, and

Yuxin Zhao. 2007. In Memorium: Enzo Grilli 1943-2006. “The

Incidence of Public Spending on Healthcare: Comparative Ev-

idence from Asia.” World Bank Economic Review 21(1): 93–123.

Özden, Çaglar, and Gunjan Sharma. 2006. Preference Erosion: A

Symposium. “Price Effects and Preferential Market Access:

Caribbean Basin Initiative and the Apparel Sector.” World


Pack, Howard, and Kamal Saggi. 2006. “Is There a Case for In-

dustrial Policy? A Critical Survey.” World Bank Research Ob-

server 21(2): 267–97.

Pavcnik, Nina, Andreas Blom, Pinelopi Goldberg, and Norbert

Schady. 2004. “Trade Liberalization and Industry Wage

Structure: Evidence from Brazil.” World Bank Economic Re-

view 18(3): 319–44.

Paxson, Christina, and Norbert Schady. 2005. “Child Health

and Economic Crisis in Peru.” World Bank Economic Review

19(2): 203–23.

Pfaffenzeller, Stephan, Paul Newbold, and Anthony Rayner.

2007. In Memorium: Enzo Grilli 1943-2006. “A Short Note

on Updating the Grilli and Yang Commodity Price Index.”


Pradhan, Menno, Fadia Saadah, and Robert Sparrow. 2007. “Did

the Health Card Program Ensure Access to Medical Care for

the Poor during Indonesia’s Economic Crisis?” World Bank


Pritchett, Lant. 2006. “Who Is Not Poor? Dreaming of a World Tru-

ly Free of Poverty.” World Bank Research Observer 21(1): 1–23.

Rawlings, Laura, and Gloria M. Rubio. 2005. “Evaluating the

Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs.” World Bank


Robertson, Raymond. 2005. “Has NAFTA Increased Labor Mar-

ket Integration between the United States and Mexico?”


Roodman, David. 2007. A New Data Base.”The Anarchy of

Numbers: Aid, Development, and Cross-Country Empirics.”


Schady, Norbert R. 2004. “Do Macroeconomic Crises Always

Slow Human Capital Accumulation?” World Bank Economic

Review 18(2): 131–54.

Stifel, David, and Harold Alderman. 2006. “The ‘Glass of Milk’

Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru. “ World Bank


Stifel, David, and Luc Christiaensen. 2007. “Tracking Poverty

over Time in the Absence of Comparable Consumption

Data.” World Bank Economic Review 21(2): 317–41.

Van der Sluis, Justin, Mirjam van Praag, and Wim Vijverberg.

2005. “Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance: A Me-

ta-Analysis of the Impact of Education in Developing Econ-

omies.” World Bank Economic Review 19(2): 225–61.

Vives, Xavier. 2006. “Banking and Regulation in Emerging Mar-

kets: The Role of External Discipline.” World Bank Research

Observer 21(2): 179–206.

Vodopivec, Milan. 2006. “Choosing a System of Unemployment

Income Support: Guidelines for Developing and Transition

Countries.” World Bank Research Observer 21(1): 49–89.

Wunder, Sven, and William D. Sunderlin. 2004. “Oil, Macroeco-

nomics, and Forests: Assessing the Linkages.” World Bank


Yang, Dean, and HwaJung Choi. 2007. Symposium in Memory

of Riccardo Faini. Migration, Remittances, and the Brain

Drain. “Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rain-

fall Shocks in the Philippines.” World Bank Economic Review

21(2): 219–48.

Yeyati, Eduardo Levy. 2007. In Memorium: Enzo Grilli

1943-2006. “Dollars, Debt, and International Financial In-

stitutions: Dedollarizing Multilateral Lending.” World Bank


Zarar, Ali. 2007. “The Growing Relationship between China and

Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic, Trade, Investment, and

Aid Links.” World Bank Research Observer 22(1): 103–30.

Zhang, Xiaobo, and Kong-Yam Tan. 2007. A New Data Base. “In-

cremental Reform and Distortions in China’s Product and

Factor Markets.” World Bank Economic Review 21(2): 279–99.

Zwane, Alix Peterson, and Michael Kremer. 2007. “What Works

in Fighting Diarrheal Diseases in Developing Countries? A

Critical Review.” World Bank Research Observer 22(1): 1–24.

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Acosta, Pablo, Cesar Calderon, Pablo Fajnzylber, and Humber-

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Adams, R.H. 2004. “Economic Growth, Inequality and Poverty:

Estimating the Growth Elasticity of Poverty.” World Develop-

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______. 2006. “International Remittances and the Household:

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Economies 15(2): 396–425.

Adams, Richard H., Jr., and John Page. 2005. “Do International

Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?”

World Development 33(10): 1645–69.

Agarwal, Sumit, Souphala Chomsisengphet, and Olivier Hassler.

2005. “The Impact of the 2001 Financial Crisis and the Eco-

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Agénor, Pierre-Richard, Nihal Bayraktar, Emmanuel Pinto Mor-

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nium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Macro-

economic Monitoring Framework.” World Economy 29(11):

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Aggarwal, Reena, Sandeep Dahiya, Klapper, Leora. 2007. “ADR

Holdings of US-Based Emerging Market Funds.” Journal of

Banking and Finance 31(6): 1649–67.

Agénor, Pierre-Richard, Mustapha K. Nabli, Tarik Yousef,

and Henning Tarp Jensen. 2007. “Labor Market Reforms,

Growth, and Unemployment in Labor-Exporting Countries

in the Middle East and North Africa.” Journal of Policy Mod-

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Agénor, Pierre-Richard, and Lodovico Pizzati. 2005. “Disinfla-

tion and the Supply Side.” Journal of Macroeconomics 27(4):

596–620.

Aggarwal, Reena, Sandeep Dahiya, and Leora Klapper. 2007.

“American Depositary Receipts (ADR) Holdings of U.S.

Based Emerging Market Funds.” Journal of Banking and Fi-

nance 31(6): 1649–67.

Aggarwal, Reena, Leora Klapper, and Peter Wysocki. 2005.

“Portfolio Preferences of Foreign Institutional Investors.”

Journal of Banking and Finance 29(12): 2919–46.

Ahmad, Junaid, Bishwanath Goldar, and Smita Misra. 2005.

“Value of Arsenic-Free Drinking Water to Rural Households

in Bangladesh.” Journal of Environmental Management 74(2):

173–85.

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igation Options in Bangladesh.” Journal of Water and Health

4(4): 463–77.

Ahman, E.L., and I.H. Shah. 2006. “Contraceptive Use, Fertility,

and Unsafe Abortion in Developing Countries.” European

Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 11(2):

126–31.

Ainsworth, Martha, Kathleen Beegle, and Godlike Koda. 2005.

“The Impact of Adult Mortality and Parental Deaths on Pri-

mary Schooling in North-Western Tanzania.” Journal of De-

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Ainsworth, Martha, and Deon Filmer. 2006. “Inequalities in

Children’s Schooling: AIDS, Orphanhood, Poverty, and Gen-

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Aizenman, Joshua, Kenneth M. Kletzer, and Brian Pinto. 2005.

“Sargent-Wallace Meets Krugman-Flood-Garber, or: Why

Sovereign Debt Swaps Do Not Avert Macroeconomic Cri-

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Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan. 2006. “Is Intrajurisdictional Resource

Allocation Equitable? An Analysis of Campus-Level Spend-

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Akala, Francisca A., and Sameh El-Saharty. 2006. “Public-Health

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Alatas, Vivi. 2004. “Reducing Poverty in Asia: Emerging Issues

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Alberini, Anna, Maureen Cropper, Alan Krupnick, and Nathalie

B. Simon. 2004. “Does the Value of a Statistical Life Vary

With Age and Health Status? Evidence from the US and

Canada.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

48(1): 769–92.

______. 2006. “Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reduc-

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Albuquerque, Rui, Norman V. Loayza, and Luis Servén. 2005.

“World Market Integration through the Lens of Foreign

Direct Investors.” Journal of International Economics 66(2):

267–95.

Alderman, Harold. 2005. “Linkages between Poverty Reduction

Strategies and Child Nutrition: An Asian Perspective.” Eco-

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______. 2007. “Improving Nutrition through Community Growth

Promotion: Longitudinal Study of the Nutrition and Early

Child Development Program in Uganda.” World Development

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Alderman, Harold, Jere R. Behrman, and John Hoddinott. 2007.

“Doha, Development and Discrimination.” Pacific Economic

Review 12(3): 267–92.

______. 2007. “Economic and Nutritional Analyses Offer Sub-

stantial Synergies for Understanding Human Nutrition.”

Journal of Nutrition 137(3): 537–44.

Alderman, Harold, Luc Christiaensen, and Takashi Yamano. 2005.

“Child Growth, Shocks, and Food Aid in Rural Ethiopia.”

American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87(2): 273–88.

Alderman, Harold, and Trina Haque. 2006. “Countercyclical

Safety Nets for the Poor and Vulnerable.” Food Policy 31(4):

372–83.

Alderman, Harold, John Hoddinott, and William Kinsey. 2006.

“Long Term Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutri-

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Alderman, Harold, Hans Hoogeveen, and Mariacristina Rossi.

2006. “Reducing Child Malnutrition in Tanzania: Combined

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Alderman, Harold, Joseph Konde-Lule, Isaac Sebuliba, Donald

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______. 2006. “Increased Weight Gain in Preschool Children

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Alexandre, Michel Lima, Gilberto Tadeu, and Otaviano Canuto.

2006. “Determinantes das Decisoes Locacionais da Ativi-

dade Financiera. “ (Determinants of Financial Sector Loca-

tion Decisions). Nova Economia 16(2): 243–63.

Alexandrova, Anastassia, Ellen L. Hamilton, and Polina Kuz-

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the Tomsk Region, Russia.” Urban Studies 43 (7): 1177–89.

Almeida, Rita. 2007. “The Labor Market Effects of Foreign Owned

Firms.” Journal of International Economics 72(1): 75–96.

Amacher, Gregory, Lire Ersado, Donald Leo Grebner, and Wil-

liam F. Hyde. 2004.”Disease, Microdams and Natural Re-

sources in Tigray, Ethiopia: Impacts on Productivity and La-

bour Supplies.” Journal of Development Studies 40(6): 122–45.

Amarante, Veronica, Rodrigo Arim, and Mauricio Santamaria. 2005.

“Los Efectos de la Reforma Laboral de 2002 en el Mercado

Laboral Colombiano.” Perfil de Coyuntura Economica 6: 67–82.

Anderson, Kym. 2005. “On the Virtues of Multilateral Trade Ne-

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______. 2005. “Setting the Trade Policy Agenda: What Role for

Economists?” Journal of World Trade 39(5): 341–81.

Anderson, Kym, and Lee Ann Jackson. 2005. “GM Food Crop

Technology and Trade Restraints: Economic Implications

for Australia and New Zealand.” Australian Journal of Agri-

cultural and Resource Economics 49(3): 263–81.

Anderson, Kym, and William Martin. 2007. “Agricultural and

Nama Reform under Doha: Implications for Asia-Pacific

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Anderson, Kym, and William J. Martin. 2005. “Agricultural Trade

Reform and the Doha Development Agenda.” World Econo-

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______. 2005. “Greater Market Access in Agriculture Is the Key

to Doha Success.” Intereconomics: Review of European Eco-

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Anderson, Kym, and Ernesto Valenzuela . 2007. “Do Global

Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farm-

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Anderson, Kym, Jikun Huang, and Elena Ianchovichina. 2004.

“Will China’s WTO Accession Worsen Farm Household In-

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Anderson, Kym, Lee Ann Jackson, and Chantal Pohl Nielsen.

2005. “Genetically Modified Rice Adoption: Implications for

Welfare and Poverty Alleviation.” Journal of Economic Inte-

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Anderson, Kym, Will Martin, and Ernesto Valenzuela. 2006.

“The Relative Importance of Global Agricultural Subsidies

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_____. 2007. “Migration from Zambia: Ensuring Tempo-

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Paper 4145.

Amiti, Mary, and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik. 2005. “Trade Costs

and Location of Foreign Firms in China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3564.

Anderson, Jock R., Gershon Feder, and Sushma Ganguly. 2006.

“The Rise and Fall of Training and Visit Extension: An

Asian Mini-Drama with an African Epilogue.” Policy Re-


Anderson, Kym. 2004. “Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty

Reduction in Developing Countries.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3396.

_____. 2004. “The Challenge of Reducing Subsidies and Trade

Barriers.” Policy Research Working Paper 3415.

_____. 2005. “Setting the Trade Policy Agenda: What Roles for

Economists?” Policy Research Working Paper 3560.

_____. 2006. “Reducing Distortions to Agricultural Incentives:

Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospects.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4092.

Anderson, Kym, Richard Damania, and Lee Ann Jackson. 2004.

“Trade, Standards, and the Political Economy of Genetically

Modified Food.” Policy Research Working Paper 3395.

Anderson, Kym, and Lee Ann Jackson. 2004. “Implications of

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Genetically Modified Food Technology Policies For Sub-

Saharan Africa.” Policy Research Working Paper 3411.

Anderson, Kym , Lee Ann Jackson, and Chantal Pohl Nielsen.

2004. “Genetically Modified Rice Adoption: Implications for

Welfare and Poverty Alleviation.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3380.

Anderson, Kym, and Will Martin. 2005. “Agricultural Trade Re-

form and the Doha Development Agenda.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3607.


ghe. 2005. “Distortions to World Trade: Impacts on Agricul-

tural Markets and Farm Incomes.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3736.

_____. 2005. “Global Impacts of Doha Trade Reform Scenarios

on Poverty.” Policy Research Working Paper 3735.

_____. 2005. “Would Multilateral Trade Reform Benefit Sub-

Saharan Africans?” Policy Research Working Paper 3616.

_____. 2006. “Doha Merchandise Trade Reform: What’s at

Stake for Developing Countries?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3848.

Anderson, Kym, Will Martin, and Ernesto Valenzuela. 2006.

“The Relative Importance of Global Agricultural Subsidies

and Market Access.” Policy Research Working Paper 3900.

Anderson, Kym, and Ernesto Valenzuela. 2006. “Do Global

Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farm-

ers?” Policy Research Working Paper 3901.

_____. 2006. “The World Trade Organization’s Doha Cotton

Initiative: A Tale of Two Issues.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3918.

Anderson, Kym, Ernesto Valenzuela, and Lee Ann Jackson.

2006. “Recent and Prospective Adoption of Genetically

Modified Cotton: A Global Computable General Equilib-

rium Analysis of Economic Impacts.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3917.

Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, and Asim Ijaz Khwaja. 2006. “A Dime

a Day: The Possibilities and Limits of Private Schooling in

Pakistan.” Policy Research Working Paper 4066.

Andrabi, Tahir, Jishnu Das, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Tristan Za-

jonc. 2005. “Religious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A

Look at the Data.” Policy Research Working Paper 3521.

Andres, Luis, Vivien Foster, and Jose Luis Guasch. 2006. “The

Impact of Privatization on the Performance of the Infrastruc-

ture Sector: The Case of Electricity Distribution in Latin

American Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3936.

Angel-Urdinola, Diego F., and Shweta Jain. 2006. “Do Subsidized

Health Programs in Armenia Increase Utilization among the

Poor?” Policy Research Working Paper 4017.

Angelsen, Arild. 2007. “Forest Cover Change in Space and Time:

Combining the Von Thunen and Forest Transition Theo-

ries.” Policy Research Working Paper 4117.

Annabi, Nabil, Bazlul Khondker, Selim Raihan, John Cockburn,

and Bernard Decaluwe. 2006. “Implications of WTO Agree-

ments and Unilateral Trade Policy Reforms for Poverty in

Bangladesh: Short versus Long-Run Impacts.” Policy Re-


Annez, Patricia Clarke. 2006. “Urban Infrastructure Finance

from Private Operators: What Have We Learned from Re-

cent Experience?” Policy Research Working Paper 4045.

Anos Casero, Paloma, and Ganesh Seshan. 2006. “Fiscal and

Social Impact of a Nominal Exchange Rate Devaluation in

Djibouti.” Policy Research Working Paper 4028.

_____. 2006. “Public-Private Sector Wage Differentials and Re-

turns to Education in Djibouti.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3923.

Antman, Francisca, and David J. McKenzie. 2005. “Earnings Mo-

bility and Measurement Error: A Pseudo-Panel Approach.”


_____. 2005. “Poverty Traps and Nonlinear Income Dynamics

with Measurement Error and Individual Heterogeneity.”


Araujo, M. Caridad, Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Peter Lanjouw,

and Berk Ozler. 2006. “Local Inequality and Project Choice:

Theory and Evidence from Ecuador.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3997.

Arena, Marco. 2006. “Does Insurance Market Activity Promote

Economic Growth? Country Study for Industrial and Devel-

oping Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 4098.

Arestoff, Florence, and Christophe Hurlin. 2006. “Estimates of

Government Net Capital Stocks for 26 Developing Coun-

tries, 1970-2002.” Policy Research Working Paper 3858.

Arias, Omar, Andreas Blom, Mariano Bosch, Wendy Cunning-

ham, Ariel Fiszbein, Gladys Lopez Acevedo, Maloney Wil-

liam, Jaime Saavedra, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, Mauricio

Santamaria, and Lucas Siga. 2005. “Pending Issues in Pro-

tection, Productivity Growth, and Poverty Reduction.” Poli-


Armecin, Graeme, Jere R. Behrman, Paulita Duazo, Sharon Ghu-

man, Socorro Gultiano, Elizabeth M. King, and Nannette

Lee. 2006. “Early Childhood Development through an In-

tegrated Program: Evidence from the Philippines.” Policy


Arndt, Channing. 2005. “The Doha Trade Round and Mozam-

bique.” Policy Research Working Paper 3717.

Arnold, Jens Matthias, and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik. 2005.

“Gifted Kids or Pushy Parents? Foreign Acquisitions and

Plant Performance in Indonesia.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3597.

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Arnold, Jens, Beata S. Javorcik, and Aaditya Mattoo. 2007. “Does

Services Liberalization Benefit Manufacturing Firms? Evi-

dence from the Czech Republic.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4109.

Arnold, Jens Matthias, Aaditya Mattoo, and Gaia Narciso. 2006.

“Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan

Africa: Evidence from Firm-Level Data.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4048.

Aroca, Patricio, Mariano Bosch, and William F. Maloney. 2005.

“Spatial Dimensions of Trade Liberalization and Economic

Convergence: Mexico 1985-2002.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3744.

Aroca Gonzalez, Patricio, and William F. Maloney. 2005. “Migra-

tion, Trade, and Foreign Investment in Mexico.” Policy Re-


Arunanondchai, Jutamas, and Carsten Fink. 2007. “Trade in

Health Services in the ASEAN Region.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4147.

Arvis, Jean-Francois, Gael Raballand, and Jean-Francois Mar-

teau. 2007. “The Cost of Being Landlocked: Logistics Costs

and Supply Chain Reliability.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4258.

Aubert, Jean-Eric. 2005. “Promoting Innovation in Develop-

ing Countries: A Conceptual Framework.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3554.

Auriol, Emmanuelle, and Pierre M. Picard. 2006. “Infrastructure

and Public Utilities Privatization in Developing Countries.”


Aysan, Ahmet Faruk, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, and Marie-Ange

Veganzones-Varoudakis. 2006. “Governance and Private In-

vestment in the Middle East and North Africa.” Policy Re-


Ayyagari, Meghana, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, and Vojislav Maksi-

movic. 2005. “How Well Do Institutional Theories Explain

Firms’ Perceptions of Property Rights?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3709.

_____. 2006. “How Important Are Financing Constraints? The

Role of Finance in the Business Environment.” Policy Re-


_____. 2006. “What Determines Protection of Property Rights?

An Analysis of Direct and Indirect Effects.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3940.

_____. 2007. “Firm Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Roles

of Governance and Finance.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4157.

Baclajanschi, Iaroslav, Lawrence Bouton, Hideki Mori, Dejan

Ostojic, Taras Pushak, and Erwin R. Tiongson. 2006. “The

Impact of Energy Price Changes in Moldova.” Policy Re-


Baffes, John. 2006. “Restructuring Uganda’s Coffee Industry:

Why Going Back to the Basics Matters.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4020.

Baffes, John, and Harry De Gorter. 2005. “Disciplining Agricul-

tural Support through Decoupling.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3533.

Baffes, John, and Gaston Gohou. 2005. “The Co-Movement be-

tween Cotton and Polyester Prices.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3534.

Bagai, Shweta, and John S. Wilson. 2006. “The Data Chase:

What’s Out There on Trade Costs and Nontariff Barriers?”


Bahl, Roy, and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez. 2006. “Sequencing Fis-

cal Decentralization.” Policy Research Working Paper 3914.

Baker, Judy L. 2006. “Integrated Urban Ugrading for the Poor:

The Experience of Ribeira Azul, Brazil.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3861.

Baker, Judy, Rakhi Basu, Maureen Cropper, Somik Lall, and

Akie Takeuchi. 2005. “Urban Poverty and Transport: The

Case of Mumbai.” Policy Research Working Paper 3693.

Baker, Judy, and Nina Schuler. 2004. “Analyzing Urban Poverty:

A Summary of Methods and Approached.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3399.

Balat, Jorge F., and Guido G. Porto. 2005. “The WTO Doha

Round, Cotton Sector Dynamics, and Poverty Trends in

Zambia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3697.

Baller, Silja. 2007. “Trade Effects of Regional Standards Liberal-

ization: A Heterogeneous Firms Approach.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4124.

Bandiera, Luca, Nina Budina, Michel Klijn, and Sweder van

Wijnbergen. 2007. “The ‘How to’ of Fiscal Sustainability: A

Technical Manual for Using the Fiscal Sustainability Tool.”


Bando, Rosangela, Luis F. Lopez-Calva, and Harry Anthony Pa-

trinos. 2005. “Child Labor, School Attendance, and Indige-

nous Households: Evidence from Mexico.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3487.

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit, Priya Shyamsundar, and Alessandro

Baccini. 2006. “Forests, Biomass Use, and Poverty in Ma-

lawi.” Policy Research Working Paper 4068.

Banerjee, Abhijit, Rukmini Banerji, Esther Duflo, Rachel

Glennerster, and Stuti Khemani. 2006. “Can Information

Campaigns Spark Local Participation and Improve Out-

comes? A Study of Primary Education in Uttar Pradesh, In-

dia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3967.

Baracat, Elias, and Julio J. Nogues. 2005. “WTO Safeguards and

Trade Liberalization: Lessons from the Argentine Footwear

Case.” Policy Research Working Paper 3614.

Barbone, Luca, and Katrina Sharkey. 2006. “Strengthening

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Governance through Engaged Societies: Lessons from the

Implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategies.” Policy


Barrera-Osorio, Felipe. 2007. “The Impact of Private Provision

of Public Education: Empirical Evidence from Bogota’s

Concession Schools.” Policy Research Working Paper 4121.

Barron, Patrick, Rachael Diprose, and Michael Woolcock. 2007.

“Local Conflict and Development Projects in Indonesia:

Part of the Problem or Part of a Solution?” Policy Research

Working Paper 4212.

Barron, Patrick, Kai Kaiser, and Menno Pradhan. 2004. “Local

Conflict in Indonesia: Measuring Incidence and Identifying

Patterns.” Policy Research Working Paper 3384.

Bartelsman, Eric, John Haltiwanger, and Stefano Scarpetta.

2004. “Microeconomic Evidence of Creative Destruction

in Industrial and Developing Countries.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3464.

Baschieri, Angela, Jane Falkingham, Duncan Hornby, and Craig

Hutton. 2005. “Creating a Poverty Map for Azerbaijan.” Pol-

icy Research Working Paper 3793.

Basu, Priya, and Pradeep Srivastava. 2005. “Scaling-Up Micro-

finance for India’s Rural Poor.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3646.

Bayraktar, Nihal, and Hippolyte Fofack. 2007. “Specification of

Investment Functions in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Policy Re-


Bayraktar, Nihal, and Yan Wang. 2004. “Foreign Bank Entry,

Performance of Domestic Banks, and Sequence of Financial

Liberalization.” Policy Research Working Paper 3416.

______. 2006. “Banking Sector Openness and Economic

Growth.” Policy Research Working Paper 4019.

Baysan, Tercan, Arvind Panagariya, and Nihal Pitigala. 2006.

“Preferential Trading in South Asia.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3813.

Beck, Thorsten. 2006. “Creating an Efficient Financial System:

Challenges in a Global Economy.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3856.

Beck, Thorsten, Juan Miguel Crivelli, and William Summerhill.

2005. “State Bank Transformation in Brazil - Choices and

Consequences.” Policy Research Working Paper 3619.

Beck, Thorsten, Robert Cull, and Afeikhena Jerome. 2005.

“Bank Privatization and Performance - Emprical Evidence

from Nigeria.” Policy Research Working Paper 3511.

Beck, Thorsten, and Augusto de la Torre. 2006. “The Basic

Analytics of Access to Financial Services.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4026.

Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Luc Laeven, and Ross

Levine. 2005. “Finance, Firm Size, and Growth.” Policy Re-


Beck, Thorsten, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, and Maria Soledad Marti-

nez Peria. 2005. “Reaching Out: Access to and Use of Bank-

ing Services across Countries.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3754.

_____. 2006. “Banking Services for Everyone? Barriers to Bank

Access and Use around the World.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4079.

Beck, Thorsten, and Michael Fuchs. 2004. “Structural Issues in

the Kenyan Financial System: Improving Competition and

Access.” Policy Research Working Paper 3363.

Beck, Thorsten, and Heiko Hesse. 2006. “Bank Efficiency, Own-

ership, and Market Structure: Why Are Interest Spreads So

High in Uganda?” Policy Research Working Paper 4027.

Beck, Thorsten, and Luc Laeven. 2005. “Institution Build-

ing and Growth in Transition Economies.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3657.

_____. 2006. “Resolution of Failed Banks by Deposit Insur-

ers: Cross-Country Evidence.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3920.

Beck, Thorsten, and Md. Habibur Rahman. 2006. “Creating a

More Efficient Financial System: Challenges for Bangla-

desh.” Policy Research Working Paper 3938.

Beegle, Kathleen, Joachim De Weerdt, and Stefan Dercon. 2006.

“Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of

HIV/AIDS.” Policy Research Working Paper 4082.

Beegle, Kathleen, Rajeev Dehejia, and Roberta Gatti. 2005.

“Why Should We Care about Child Labor? The Education,

Labor Market, and Health Consequences of Child Labor.”


Beegle, Kathleen, and Sofya Krutikova. 2007. “Adult Mortality

and Children’s Transition into Marriage.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4139.

Behrman, Jere R., Alexis Murphy, Agnes Quisumbing, Usha Ra-

makrishnan, and Kathyrn Yount. 2006. “What Is the Real Im-

pact of Schooling on Age of First Union and Age of First Par-

enting? New Evidence from Guatemala.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4023.

Bell, Clive, Ramona Bruhns, and Hans Gersbach. 2006. “Eco-

nomic Growth, Education, and AIDS in Kenya: A Long-Run

Analysis.” Policy Research Working Paper 4025.

Benitez, Daniel, and Antonio Estache. 2005. “How Concen-

trated Are Global Infrastructure Markets?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3513.

Berger, Allen N., George R.G. Clarke, Robert Cull, Leora Klap-

per, and Gregory F. Udell. 2005. “Corporate Governance and

Bank Performance: A Joint Analysis of the Static, Selection,

and Dynamic Effects of Domestic, Foreign, and State Own-

ership.” Policy Research Working Paper 3632.

Berger, Allen N., Leora F. Klapper, Maria Soledad Martinez Pe-

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ria, and Rida Zaidi. 2006. “Bank Ownership Type and Bank-

ing Relationships.” Policy Research Working Paper 3862.

Berger, Allen N., and Gregory F. Udell. 2005. “A More Complete

Conceptual Framework for Financing of Small and Medium

Enterprises.” Policy Research Working Paper 3795.

Berglof, Erik, and Stijn Claessens. 2004. “Enforcement and Cor-

porate Governance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3409.

Berlinski, Samuel, Sebastian Galiani, and Marco Manacorda.

2007. “Giving Children a Better Start: Preschool Atten-

dance and School-Age Profiles.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4240.

Berman, Eli, Rohini Somanathan, and Hong W. Tan. 2005. “Is

Skill-Biased Technological Change Here Yet? Evidence

from Indian Manufacturing in the 1990s.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3761.

Bhat, Anjali, Kikkeri Ramu, and Karin Kemper. 2005. “Institu-

tional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management: The

Brantas River Basin, East Java, Indonesia.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3611.

Bhattacharya, Soma, Anna Alberini, and Maureen L. Cropper.

2006. “The Value of Mortality Risk Reductions in Delhi, In-

dia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3995.

Biggs, Tyler, and Manju Kedia Shah. 2006. “African Small and

Medium Enterprises, Networks, and Manufacturing Perfor-

mance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3855.

Bigsten, Arne, Taye Mengistae, and Abebe Shimeles. 2007.

“Mobility and Earnings in Ethiopia’s Urban Labor Markets,

1994-2004.” Policy Research Working Paper 4168.

Bigsten, Arne, and Mans Soderbom. 2005. “What Have We

Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Sur-

veys in Africa?” Policy Research Working Paper 3798.

Bjorkman, Martina, and Jakob Svensson. 2007. “Power to the

People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of

a Community-Based Monitoring Project in Uganda.” Policy


Blanco, Fernando, and Santiago Herrera. 2006. “The Quality of

Fiscal Adjustment and the Long-Run Growth Impact of Fis-

cal Policy in Brazil.” Policy Research Working Paper 4004.

Blomquist, William, Maureen Ballestero, Anjali Bhat, and Karin

Kemper. 2005. “Institutional and Policy Analysis of River

Basin Management: The Tarcoles River Basin, Costa Rica.”


Blomquist, William, Ken S. Calbick, and Ariel Dinar. 2005. “In-

stitutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management:

The Fraser River Basin, Canada.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3525.

Blomquist, William, Ariel Dinar, and Karin Kemper. 2005.

“Comparison of Institutional Arrangements for River Basin

Management in Eight Basins.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3636.

Blomquist, William, Consuelo Giansante, Anjali Bhat, and Karin

Kemper. 2005. “Institutional and Policy Analysis of River

Basin Management: The Gudalquivir River Basin, Spain.”


Blomquist, William, Brian Haisman, Ariel Dinar, and Anjali

Bhat. 2005. “Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin

Management: The Murray Darling River Basin, Austrialia.”


Blomquist, William, Andrzej Tonderski, and Ariel Dinar. 2005.

“Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Manage-

ment: The Warta River Basin, Poland.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3528.

Bogetic, Zeljko. 2006. “International Benchmarking of Leso-

tho’s Infrastructure Performance.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3825.

Bogetic, Zeljko, and Johannes W. Fedderke. 2006. “Forecasting

Investment Needs in South Africa’s Electricity and Telecom-

munications Sectors.” Policy Research Working Paper 3829.

_____. 2006. “International Benchmarking of Infrastructure

Performance in the Southern African Customs Union Coun-

tries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3987.

_____. 2006. “International Benchmarking of South Africa’s

Infrastructure Performance.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3830.

Bogomolova, Tatiana, Gregorio Impavido, and Montserrat Pal-

lares-Miralles. 2006. “An Assessment of Reform Options for

the Public Service Pension Fund in Uganda.” Policy Re-


Bosch, Mariano, Daniel Lederman, and William F. Maloney.

2005. “Patenting and Research and Development: A Global

View.” Policy Research Working Paper 3739.

Bosch, Mariano, and William Maloney. 2005. “Labor Market Dy-

namics in Developing Countries: Comparative Analysis Us-

ing Continuous Time Markov Processes.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3583.

_____. 2006. “Gross Worker Flows in The Presence of Informal

Labor Markets: The Mexican Experience 1987-2002.” Poli-


Bott, Sarah, Andrew Morrison, and Mary Ellsberg. 2005. “Pre-

venting and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in

Middle and Low-Income Countries: A Global Review and


Bourguignon, Francois, Chor-ching Goh, and Dae Il Kim. 2004.

“Estimating Individual Vulnerability to Poverty with Pseu-

do-Panel Data.” Policy Research Working Paper 3375.

Bourguignon, Francois, Victoria Levin, and David Rosenblatt.

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2006. “Global Redistribution of Income.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3961.

Bown, Chad P. 2005. “Global Antidumping Database Version

1.0.” Policy Research Working Paper 3737.

_____. 2005. “Trade Remedies and World Trade Organization

Dispute Settlement: Why Are So Few Challenged?” Policy


_____. 2006. “The World Trade Organization and Antidump-

ing in Developing Countries.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4014.

Brambilla, Irene, and Guido G. Porto. 2006. “Farm Productiv-

ity and Market Structure: Evidence from Cotton Reforms in

Zambia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3904.

Braun, Matias, and Claudio Raddatz. 2005. “Trade Liberaliza-

tion and the Politics of Financial Development.” Policy Re-


Bravo-Ortega, Claudio, and Jose de Gregorio. 2005. “The Rela-

tive Richness of the Poor? Natural Resources, Human

Capital, and Economic Growth.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3484.

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio, and Daniel Lederman. 2005. “Agricul-

ture and National Welfare around the World: Causality and

International Heterogeneity Since 1960.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3499.

Brenton, Paul, and Mombert Hoppe. 2006. “The African Growth

and Opportunity Act, Exports, and Development in Sub-


Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia, Antonio Estache, and Nemat

Shafik. 2004. “Infrastructure Services in Developing Coun-

tries: Access, Quality, Costs and Policy Reform.” Policy Re-


Broner, Fernando A., Guido Lorenzoni, and Sergio L. Schmukler.

2004. “Why Do Emerging Economies Borrow Short Term?”


Brown, J. David, and John S. Earle. 2006. “The Microeconom-

ics of Creating Productive Jobs: A Synthesis of Firm-Level

Studies in Transition Economies.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3886.

Bruno, Valentina G., and Stijn Claessens. 2007. “Corporate Gov-

ernance and Regulation: Can There Be too Much of a Good

Thing?” Policy Research Working Paper 4140.

Buckley, Robert M., and Jerry Kalarickal. 2004. “Shelter Strate-

gies for the Urban Poor: Idiosyncratic and Successful, but

Hardly Mysterious.” Policy Research Working Paper 3427.

Buddelmeyer, Hielke, and Emmanuel Skoufias. 2004. “An

Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Disconti-

nuity Design on PROGRESA.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3386.

Budina, Nina, Gaobo Pang, and Sweder van Wijnbergen. 2007.

“Nigeria’s Growth Record: Dutch Disease or Debt Over-

hang?” Policy Research Working Paper 4256.

Budina, Nina, and Sweder van Wijnbergen. 2007. “Quantitative

Approaches to Fiscal Sustainability Analysis: A New World

Bank Tool Applied to Turkey.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4169.

Bugamelli, Matteo, and Francesco Paterno. 2005. “Do Workers’

Remittances Reduce the Probability of Current Account Re-

versals?” Policy Research Working Paper 3766.

Busse, Matthias. 2004. “Trade, Environmental Regulations, and

the World Trade Organization: New Empirical Evidence.”


Busse, Matthias, and Jose Luis Groizard. 2006. “Foreign Direct

Investment, Regulations, and Growth.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3882.

Bussolo, Maurizio, Olivier Godart, Jann Lay, and Rainer Thiele.

2006. “The Impact of Commodity Price Changes on Rural

Households: The Case of Coffee in Uganda.” Policy Re-


Bussolo, Maurizio, Jann Lay, and Dominique van der Mensbrug-

ghe. 2006. “Structural Change and Poverty Reduction in

Brazil: The Impact of the Doha Round.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3833.

Bussolo, Maurizio, and Denis Medvedev. 2007. “Do Remittanc-

es Have a Flip Side? A General Equilibrium Analysis of Re-

mittances, Labor Supply Responses, and Policy Options for

Jamaica.” Policy Research Working Paper 4143.

Bussolo, Maurizio, and Yoko Niimi. 2006. “Do Regional Trade

Pacts Benefit The Poor? An Illustration from the Dominican

Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nica-

ragua.” Policy Research Working Paper 3850.

Buys, Piet, Uwe Deichmann, and David Wheeler. 2006. “Road

Network Upgrading and Overland Trade Expansion in Sub-


Cadot, Olivier, Jaime de Melo, and Alberto Portugal-Perez. 2006.

“Rules of Origin for Preferential Trading Arrangements: Im-

plications for the ASEAN Free Trade Area of EU and U.S.

Experience.” Policy Research Working Paper 4016.

Cadot, Olivier, Laure Dutoit, and Jaime de Melo. 2006. “The

Elimination of Madagascar’s Vanilla Marketing Board, Ten

Years On.” Policy Research Working Paper 3979.

Cadot, Olivier, Laure Dutoit, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2006.

“How Costly Is It for Poor Farmers to Lift Themselves out

of Poverty?” Policy Research Working Paper 3881.

Calderon, Cesar, Norman Loayza, and Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel.

2005. “Does Openness Imply Greater Exposure?” Policy


Calderon, Cesar, and Luis Serven. 2004. “The Effects of Infra-

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structure Development on Growth and Income Distribu-

tion.” Policy Research Working Paper 3400.

_____. 2004. “Trends in Infrastructure in Latin America,

1980–2001.” Policy Research Working Paper 3401.

Calomiris, Charles W., Daniela Klingebiel, and Luc Laeven.

2004. “A Taxonomy of Financial Crisis Resolution Mecha-

nisms: Cross-Country Experience.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3379.

Camara, Modibo K., and Fernando Montes-Negret. 2006. “De-

posit Insurance and Banking Reform in Russia.” Policy Re-


Campanaro, Alessandra, and Dimitri Vittas. 2004. “Greco-Roman

Lessons for Public Debt Management and Debt Market De-

velopment.” Policy Research Working Paper 3414.

Canning, Patrick, and Zhi Wang. 2004. “A Flexible Model-

ing Framework to Estimate Interregional Trade Patterns

and Input-Output Accounts.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3359.

Canton, Erik, and Andreas Blom. 2004. “Can Student Loans Im-

prove Accessibility to Higher Education and Student Perfor-

mance? An Impact Study of the Case of SOFES, Mexico.”


Caprio, Gerard, and Patrick Honohan. 2004. “Can the Unsophis-

ticated Market Provide Discipline?” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3364.

Cardoso, Ana Rute, and Dorte Verner. 2007. “School Drop-Out

and Push-Out Factors in Brazil: The Role of Early Parent-

hood, Child Labor, and Poverty.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4178.

Carraro, Carlo, Carmen Marchiori, and Alessandra Sgobbi. 2005.

“Advances in Negotiation Theory: Bargaining, Coalitions,

and Fairness.” Policy Research Working Paper 3642.

_____. 2005. “Applications of Negotiation Theory to Water Is-

sues.” Policy Research Working Paper 3641.

Carvalho, Alexandre, Somik V. Lall, and Christopher Timmins.

2006. “Regional Subsidies and Industrial Prospects of Lag-

ging Regions.” Policy Research Working Paper 3843.

Casacuberta, Carlos, and Nestor Gandelman. 2006. “Protec-

tion, Openness, and Factor Adjustment: Evidence from the

Manufacturing Sector in Uruguay.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3891.

Caskey, John P., Clemente Ruiz Duran, and Tova Maria Solo.

2006. “The Urban Unbanked in Mexico and the United

States.” Policy Research Working Paper 3835.

Castro, Lucio, Marcelo Olarreaga, and Daniel Saslavsky. 2007.

“The Impact of Trade with China and India on Argentina’s

Manufacturing Employment.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4153.

Catin, Maurice, Xubei Luo, and Christophe Van Huffel. 2005.

“Openness, Industrialization, and Geographic Concen-

tration of Activities in China.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3706.

Cattaneo, Matias D., Sebastian Galiano, Paul J. Gertler, Sebas-

tian Martinez, and Rocio Titiunik. 2007. “Housing, Health,

and Happiness.” Policy Research Working Paper 4214.

Cerdan-Infantes, Pedro, and Christel Vermeersch. 2007. “More

Time Is Better: An Evaluation of the Full Time School Pro-

gram in Uruguay.” Policy Research Working Paper 4167.

Cerutti, Eugenio, Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, and Maria Soledad

Martinez Peria. 2005. “How Banks Go Abroad: Branches or

Subsidiaries?” Policy Research Working Paper 3753.

Chang, Roberto, Linda Kaltani, and Norman Loayza. 2005.

“Openness Can Be Good for Growth: The Role of Policy

Complementarities.” Policy Research Working Paper 3763.

Chaudhuri, Shubham, and Martin Ravallion. 2006. “Partially

Awakened Giants: Uneven Growth in China and India.”


Chaudhury, Nazmul, and Dilip Parajuli. 2006. “Conditional Cash

Transfers and Female Schooling: The Impact of the Female

School Stipend Program on Public School Enrollments in

Punjab, Pakistan.” Policy Research Working Paper 4102.

Chauvin, Nicolas Depetris, and Aart Kraay. 2006. “Who Gets

Debt Relief?” Policy Research Working Paper 4000.

Chellaraj, Gnanaraj, Keith E. Maskus, and Aaditya Mattoo. 2005.

“The Contribution of Skilled Immigration and Internation-

al Graduate Students to U.S. Innovation.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3588.

Chen, Derek H.C. 2004. “Population Age Structure and the

Budget Deficit.” Policy Research Working Paper 3435.

Chen, Derek H.C. , and Carl J. Dahlman. 2004. “Knowledge and

Development: A Cross-Section Approach.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3366.

Chen, Derek H.C., and Kishore Gawande. 2007. “Underlying

Dimensions of Knowledge Assessment: Factor Analysis of

the Knowledge Assessment Methodology Data.” Policy Re-


Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang, and Aaditya Mattoo. 2004. “Regional-

ism in Standards - Good or Bad for Trade?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3458.

Chen, Maggie Xiaoyang, Tsunehiro Otsuki, and John S. Wilson.

2006. “Do Standards Matter for Export Success?” Policy Re-


Chen, Shaohua, Ren Mu, and Martin Ravallion. 2006. “Are There

Lasting Impacts of Aid to Poor Areas? Evidence from Rural

China.” Policy Research Working Paper 4084.

Chen, Shaohua, and Martin Ravallion. 2007. “Absolute Poverty

Measures for the Developing World, 1981-2004.” Policy Re-


236

Chen, Shaohua, Martin Ravallion, and Youjuan Wang. 2006. “Di

Bao: A Guaranteed Minimum Income in Urban China?” Pol-


Chen, Siyan, Norman V. Loayza, and Marta Reynal-Querol.

2007. “The Aftermath of Civil War.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4190.

Chiquier, Loic, Olivier Hassler, and Michael Lea. 2004. “Mort-

gage Securities in Emerging Markets.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3370.

Chisari, Omar O., and Ioannis N. Kessides. 2007. “The Pricing

Dynamics of Utilities with Underdeveloped Networks.”


Chomitz, Kenneth M., Piet Buys, and Timothy S. Thomas. 2005.

“Quantifying the Rural-Urban Gradient in Latin America

and the Caribbean.” Policy Research Working Paper 3634.

Chomitz, Kenneth M., Daniel da Mata, Alexandre Ywata de

Carvalho, and Joao Carlos Magalhaes. 2005. “Spatial Dynam-

ics of Labor Markets in Brazil.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3752.

Chomitz, Kenneth M., Timothy S. Thomas, and Brandao Anto-

nio Salazar. 2004. “Creating Markets for Habitat Conserva-

tion When Habitats Are Heterogeneous.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3429.

Chomitz, Kenneth M., and Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff. 2005.

“Measuring the Initial Impacts on Deforestation of Mato

Grosso’s Program for Environmental Control.” Policy Re-


Chor-ching, Goh, and Beata S. Javorcik. 2005. “Trade Protection

and Industry Wage Structure in Poland.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3552.

Christiaensen, Luc, Lionel Demery, and Jesper Kuhl. 2006.

“The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: An Empiri-

cal Perspective.” Policy Research Working Paper 4013.

Claessens, Constantijn A., Daniela Klingebiel, and Luc Laeven.

2004. “Resolving Systemic Financial Crisis: Policies and In-

stitutions.” Policy Research Working Paper 3377.

Claessens, Stijn. 2005. “Access to Financial Services: A Review

of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3589.

_____. 2005. “Taking Stock of Risk Management Techniques for

Sovereigns.” Policy Research Working Paper 3570.

_____. 2006. “Competitive Implications of Cross-Border Bank-

ing.” Policy Research Working Paper 3854.

_____. 2006. “Current Challenges in Financial Regulation.” Pol-


Claessens, Stijn, and Erik Feijen. 2006. “Finance and Hunger:

Empirical Evidence of the Agricultural Productivity Chan-

nel.” Policy Research Working Paper 4080.

Claessens, Stijn, and Luc Laeven. 2005. “Financial Dependence,

Banking Sector Competition, and Economic Growth.” Policy


Claessens, Stijn, and Sergio L. Schmukler. 2007. “International

Financial Integration through Equity Markets: Which Firms

from Which Countries Go Global?” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4146.

Claessens, Stijn, and Neeltje Van Horen. 2007. “Location Deci-

sions of Foreign Banks and Competitive Advantage.” Policy


Clarke, George R.G. 2005. “Beyond Tariffs and Quotas: Why

Don’t African Manufacturers Export More?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3617.

_____. 2005. “Do Government Policies that Promote Competi-

tion Encourage or Discourage New Product and Process De-

velopment in Low and Middle-Income Countries?” Policy


Clarke, George R.G., Katrina Kosec, and Scott Wallsten. 2004.

“Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved

Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America.” Policy


Cororaton, Caesar B., John Cockburn, and Erwin Corong. 2005.

“Doha Scenarios, Trade Reforms, and Poverty in the Philip-

pines: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis.” Policy


Correa, Paulo, Mariam Dayoub, and Manuela Francisco. 2007.

“Identifying Supply-Side Constraints to Export Perfor-

mance in Ecuador: An Exercise with Investment Climate

Survey Data.” Policy Research Working Paper 4179.

Coulibaly, Souleymane. 2007. “Evaluating the Trade Effect of

Developing Regional Trade Agreements: A Semi-Parametric

Approach.” Policy Research Working Paper 4220.

Coviello, Decio, and Roumeen Islam. 2006. “Does Aid Help

Improve Economic Institutions?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3990.

Cubbin, John, and John Stern. 2005. “Regulatory Effectiveness

and the Empirical Impact of Variations in Regulatory Gover-

nance - Electricity Industry Capacity and Efficiency in De-

veloping Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3535.

Cull, Robert, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, and Jonathan Morduch.

2006. “Financial Performance and Outreach: A Global

Analysis of Leading Microbanks.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3827.

Cull, Robert, and Laurie Effron. 2005. “World Bank Lending

and Financial Sector Development.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3656.

Cull, Robert, and Maria Soledad Martinez Peria. 2007. “Foreign

Bank Participation and Crises in Developing Countries.”


Cull, Robert, Lixin Colin Xu, and Zhu Tian. 2007. “Formal Fi-

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nance and Trade Credit during China’s Transition.” Policy


Da Mata, Daniel, Uwe Deichmann, J. Vernon Henderson, Somik

V. Lall, and Hyoung Gun Wang. 2005. “Determinants of City

Growth in Brazil.” Policy Research Working Paper 3723.

______. 2005. “Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cit-

ies.” Policy Research Working Paper 3724.

da Silva, Luis Correia, Antonio Estache, and Sakari Jarvela.

2004. “Is Debt Replacing Equity in Regulated Privatized

Infrastructure in Developing Countries?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3374.

Dabalen, Andrew, Stefano Paternostro, and Gaelle Pierre. 2004.

“The Returns to Participation in the Non-Farm Sector in

Rural Rwanda.” Policy Research Working Paper 3462.

Dafflon, Bernard, and Krisztina Toth. 2005. “Fiscal Federalism

in Switzerland: Relevant Issues for Transition Economies in

Central and Eastern Europe.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3655.

Dailami, Mansoor, Paul R. Masson, and Jean Jose Padou. 2005.

“Global Monetary Conditions Versus Country-Specific

Factors in the Determination of Emerging Market Debt

Spreads.” Policy Research Working Paper 3626.

Das Gupta, Monica. 2005. “Public Health in India: An Over-

view.” Policy Research Working Paper 3787.

Das Gupta, Monica, Michael Lokshin, Michele Gragnolati, and

Oleksiy Ivaschenko. 2005. “Improving Child Nutrition Out-

comes in India: Can the Integrated Child Development Servic-

es Be More Effective?” Policy Research Working Paper 3647.

Das Gupta, Monica, and Manju Rani. 2004. “India’s Public

Health System - How Well Does It Function at the National

Level?” Policy Research Working Paper 3447.

Das, Jishnu, Stefan Dercon, James Habyarimana, and Pramila

Krishnan. 2005. “Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Ev-

idence from Zambia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3602.

Das, Jishnu, and Jeffrey Hammer. 2005. “Money for Nothing:

The Dire Straits of Medical Practice in Delhi, India.” Policy


_____. “Which Doctor? Combining Vignettes and Item Re-

sponse to Measure Clinical Competence.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3301. The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Das, Jishnu, Priyanka Pandey, and Tristan Zajonc. 2006. “Learn-

ing Levels and Gaps in Pakistan.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4067.

Das, Jishnu, and Thomas Pave Sohnesen. 2006. “Patient Sat-

isfaction, Doctor Effort, and Interview Location: Evidence

from Paraguay.” Policy Research Working Paper 4086.

Das, Maitreyi Bordia, and Philip O’Keefe. 2007. “Enterprises,

Workers, and Skills in Urban Timor-Leste.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4177.

Dasgupta, Basab, and Somik V. Lall. 2006. “Assessing Benefits of

Slum Upgrading Programs in Second-Best Settings.” Policy


Dasgupta, Susmita, Mainul Huq, M. Khaliquzzaman, Kiran Pan-

dey, and David Wheeler. 2004. “Indoor Air Quality for Poor

Families: New Evidence from Bangladesh.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3393.

_____. 2004. “Who Suffers from Indoor Air Pollution? Evidence

from Bangladesh.” Policy Research Working Paper 3428.

Dasgupta, Susmita, Benoit Laplante, Craig Meisner, David

Wheeler, and Yan Jianping. 2007. “The Impact of Sea Level

Rise on Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis.”


Dasgupta, Susmita, Craig Meisner, and Mainul Huq. 2005.

“Health Effects and Pesticide Perception as Determinants

of Pesticide Use: Evidence from Bangladesh.” Policy Re-


Dasgupta, Susmita, Craig Meisner, and Nlandu Mamingi. 2005.

“Pesticide Traders’ Perception of Health Risks: Evidence

from Bangladesh.” Policy Research Working Paper 3777.

Dasgupta, Susmita, Craig Meisner, and David Wheeler. 2004.

“Is Environmentally-Friendly Agriculture Less Profitable

for Farmers? Evidence on Integrated Pest Management in

Bangladesh.” Policy Research Working Paper 3417.

Dasgupta, Susmita, Craig Meisner, David Wheeler, Thi Lam

Nhan, and Xuyen Khuc. 2005. “Pesticide Poisoning of Farm

Workers: Implications of Blood Test Results from Vietnam.”


David, Antonio C. 2007. “Are Price-Based Capital Account Reg-

ulations Effective in Developing Countries?” Policy Re-


_____. 2007. “Controls on Capital Inflows and External Shocks.”


_____. 2007. “HIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section

of Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 4263.

Davies, Victor A.B. 2007. “Capital Flight and War.” Policy Re-


D’Costa, Anthony P. 2006. “Exports, University-Industry Linkages,

and Innovation Challenges in Bangalore, India.” Policy Research


De Hoyos, Rafael E. 2007. “Accounting for Mexican Income

Inequality during the 1990s.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4224.

De la Cruz, Javier, and Constantinos Stephanou. 2006. “Finan-

cial System Structure in Colombia: A Proposal for a Reform

Agenda.” Policy Research Working Paper 4006.

de la Plaza, Luis, and Sophie Sirtaine. 2005. “An Analysis of the

2002 Uruguayan Banking Crisis.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3780.

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de la Torre, Augusto, Juan Carlos Gozzi, and Sergio L. Schmukler.

2006. “Financial Development in Latin America: Big Emerg-

ing Issues, Limited Policy Answers.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3963.

______. 2007. “Capital Market Development: Whither Latin

America?” Policy Research Working Paper 4156.

______. 2007. “Stock Market Development under Globalization:

Whither the Gains from Reforms?” Policy Research Working

Paper 4184.

de la Torre, Luz Elena Reyes, and Jorge G. Gonzalez. 2005. “An-

tidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Econo-

my of Liberalization: The Mexican Case.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3684.

de Luna Martinez, Jose. 2005. “Workers’ Remittances to Devel-

oping Countries: A Survey with Central Banks on Selected

Public Policy Issues.” Policy Research Working Paper 3638.

_____. 2006. “Access to Financial Services in Zambia.” Policy


de Mel, Suresh, David McKenzie, and Christopher Woodruff.

2007. “Measuring Microenterprise Profits: Don’t Ask How the

Sausage Is Made.” Policy Research Working Paper 4229.

_____. 2007. “Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from

a Field Experiment.” Policy Research Working Paper 4230.

de Mello, Luiz. 2006. “Fiscal Responsibility Legislation and Fis-

cal Adjustment: The Case of Brazilian Local Governments.”


de Soysa, Indra, and Eric Neumayer. 2007. “Disarming Fears of

Diversity: Ethnic Heterogeneity and State Militarization,


de Walque, Damien. 2004. “Education, Information, and Smoking

Decisions: Evidence from Smoking Histories, 1940-2000.”


_____. 2004. “The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Pe-

riod in Cambodia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3446.

_____. 2005. “Parental Education and Children’s Schooling

Outcomes: Is the Effect Nature, Nurture, or Both? Evidence

from Recomposed Families in Rwanda.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3483.

_____. 2006. “Discordant Couples: HIV Infection among Cou-

ples in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanza-

nia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3956.

_____. 2006. “Who Gets AIDS and How? The Determinants of

HIV Infection and Sexual Behaviors in Burkina Faso, Cam-

eroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3844.

Dean, Judith M., Mary E. Lovely, and Hua Wang. 2005. “Are

Foreign Investors Attracted to Weak Environmental Regu-

lations? Evaluating the Evidence from China.” Policy Re-


Dean, Judith M., and John Wainio. 2006. “Quantifying the Value

of U.S. Tariff Preferences for Developing Countries.” Policy


Deichmann, Uwe, Kai Kaiser, Somik V Lall, and Zmarak Shal-

izi. 2005. “Agglomeration, Transport, and Regional Develop-

ment in Indonesia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3477.

Deininger, Klaus, Daniel Ayalew Ali, Stein Holden, and Jaap

Zevenbergen. 2007. “Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia:

Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African

Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 4218.

Deininger, Klaus, Daniel Ayalew, and Takashi Yamano. 2006. “Le-

gal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land

Rights in Uganda.” Policy Research Working Paper 3868.

Deininger, Klaus, Songqing Jin, and Hari K. Nagarajan. 2007.

“Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Rural Land Rental Re-

strictions: Evidence from India.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4324.

Dell’Aglio, Debora, Wendy Cunningham, Silvia Koller, Vicente

Cassepp Borges, and Joana Severo Leon. 2007. “Youth Well-

Being in Brazil: An Index for Cross-Regional Comparisons.”


Demirguc-Kunt, Asli. 2006. “Finance and Economic Develop-

ment: Policy Choices for Developing Countries.” Policy Re-


Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, and Enrica Detragiache. 2005. “Cross-

Country Empirical Studies of Systemic Bank Distress: A

Survey.” Policy Research Working Paper 3719.

Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Enrica Detragiache, and Thierry Tres-

sel. 2006. “Banking on the Principles: Compliance with Ba-

sel Core Principles and Bank Soundness.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3954.

Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Edward J. Kane, and Luc Laeven. 2006.

“Deposit Insurance Design and Implementation: Policy

Lessons from Research and Practice.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3969.

_____. 2006. “Determinants of Deposit-Insurance Adoption and

Design.” Policy Research Working Paper 3849.

Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Baybars Karacaovali, and Luc Laeven.

2005. “Deposit Insurance around the World: A Comprehen-

sive Database.” Policy Research Working Paper 3628.

Demombynes, Gabriel, Chris Elbers, Jean O. Lanjouw, and Peter

Lanjouw. 2007. “How Good a Map? Putting Small Area Esti-

mation to the Test.” Policy Research Working Paper 4155.

Demombynes, Gabriel, and Johannes G. Hoogeveen. 2004.

“Growth, Inequality, and Simulated Poverty Paths for Tan-

zania, 1992–2002.” Policy Research Working Paper 3432.

Dennis, Allen. 2006. “The Impact of Regional Trade Agree-

ments and Trade Facilitation in the Middle East and North

Africa Region.” Policy Research Working Paper 3837.

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_____. 2006. “Trade Liberalization, Factor Market Flexibility,

and Growth: The Case of Morocco and Tunisia.” Policy Re-


Dercon, Stefan, and Luc Christiaensen. 2007. “Consumption

Risk, Technology Adoption, and Poverty Traps: Evidence

from Ethiopia.” Policy Research Working Paper 4257.

Dhillon, Amrita, and Jamele Rigolini. 2006. “Development and

the Interaction of Enforcement Institutions.” Policy Re-


Di Gropello, Emmanuela. 2004. “Education Decentralization

and Accountability Relationships in Latin America.” Policy


Dinar, Ariel, Stefano Farolfi, Fioravante Patrone, and Kate

Rowntree. 2006. “Water Allocation Strategies for the Kat Ba-

sin in South Africa: Comparing Negotiation Tools and Game

Theory Models.” Policy Research Working Paper 4083.

Dinar, Ariel, Karin Kemper, William Blomquist, Michele Diez,

Gisele Sine, and William Fru. 2005. “Decentralization of

River Basin Management: A Global Analysis.” Policy Re-


Diop, Ndiame, Paul Brenton, and Yakup Asarkaya. 2005. “Trade

Costs, Export Development, and Poverty in Rwanda.” Poli-


Dixit, Avinash. 2006. “Evaluating Recipes for Development

Success.” Policy Research Working Paper 3859.

Djankov, Simeon, Caroline Freund, and Cong S. Pham. 2006.

“Trading on Time.” Policy Research Working Paper 3909.

Djankov, Simeon, and Marta Reynal-Querol. 2007. “The Causes

of Civil War.” Policy Research Working Paper 4254.

Do, Quy-Toan, and Lakshmi Iyer. 2007. “Poverty, Social Divi-

sions, and Conflict in Nepal.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4228.

Do, Quy-Toan, Sriya Iyer, and Shareen Joshi. 2006. “The Eco-

nomics of Consanguineous Marriages.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4085.

Do, Quy-Toan, and Andrei A. Levchenko. 2006. “Comparative

Advantage, Demand for External Finance, and Financial

Development.” Policy Research Working Paper 3889.

_____. 2006. “Trade, Inequality, and the Political Economy of

Institutions.” Policy Research Working Paper 3836.

Do, Quy-Toan, and Tung Duc Phung. 2006. “Superstition, Fam-

ily Planning, and Human Development.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4001.

Docquier, Frederic, and Abdeslam Marfouk. 2004. “Measuring

the International Mobility of Skilled Workers (1990–2000):

Release 1.0.” Policy Research Working Paper 3381.

Docquier, Frederic, and Hillel Rapoport. 2004. “Skilled Migra-

tion: The Perspective of Developing Countries.” Policy Re-


Dollar, David. 2007. “Asian Century or Multi-Polar Century?”


_____. 2007. “Poverty, Inequality, and Social Disparities dur-

ing China’s Economic Reform.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4253.

Dollar, David, and Aart Kraay. 2005. “Neither a Borrower Nor a

Lender: Does China’s Zero Net Foreign Asset Position Make

Economic Sense?” Policy Research Working Paper 3801.

Dollar, David, and Victoria Levin. 2005. “Sowing and Reaping:

Institutional Quality and Project Outcomes in Developing

Countries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3524.

Domac, Ilker, and Eray M. Yucel. 2004. “What Triggers Inflation

in Emerging Market Economics?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3376.

Domeland, Dorte. 2007. “Trade and Human Capital Accumu-

lation: Evidence from U.S. Immigrants.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4144.

Doner, Richard F., Gregory W. Noble, and John Ravenhill. 2006.

“Industrial Competitiveness of the Auto Parts Industries

in Four Large Asian Countries: The Role of Government

Policy in a Challenging International Environment.” Policy


Douglas, Ellen M., Kate Sebastian, Charles J. Vorosmarty, Stan-

ley Wood, and Kenneth M. Chomitz. 2005. “The Role of

Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrologi-

cal Integrity: A Synoptic Overview.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3635.

Duebel, Hans-Joachim, W. Jan Brzeski, and Ellen Hamilton.

2006. “Rental Choice and Housing Policy Realignment in

Transition: Post-Privatization Challenges in the Europe and

Central Asia Region.” Policy Research Working Paper 3884.

Duflo, Esther, Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer, and Samuel

Sinei. 2006. “Education and HIV/AIDS Prevention: Evi-

dence from A Randomized Evaluation in Western Kenya.”


Dutz, Mark. 2005. “Road Freight Logistics, Competition, and

Innovation: Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications.”


Easterly, William, Timothy Irwin, and Luis Serven. 2007. “Walk-

ing Up the Down Escalator: Public Investment and Fiscal

Stability.” Policy Research Working Paper 4158.

Ebinger, Jane O. 2006. “Measuring Financial Performance in

Infrastructure: An Application to Europe and Central Asia.”


Eggleston, Karen, Li Ling, Meng Qingyue, Magnus Linde-

low, and Adam Wagstaff. 2006. “Health Service Delivery

in China: A Literature Review.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3978.

Eichengreen, Barry, and Ashoka Mody. 2006. “Would Collective

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Action Clauses Raise Borrowing Costs? An Update and Ad-

ditional Results. “ Policy Research Working Paper 2373.

Eifert, Benn, and Alan Gelb. 2005. “Improving the Dynamics

of Aid: Toward More Predictable Budget Support.” Policy


Elbadawi, Ibrahim A., Linda Kaltani, and Klaus Schmidt-Heb-

bel. 2007. “Post-Conflict Aid, Real Exchange Rate Adjust-

ment, and Catch-up Growth.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4187.

Elbadawi, Ibrahim, Taye Mengistae, and Albert Zeufack. 2006.

“Market Access, Supplier Access, and Africa’s Manufactured

Exports: An Analysis of the Role of Geography and Institu-

tions.” Policy Research Working Paper 3942.

Elbers, Chris, Tomoki Fujii, Peter Lanjouw, Berk Ozler, and

Wesley Yin. 2004. “Poverty Alleviation through Geographic

Targeting: How Much Does Disaggregation Help?” Policy


Elbers, Chris, Peter Lanjouw, Johan A. Mistiaen, and Berk Ozler.

2005. “Re-Interpreting Sub-Group Inequality Decomposi-


Emini, Christian Arnault, John Cockburn, and Bernard De-

caluwe. 2005. “The Poverty Impacts of the Doha Round in

Cameroon: The Role of Tax Policy.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3746.

Ersado, Lire. 2006. “Azerbaijan’s Household Survey Data: Ex-

plaining Why Inequality Is So Low.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4009.

_____. 2006. “Income Diversification in Zimbabwe: Welfare

Implications from Urban and Rural Areas.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3964.

_____. 2006. “Rural Vulnerability in Serbia.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4010.

Eschenbach, Felix, and Bernard Hoekman. 2005. “Services Pol-

icy Reform and Economic Growth in Transition Economies,


_____. 2006. “Services Policies in Transition Economies: On

the European Union and the World Trade Organization

as Commitment Mechanisms.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3951.

Escribano, Alvaro, and J. Luis Guasch. 2005. “Assessing the Im-

pact of the Investment Climate on Productivity Using Firm-

Level Data: Methodology and the Cases of Guatemala, Hon-

duras, and Nicaragua.” Policy Research Working Paper 3621.

Essama-Nssah, B. 2005. “The Poverty and Distributional Impact

of Macroeconomic Shocks and Policies: A Review of Model-

ing Approaches.” Policy Research Working Paper 3682.

Essama-Nssah B., and PeterJ. Lambert. 2006. “Measuring the

Pro-Poorness of Income Growth within an Elasticity Frame-

work.” Policy Research Working Paper 4035.

Essama-Nssah, Bessama. 2007. “A Poverty-Focused Evaluation

of Commodity Tax Options.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4245.

Essama-Nssah, Boniface. 2004. “A Unified Framework for Pro-

Poor Growth Analysis.” Policy Research Working Paper

3397.

_____. 2005. “Simulating the Poverty Impact of Macroeconomic

Shocks and Policies.” Policy Research Working Paper 3788.

_____. 2006. “Propensity Score Matching and Policy Impact

Analysis - A Demonstration in Eviews.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3877.

Estache, Antonio. 2004. “Emerging Infrastructure Policy Issues

in Developing Countries - A Survey of the Recent Economic

Literature.” Policy Research Working Paper 3442.

_____. 2005. “PPI Partnerships Versus PPI Divorces in Develop-

ing Countries (or Are We Switching from PPPI to PPDI?).”


Estache, Antonio, and Ana Goicoechea. 2005. “How Widespread

Were Private Investment and Regulatory Reform in In-

frastructure Utilities during The 1990s?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3595.

_____. 2005. “A ‘Research’ Database on Infrastructure Economic

Performance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3643.

Estache, Antonio, Ana Goicoechea, and Marco Manacorda. 2006.

“Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Gover-

nance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3822.

Estache, Antonio, Ana Goicoechea, and Lourdes Trujillo. 2006.

“Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Coun-


Estache, Antonio, Marianela Gonzalez, and Lourdes Trujillo.

2007. “Government Expenditures on Education, Health,

and Infrastructure: A Naive Look at Levels, Outcomes, and

Efficiency.” Policy Research Working Paper 4219.

Estache, Antonio, Jean-Jacques Laffont, and Zhang Xinzhu.

2004. “Universal Service Obligations in Developing Coun-



“Infrastructure Performance and Reform in Developing and

Transition Economies: Evidence from a Survey of Produc-

tivity Measures.” Policy Research Working Paper 3514.

Estache, Antonio, and Maria Elena Pinglo. 2004. “Are Returns to

Private Infrastructure in Developing Countries Consistent

with Risks Since the Asian Crisis?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3373.

Estache, Antonio, and Martin Rossi. 2004. “Have Consumers

Benefited from the Reforms in the Electricity Distribu-

tion Sector in Latin America?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3420.

Estache, Antonio, and Tomas Serebrisky. 2004. “Where Do We

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Stand on Transport Infrastructure Deregulation and Public-

Private Partnership?” Policy Research Working Paper 3356.

Evenett, Simon J., and Bernard M. Hoekman. 2005. “Interna-

tional Cooperation and the Reform of Public Procurement

Policies.” Policy Research Working Paper 3720.

Facchini, Giovanni, Marcelo Olarreaga, Peri Silva, and Gerald

Willmann. 2007. “Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin

America’s Trade Policy and Imports from China and India.”


Fajnzylber, Pablo, and Ana Margarida Fernandes. 2004. “Inter-

national Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled

Labor: Evidence from Brazil and China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3426.

Fajnzylber, Pablo, William F. Maloney, and Gabriel V. Montes

Rojas. 2006. “Releasing Constraints to Growth or Pushing

on a String? The Impact of Credit, Training, Business As-

sociations, and Taxes on the Performance of Mexican Micro-

Firms.” Policy Research Working Paper 3807.

Fan, Joseph P. H., Randall Morck, Colin Xu Lixin, and Bernard

Yeung. 2007. “Does ‘Good Government’ Draw Foreign Cap-

ital? Explaining China’s Exceptional Foreign Direct Invest-

ment Inflow.” Policy Research Working Paper 4206.

Fares, Jean, Claudio E. Montenegro, and Peter F. Orazem. 2006.

“How Are Youth Faring in the Labor Market? Evidence from

around the World.” Policy Research Working Paper 4071.

Fares, Jean, and Dhushyanth Raju. 2007. “Child Labor across

the Developing World: Patterns and Correlations.” Policy


Fares, Jean, and Erwin R. Tiongson. 2007. “Youth Unemploy-

ment, Labor Market Transitions, and Scarring: Evidence

from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001-04.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4183.

Fargues, Philippe. 2006. “The Demographic Benefit of Inter-

national Migration: Hypothesis and Application to the Mid-

dle Eastern and North African Contexts.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4050.

Fedderke, Johannes W., Bogetic, and Zeljko. 2006. “Infrastruc-

ture and Growth in South Africa: Direct and Indirect Pro-

ductivity Impacts of 19 Infrastructure Measures.” Policy


Feder, Gershon, and Sara Savastano. 2006. “The Role of Opin-

ion Leaders in the Diffusion of New Knowledge: The Case

of Integrated Pest Management.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3916.

Feenstra, Robert C., Alan Heston, Marcel P. Timmer, and Hai-

yan Deng. 2007. “Estimating Real Production and Expen-

ditures across Nations: A Proposal for Improving the Penn

World Tables.” Policy Research Working Paper 4166.

Feenstra, Robert, and Hiau Looi Kee. 2004. “Export Vari-

ety and Country Productivity.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3412.

Feijen, Erik. 2005. “Do Incumbents Manipulate Access to Fi-

nance during Banking Crises?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3660.

Fernandes, Ana M. 2005. “Trade Policy, Trade Volume, and

Plant-Level Productivity in Colombian Manufacturing In-

dustries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3064.

_____. 2006. “Firm Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing

Industries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3988.

Fernandes, Ana M., and Alberto E. Isgut. 2005. “Learning-by-

Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity: Evidence

from Colombia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3544.

Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Phillippe G. Leite, and Julie A. Li-

tchfield. 2006. “The Rise and Fall of Brazilian Inequality,


Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Phillippe G. Leite, and Matthew

Wai-Poi. 2007. “Trade Liberalization, Employment Flows,

and Wage Inequality in Brazil.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4108.

Ferreira, Francisco H.G., and Michael Walton. 2006. “Inequal-

ity of Opportunity and Economic Development.” Policy Re-


Fiess, Norbert. 2005. “Business Cycle Synchronization and Re-

gional Integration: A Case Study for Central America.” Poli-


Fiess, Norbert, and Rashmi Shankar. 2005. “Regime-Switching

in Exchange Rate Policy and Balance Sheet Effects.” Policy


Filho, Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira, and Mark Horridge.

2005. “The Doha Round, Poverty, and Regional Inequality

in Brazil.” Policy Research Working Paper 3701.

Filmer, Deon. 2005. “Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in De-

veloping Countries: Results from 11 Household Surveys.”


Filmer, Deon, and Norbert Schady. 2006. “Getting Girls into

School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia.”


Finger, J. Michael, and John S. Wilson. 2006. “Implementing A

WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation: What Makes Sense?”


Fink, Carsten, and Deunden Nikomborirak. 2007. “Rules of Ori-

gin in Services: A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries.”


Flabbi, Luca, Stefano Paternostro, and Erwin R. Tiongson. 2007.

“Returns to Education in the Economic Transition: A Sys-

tematic Assessment Using Comparable Data.” Policy Re-


Fleischer, Aliza, Ivgenia Lichtman, and Robert Mendelsohn.

242

2007. “Climate Change, Irrigation, and Israeli Agriculture:

Will Warming Be Harmful?” Policy Research Working

Paper 4135.

Flyvbjerg, Bent . 2005. “Policy and Planning for Large Infra-

structure Projects: Problems, Causes, Cures.” Policy Re-


Fofack, Hippolyte L. 2005. “Nonperforming Loans in Sub-Sa-

haran Africa: Causal Analysis and Macroeconomic Implica-


Foster, Vivien. 2004. “Toward a Social Policy for Argentina’s In-

frastructure Sectors - Evaluating the Past and Exploring the

Future.” Policy Research Working Paper 3422.

Foster, Vivien, and Tito Yepes. 2006. “Is Cost Recovery a Fea-

sible Objective for Water and Electricity? The Latin Ameri-

can Experience.” Policy Research Working Paper 3943.

Fox, William F., and Tami Gurley. 2006. “Will Consolidation Im-

prove Sub-National Governments?” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3913.

Francois, Joseph, Bernard Hoekman, and Miriam Manchin. 2005.

“Preference Erosion and Multilateral Trade Liberalization.”


Francois, Joseph, and Miriam Manchin. 2007. “Institutions, In-

frastructure, and Trade.” Policy Research Working Paper

4152.

Francois, Joseph F., and Hugo Rojas-Romagosa. 2005. “The Con-

struction and Interpretation of Combined Cross-Section and

Time-Series Inequality Datasets.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3748.

_____. 2005. “Equity, Welfare, and the Setting of Trade Policy

in General Equilibrium.” Policy Research Working Paper

3731.

François, Joseph, and Ian Wooton. 2007. “Market Structure and

Market Access.” Policy Research Working Paper 4151.

Fredriksson, Per G., Muthukumara Mani, and Jim R. Wollscheid.

2006. “Environmental Federalism: A Panacea or Pandora’s

Box for Developing Countries?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3847.

Freinkman, Lev, and Alexander Plekhanov. 2005. “What Deter-

mines the Extent of Fiscal Decentralization? The Russian

Paradox.” Policy Research Working Paper 3710.

Freund, Caroline , and Caglar Ozden. 2004. “Loss Aversion and

Trade Policy.” Policy Research Working Paper 3385.

Freund, Caroline, and Nikola Spatafora. 2005. “Remittances:

Transaction Costs, Determinants, and Informal Flows.” Pol-


Friedman, Felice B., and Claire Grose. 2006. “Promoting Access

to Primary Equity Markets: A Legal and Regulatory Ap-

proach.” Policy Research Working Paper 3892.

Fujii, Tomoki. 2005. “Micro-Level Estimation of Child Malnu-

trition Indicators and Its Application in Cambodia.” Policy


Fujita, Kumiko, and Richard Child Hill. 2005. “Innovative To-

kyo.” Policy Research Working Paper 3507.

Galasso, Emanuela, and Jeffrey Yau. 2006. “Learning through

Monitoring: Lessons from a Large-Scale Nutrition Program

in Madagascar.” Policy Research Working Paper 4058.

Galiani, Sebastián, Martin Rossi, and Ernesto Schargrodsky.

2006. “Conscription and Crime.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4037.

Galiano, Sebastian, and Guido G. Porto. 2006. “Trends in Tariff

Reforms and Trends in Wage Inequality.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3905.

Gallardo, Joselito, Korotoumou Ouattara, Bikki Randhawa, and

William F. Steel. 2005. “Comparative Review of Microfi-

nance Regulatory Framework Issues in Benin, Ghana, and

Tanzania.” Policy Research Working Paper 3585.

Gan, Li, Lixin Colin Xu, and Yao Yang. 2007. “Local Elections

and Consumption Insurance: Evidence from Chinese Vil-

lages.” Policy Research Working Paper 4205.

Garcia-Prado, Ariadna. 2005. “Sweetening the Carrot: Motivat-

ing Public Physicians for Better Performance.” Policy Re-


Gasmi, Farid, Paul Noumba Um, and Laura Recuero Virto. 2006.

“Political Accountability and Regulatory Performance in In-

frastructure Industries: An Empirical Analysis.” Policy Re-


Gatti, Roberta, and Inessa Love. 2006. “Does Access to Credit

Improve Productivity? Evidence from Bulgarian Firms.”


Gawande, Kishore. 2005. “The Structure of Lobbying and

Protection in U.S. Agriculture.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3722.

Gawande, Kishore, and Bernard Hoekman. 2006. “Lobbying and

Agricultural Trade Policy in the United States.” Policy Re-


Gertler, Paul, Sebastian Martinez, and Marta Rubio-Codina.

2006. “Investing Cash Transfers to Raise Long-Term Living

Standards.” Policy Research Working Paper 3994.

Gertler, Paul, Harry Patrinos, and Marta Rubio-Codina. 2006.

“Empowering Parents to Improve Education: Evidence

from Rural Mexico.” Policy Research Working Paper 3935.

Ghesquiere, Francis, Luis Jamin, and Olivier Mahul. 2006.

“Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction Program in Colom-

bia: A Probabilistic Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3939.

Ghosh, Swati, and Ernesto Revilla. 2007. “Enhancing The Ef-

ficiency of Securities Markets in East Asia.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4129.

243

Gibson, Christopher, and Michael Woolcock. 2005. “Empower-

ment and Local Level Conflict Mediation in Indonesia: A

Comparative Analysis of Concepts, Measures, and Project

Efficacy.” Policy Research Working Paper 3713.

Gibson, John, and David McKenzie. 2007. “Using the Global Po-

sitioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics

and Better Policy.” Policy Research Working Paper 4195.

Gill, Indermit, and Brian Pinto. 2005. “Public Debt in Devel-

oping Countries: Has the Market-Based Model Worked?”


Gine, Xavier. 2005. “Access to Capital in Rural Thailand: An

Estimated Model of Formal Versus Informal Credit.” Policy


_____. 2005. “Cultivate or Rent Out? Land Security in Rural

Thailand.” Policy Research Working Paper 3734.

Giné, Xavier, Pamela Jakiela, Dean Karlan, and Jonathan Mor-

duch. 2006. “Microfinance Games.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3959.

Gine, Xavier, and Dean S. Karlan. 2006. “Group Versus Individ-

ual Liability: A Field Experiment in the Philippines.” Policy


Gine, Xavier, and Stefan Klonner. 2005. “Credit Constraints as

a Barrier to Technology Adoption by the Poor: Lessons from

South Indian Small-Scale Fishery.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3665.

Gine, Xavier, and Inessa Love. 2006. “Do Reorganization Costs

Matter for Efficiency? Evidence from a Bankruptcy Reform

in Colombia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3970.

Giovagnoli, Paula Inés, Ariel Fiszbein, and Harry Anthony Patri-

nos. 2005. “Estimating the Returns to Education in Argen-

tina: 1992-2002.” Policy Research Working Paper 3715.

Glaesnner, Thomas G., and Zeynep Kantur. 2004. “Two Case

Studies on Electronic Distribution of Government Securi-

ties: The U.S. Treasury Direct System and the Philippine

Expanded Small Investors Program.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3372.

Gleditsch, Nils Petter, Lene Siljeholm Christiansen, and Havard

Hegre. 2007. “Democratic Jihad? Military Intervention and

Democracy.” Policy Research Working Paper 4242.

Glinskaya, Elena, and Michael Lokshin. 2005. “Wage Differen-

tials Between the Public and Private Sector in India.” Policy


Go, Delfin S., Marna Kearney, Sherman Robinson, and Karen

Thierfelder. 2005. “An Analysis of South Africa’s Value Add-

ed Tax.” Policy Research Working Paper 3671.

Goldberg, Itzhak, Branko Radulovic, and Mark Schaffer. 2005.

“Productivity, Ownership, and the Investment Climate: In-

ternational Lessons for Priorities in Serbia.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3681.

Goncalves, Marilyne Pereira, and Constantinos Stephanou. 2007.

“Financial Services and Trade Agreements in Latin America

and the Caribbean: An Overview.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4181.

Goni, Edwin, Humberto Lopez, and Luis Serven. 2006. “Get-

ting Real about Inequality: Evidence from Brazil, Colombia,

Mexico, and Peru.” Policy Research Working Paper 3815.

Gonzalez, Maria Manuela, and Lourdes Trujillo. 2005. “Reforms

and Infrastructure Efficiency in Spain’s Container Ports.”


Goodwin, Barry K., and Olivier Mahul. 2004. “Risk Modeling

Concepts Relating to the Design and Rating of Agricultural

Insurance Contracts.” Policy Research Working Paper 3392.

Goto, Junichi. 2007. “Latin Americans of Japanese Origin (Nik-

keijin) Working in Japan: A Survey.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4203.

Gourdon, Julien, Nicolas Maystre, and Jaime de Melo. 2006.

“Openness, Inequality, and Poverty: Endowments Matter.”


Gozzi, Juan Carlos, Ross Levine, and Sergio L. Schmukler. 2006.

“Internationalization and the Evolution of Corporate Valua-


Grais, Wafik, and Matteo Pellegrini. 2006. “Corporate Gov-

ernance and Shariah Compliance in Institutions Offer-

ing Islamic Financial Services.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4054.

_____. 2006. “Corporate Governance and Stakeholders’ Finan-

cial Interests in Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Ser-

vices.” Policy Research Working Paper 4053.

_____. 2006. “Corporate Governance in Institutions Offering

Islamic Financial Services: Issues and Options.” Policy Re-


Grether, Jean-Marie, Nicole A. Mathys, and Jaime de Melo.

2006. “Unraveling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect.”


Gross, Dominique M. 2006. “Immigration Policy and For-

eign Population in Switzerland.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3853.

_____. 2006. “Immigration to Switzerland - The Case of the

Former Republic of Yugoslavia.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3880.

Guasch, J. Luis, Jean-Jacques Laffont, and Stephane Straub.

2005. “Infrastructure Concessions in Latin America: Gov-

ernment-Led Renegotiations.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3749.

Guermazi, Boutheina, and Isabel Neto. 2005. “Mobile License

Renewal: What Are the Issues? What Is at Stake?” Policy


Guerson, Alejandro, James Parks, and Monica Parra Torrado.

244

2007. “Export Structure and Growth: A Detailed Analysis for


Guillaumont, Patrick, and Rachid Laajaj. 2006. “When Instabil-

ity Increases the Effectiveness of Aid Projects.” Policy Re-


Gurgur, Tugrul, and Anwar Shah. 2005. “Localization and Cor-

ruption: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3486.

Haddad, Mona. 2007. “Trade Integration in East Asia: The Role

of China and Production Networks.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4160.

Haltiwanger, John, Stefano Scarpetta, and Helena Schweiger.

2006. “Assessing Job Flows across Countries: The Role of

Industry, Firm Size, and Regulations.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4070.

Hamilton, Kirk. 2005. “Testing Genuine Saving.” Policy Re-


Hamilton, Kirk, Susmita Dasgupta, Kiran Pandey, and David R.

Wheeler. 2004. “Air Pollution during Growth: Accounting for

Governance and Vulnerability.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3383.

Hamilton, Kirk, Giovanni Ruta, and Liaila Tajibaeva. 2005.

“Capital Accumulation and Resources Depletion - A Hart-

wick Rule Counterfactual.” Policy Research Working Paper

3480.

Hanushek, Eric A., and Ludger Woessmann. 2007. “The Role of

Education Quality for Economic Growth.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4122.

Hausman, Warren H., Hau L. Lee, and Uma Subramanian.

2005. “Global Logistics Indicators, Supply Chain Metrics,

and Bilateral Trade Patterns.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3773.

Hayami, Yujiro. 2007. “An Emerging Agricultural Problem in

High-Performing Asian Economies.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4312.

Hazans, Mihails. 2005. “Unemployment and the Earnings Struc-

ture in Latvia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3504.

Heckelman, Jac, and Stephen Knack. 2005. “Foreign Aid and

Market-Liberalizing Reform.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3557.

Hegre, Havard, and Clionadh Raleigh. 2007. “Population Size,

Concentration, and Civil War: A Geographically Disaggre-

gated Analysis.” Policy Research Working Paper 4243.

Heinemann, Alessandra, and Dorte Verner. 2006. “Crime and

Violence in Development: A Literature Review of Latin

America and the Caribbean.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4041.

Henisz, Witold J., and Bennet A. Zelner. 2005. “Resistance to

Multilateral Influence on Reform: The Political Backlash

against Private Infrastructure Investments.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3690.

Henley, Andrew, G. Reza Arabsheibani, and Francisco G. Car-

neiro. 2006. “On Defining and Measuring the Informal Sec-

tor.” Policy Research Working Paper 3866.

Hentschel, Jesko. 2004. “Using Rapid City Surveys to Inform

Municipal Social Policy: An Application in Cali, Colombia.”


Hernandez-Zavala, Martha, Harry Anthony Patrinos, Chris Sake-

llariou, and Joseph Shapiro. 2006. “Quality of Schooling and

Quality of Schools for Indigenous Students in Guatemala,

Mexico, and Peru.” Policy Research Working Paper 3982.

Herrera, Santiago. 2005. “Policy Mix, Public Debt Management,

and Fiscal Rules - Lessons from the 2002 Brazilian Crisis.”


Herrera, Santiago, and Gaobo Pang. 2005. “Efficiency of Public

Spending in Developing Countries: An Efficiency Frontier

Approach.” Policy Research Working Paper 3645.

Herrero, Alicia Garcia, and Maria Soledad Martinez Peria.

2005. “The Mix of International Banks’ Foreign Claims:

Determinants and Implications.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3755.

Hertel, Thomas W., Roman Keeney, Maros Ivanic, and L. Alan

Winters. 2006. “Distributional Effects of WTO Agricultur-

al Reforms in Rich and Poor Countries.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4060.

Hertel Thomas W., Paul V. Preckel, and J.A.L. Cranfield. 2007.

“Poverty Analysis Using an International Cross-Country

Demand System.” Policy Research Working Paper 4285.

Hertel, Thomas W., and Jeffrey J. Reimer. 2004. “Predicting the

Poverty Impacts of Trade Reform.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3444.

Hertel, Thomas W., and L. Alan Winters. 2005. “Poverty Impacts

of a WTO Agreement: Synthesis and Overview.” Policy Re-


Hertel, Thomas, and Fan Zhai. 2004. “Labor Market Distor-

tions, Rural-Urban Inequality, and the Opening of China’s

Economy.” Policy Research Working Paper 3455.

Herzberg, Benjamin. 2004. “Investment Climate Reform - Go-

ing the Last Mile: The Bulldozer Initiative in Bosnia and

Herzegovina.” Policy Research Working Paper 3390.

Herzberg, Benjamin, and Andrew Wright. 2005. “Competitive-

ness Partnerships: Building and Maintaining Public-Private

Dialogue to Improve the Investment Climate - A Resource

Drawn from the Review of 40 Countries’ Experiences.” Pol-


Hesse, Heiko. 2007. “Financial Intermediation in the Pre-Con-

solidated Banking Sector in Nigeria.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4267.

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______. 2007. “Monetary Policy, Structural Break, and the Mon-

etary Transmission Mechanism in Thailand.” Policy Re-


Hiau, Looi Kee, and Derek H.C. Chen. 2005. “A Model on

Knowledge and Endogenous Growth.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3539.

Hildebrandt, Nicole, and David McKenzie. 2005. “The Effects

of Migration on Child Health in Mexico.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3573.

Hoekman, Bernard. 2006. “Liberalizing Trade in Services: A

Survey.” Policy Research Working Paper 4030.

Hoekman, Bernard, and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik. 2004. “Poli-

cies Facilitating Firm Adjustment to Globalization.” Policy


Hoekman, Bernard, and Caglar Ozden. 2005. “Trade Preferenc-

es and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries: A

Selective Survey.” Policy Research Working Paper 3566.

Hoekman. Bernard, and Susan Prowse. 2005. “Economic Policy

Responses to Preference Erosion: From Trade as Aid to Aid

for Trade.” Policy Research Working Paper 3721.

Hoekman, Bernard, and L. Alan Winters. 2005. “Trade and Em-

ployment: Stylized Facts and Research Findings.” Policy


Hoff, Karla, and Arijit Sen. 2005. “The Kin System as a Poverty

Trap?” Policy Research Working Paper 3575.

Hoff, Karla, and Joseph E. Stiglitz. 2005. “The Creation of the

Rule of Law and the Legitimacy of Property Rights: The

Political and Economic Consequences of a Corrupt Privati-

zation.” Policy Research Working Paper 3779.

Hofman, Bert, Kadjatmiko, Kai Kaiser, and Sjahrir Bambang Su-

harnoko. 2006. “Evaluating Fiscal Equalization in Indone-

sia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3911.

Honohan, Patrick. 2005. “Banking Sector Crises and Inequality.”


_____. 2005. “Measuring Microfinance Access: Building on

Existing Cross-Country Data.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3606.

_____. 2006. “Household Financial Assets in the Process of De-

velopment.” Policy Research Working Paper 3965.

_____. 2007. “Dollarization and Exchange Rate Fluctuations.”


Hoornweg, Daniel, Fernanda Ruiz Nunez, Mila Freire, Natalie

Palugyai, Maria Villaveces, and Eduardo Wills Herrera. 2007.

“City Indicators: Now to Nanjing.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4114.

Hostland, Doug, and Philippe Karam. 2006. “Assessing Debt

Sustainability in Emerging Market Economies Using Sto-

chastic Simulation Methods.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3821.

Huber, Peter. 2006. “Regional Labor Market Developments in

Transition.” Policy Research Working Paper 3896.

Hurlin, Christophe. 2006. “Network Effects of the Productivity

of Infrastructure in Developing Countries.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3808.

Ianchovichina, Elena. 2005. “Duty Drawbacks, Competitive-

ness, and Growth - Are Duty Drawbacks Worth the Hassle?”


Ianchovichina, Elena, and Pooja Kacker. 2005. “Growth Trends

in the Developing World: Country Forecasts and Determi-

nants.” Policy Research Working Paper 3775.

Ianchovichina, Elena, Lili Liu, and Mohan Nagarajan. 2006.

“Subnational Fiscal Sustainability Analysis: What Can

We Learn from Tamil Nadu?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3947.

Iimi, Atsushi. 2007. “Infrastructure and Trade Preferences for

the Livestock Sector: Empirical Evidence from the Beef In-

dustry in Africa.” Policy Research Working Paper 4201.

_____. 2007. “Price Structure and Network Externalities in the

Telecommunications Industry: Evidence from Sub-Saharan

Africa.” Policy Research Working Paper 4200.

Imbs, Jean, and Romain Ranciere. 2005. “The Overhang Hang-

over.” Policy Research Working Paper 3673.

Impavido, Gregorio. 2007. “The Mexican Pension Annuity Mar-

ket.” Policy Research Working Paper 4236.

Impavido, Gregorio, and Roberto Rocha. 2006. “Competition

and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar.” Policy


Infrastructure Department, Europe and Central Asia Region.

2006. “Dimensions of Urban Poverty in the Europe and

Central Asia Region.” Policy Research Working Paper 3998.

Ishihara, Yoichiro. 2005. “Quantitative Analysis of Crisis: Crisis

Identification and Causality.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3598.

Isik-Dikmelik, Aylin. 2006. “Trade Reforms and Welfare: An Ex-

Post Decomposition of Income in Vietnam.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4049.

Islam, Roumeen. 2004. “What Are the Right Institutions in a

Globalizing World? and... Can We Keep Them If We Have

Found Them?” Policy Research Working Paper 3448.

_____. 2007. “Economic Information and Finance: More Infor-

mation Means More Credit, Fewer Bad Loans, and Less

Corruption.” Policy Research Working Paper 4250.

Islam, Roumeen, and Ariell Reshef. 2006. “Trade and Harmoni-

zation: If Your Institutions Are Good, Does It Matter If They

Are Different?” Policy Research Working Paper 3907.

Jacoby, Hanan G., and Ghazala Mansuri. 2006. “Incomplete

Contracts and Investment: A Study of Land Tenancy in Pak-

istan.” Policy Research Working Paper 3826.

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_____. 2007. “Incentives, Supervision, and Sharecropper Pro-

ductivity.” Policy Research Working Paper 4125.

_____. 2007. “Watta Satta: Bride Exchange and Women’s Welfare

in Rural Pakistan.” Policy Research Working Paper 4126.

Jain, Suman. 2007. “An Empirical Economic Assessment of Im-

pacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Zambia.” Policy


Jamasb, Tooraj, Raffaella Mota, David Newbery, and Michael

Pollitt. 2005. “Electricity Sector Reform in Developing

Countries: A Survey of Empirical Evidence on Determinants

and Performance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3549.

Jamasb, Tooraj, David Newbery, and Michael Pollitt. 2005. “Core

Indicators for Determinants and Performance of the Elec-

tricity Sector in Developing Countries.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3599.

Jamison, Mark A. 2005. “Leadership and the Independent Reg-

ulator.” Policy Research Working Paper 3620.

Javorcik, Beata, Wolfgang Keller, and James Tybout. 2006.

“Openness and Industrial Response in a Wal-Mart World: A

Case Study of Mexican Soaps, Detergents, and Surfactant

Producers.” Policy Research Working Paper 3999.

Javorcik, Beata S., and Gaia Narciso. 2007. “Differentiated Prod-

ucts and Evasion of Import Tariffs.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4123.

Javorcik, Beata S., Caglar Ozden, Mariana Spatareanu, and Cris-

tina Neagu. 2006. “Migrant Networks and Foreign Direct

Investment.” Policy Research Working Paper 4046.

Javorcik, Beata S., Kamal Saggi, and Mariana Spatareanu. 2004.

“Does It Matter Where You Come from? Vertical Spillovers

from Foreign Direct Investment and the Nationality of In-

vestors.” Policy Research Working Paper 3449.

Jennings, Colin. 2007. “Political Leadership, Conflict, and the

Prospects for Constitutional Peace.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4196.

Jensen, Jesper, Thomas Rutherford, and David Tarr. 2004. “The

Impact of Liberalizing Barriers to Foreign Direct Investment

in Services: The Case of Russian Accession to the World

Trade Organization.” Policy Research Working Paper 3391.

_____. 2005. “Telecommunications Reform within Russia’s Ac-

cession to the World Trade Organization.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3501.

Jensen, Jesper, and David Tarr. 2007. “The Impact of Kazakh-

stan Accession to the World Trade Organization: A Quantita-

tive Assessment.” Policy Research Working Paper 4142.

Jensen, Olivia, and Frederic Blanc-Brude. 2006. “The Hand-

shake: Why Do Governments and Firms Sign Private Sector

Participation Deals? Evidence from the Water and Sanitation

Sector in Developing Countries.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3937.

Jha, Saumitra, Vijayendra Rao, and Michael Woolcock. 2005.

“Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness

and Leadership in Delhi’s Slums.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3694.

Jiang, Juan, Yuko Harayama, and Shiro Abe. 2006. “Universi-

ty-Local Industry Linkages: The Case of Tohoku Univer-

sity in the Sendai Area of Japan.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3991.

Johansson, Robert C. 2005. “Micro and Macro-Level Approaches

for Assessing the Value of Irrigation Water.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3778.

Johnsson, Rosa Maria Formiga, and Karin Kemper. 2005. “In-

stitutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management:

The Alto-Tiete River Basin, São Paulo, Brazil.” Policy Re-


_____. 2005. “Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin

Management: The Jaguaribe River Basin, Ceara, Brazil.”


Johnston, Michael, and Sahr J. Kpundeh. 2004. “Building a

Clean Machine: Anti-Corruption Coalitions and Sustainable

Reform.” Policy Research Working Paper 3466.

Jun Koo, and Somik V. Lall. 2005. “Economic Geography: Real

or Hype?” Policy Research Working Paper 3465.

Justesen, Michael, and Dorte Verner. 2007. “Factors Impacting

Youth Development in Haiti.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4110.

Kalavakonda, Vijay, and Olivier Mahul. 2005. “Crop Insurance in

Karnataka.” Policy Research Working Paper 3654.

Kaminski, Bartlomiej. 2006. “Bulgaria’s Institutions and Poli-

cies: Integrating into Pan-European Markets.” Policy Re-


Kaminski, Bartlomiej, and Francis Ng. 2004. “Romania’s Inte-

gration into European Markets: Implications for Sustainabil-

ity of the Current Export Boom.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3451.

_____. 2006. “Bulgaria’s Integration into the Pan-European

Economy and Industrial Restructuring.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3863.

_____. 2006. “Turkey’s Evolving Trade Integration into Pan-Eu-

ropean Markets.” Policy Research Working Paper 3908.

Kapoor, Mudit, and David Le Blanc. 2004. “Measuring the Risk

on Housing Investment in the Informal Sector: Theory

and Evidence from Pune, India.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3433.

Karacaovali, Baybars. 2006. “Productivity Matters for Trade Pol-

icy: Theory and Evidence.” Policy Research Working Paper

3925.

Karacaovali, Baybars, and Nuno Limao. 2005. “The Clash of

Liberalizations: Preferential Versus Multilateral Trade Lib-

247

eralization in the European Union.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3493.

Kariuki, Mukami, and Jordan Schwartz. 2005. “Small-Scale Pri-

vate Service Providers of Water Supply and Electricity: A

Review of Incidence, Structure, Pricing, and Operating

Characteristics.” Policy Research Working Paper 3727.

Kaufmann, Daniel, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi. 2005.

“Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators for


_____. 2006. “Governance Matters V: Aggregate and Individu-

al Governance Indicators for 1996–2005.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4012.

_____. 2007. “The Worldwide Governance Indicators Project: An-

swering the Critics.” Policy Research Working Paper 4149.

Kaufmann, Daniel, Frannie Leautier, and Massimo Mastruzzi.

2005. “Governance and the City: An Empirical Exploration

into Global Determinants of Urban Performance.” Policy


Kee, Hiau Looi, and Derek H.C. Chen. 2005. “A Model on

Knowledge and Endogenous Growth.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3539.

Kee, Hiau Looi, Alessandro Nicita, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2004.

“Import Demand Elasticities and Trade Distortions.” Policy


_____. 2006. “Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices.” Policy


Keefer, Philip. 2004. “Elections, Special Interests, and the Fis-

cal Costs of Financial Crisis.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3439.

_____. 2005. “Democratization and Clientelism: Why Are Young

Democracies Badly Governed?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3594.

_____. 2007. “Beyond Legal Origin and Checks and Balances:

Political Credibility, Citizen Information, and Financial Sec-

tor Development.” Policy Research Working Paper 4154.

_____. 2007. “Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autoc-

racies and Democracies.” Policy Research Working Paper

4185.

Keefer, Philip, and Razvan Vlaicu. 2005. “Democracy, Credibil-

ity and Clientelism.” Policy Research Working Paper 3472.

Kellermann, Tom, and Valerie McNevin. 2005. “Capital Markets

and E-Fraud: Policy Note and Concept Paper for Future

Study.” Policy Research Working Paper 3586.

Kenny, Charles. 2005. “Reforming the Posts: Abandoning the

Monopoly-Supported Postal Universal Service Obliga-

tion in Developing Countries.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3627.

_____. 2006. “Measuring and Reducing the Impact of Corruption

in Infrastructure.” Policy Research Working Paper 4099.

_____. 2006. “What Is Effective Aid? How Would Donors Allo-

cate It?” Policy Research Working Paper 4005.

_____. 2007. “Construction, Corruption, and Developing Coun-


Kenyon, Thomas. 2007. “A Framework for Thinking about En-

terprise Formalization Policies in Developing Countries.”


Kessides, Ioannis N., Zeljko Bogetic, and Luiz Maurer. 2007.

“Current and Forthcoming Issues in the South African Elec-

tricity Sector.” Policy Research Working Paper 4197.

Keun Lee, Byung-Kook Kim, H. Lee Chung, and Yee Jaeyeol.

2005. “Visible Success and Invisible Failure in Post-Crisis

Reform in the Republic of Korea: Interplay of the Global

Standards, Agents, and Local Specificity.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3651.

Khan, Faruk A. 2006. “New Product Technology, Accumulation,

and Growth.” Policy Research Working Paper 3846.

Khandker, Shahidur R., Zaid Bakht, and Gayatri B. Koolwal.

2006. “The Poverty Impact of Rural Roads: Evidence from

Bangladesh.” Policy Research Working Paper 3875.

Kikeri, Sunita, Thomas Kenyon, and Vincent Palmade. 2006.

“Reforming the Investment Climate: Lessons for Practitio-

ners.” Policy Research Working Paper 3986.

Kikeri, Sunita, and Aishetu Kolo. 2005. “Privatization: Trends

and Recent Developments.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3765.

Killicoat, Phillip. 2007. “Weaponomics: The Global Market for

Assault Rifles.” Policy Research Working Paper 4202.

Kim, Namsuk. 2007. “The Impact of Remittances on Labor

Supply: The Case of Jamaica.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4120.

Kim-Song Tan, and Sock-Yong Phang. 2005. “From Efficiency-

Driven to Innovation-Driven Economic Growth: Perspectives

from Singapore.” Policy Research Working Paper 3569.

Kisunko, Gregory, and Jacqueline Coolidge. 2007. “Survey of

Land and Real Estate Transactions in the Russian Federa-

tion: Statistical Analysis of Selected Hypotheses.” Policy


Klapper, Leora. 2005. “The Role of Factoring for Financing

Small and Medium Enterprises.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3593.

Klapper, Leora F., Luc Laeven, and Inessa Love. 2005. “What

Drives Corporate Governance Reform? Firm-Level Evi-

dence from Eastern Europe.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3600.

Klapper, Leora, Virginia Sarria-Allende, and Rida Zaidi. 2006. “A

Firm-Level Analysis of Small and Medium Size Enterprise

Financing in Poland.” Policy Research Working Paper 3984.

Klinger, Bailey, and Daniel Lederman. 2004. “Discovery and

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Development: An Empirical Exploration of ‘New’ Prod-

ucts.” Policy Research Working Paper 3450.

_____. 2006. “Diversification, Innovation, and Imitation inside

the Global Technological Frontier.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3872.

_____. 2006. “Innovation and Export Portfolios.” Policy Re-


Klytchnikova, Irina, and Ndiame Diop. 2006. “Trade Reforms,

Farm Productivity, and Poverty in Bangladesh.” Policy Re-


Klytchnikova, Irina, and Michael Lokshin. 2007. “Measuring

Welfare Gains from Better Quality Infrastructure.” Policy


Knack, Stephen. 2006. “Measuring Corruption in Eastern Eu-

rope and Central Asia: A Critique of the Cross-Country Indi-

cators.” Policy Research Working Paper 3968.

Knill, April M. 2005. “Can Foreign Portfolio Investment Bridge

the Small Firm Financing Gap around the World?” Policy


_____. 2005. “Taking the Bad with the Good: Volatility of For-

eign Portfolio Investment and Financial Constraints of Small

Firms.” Policy Research Working Paper 3797.

Komives, Kristin, Jonathan Halpern, Vivien Foster, Quentin

Wodon, and Roohi Abdullah. 2006. “The Distributional

Incidence of Residential Water and Electricity Subsidies.”


Kopits, Elizabeth, and Maureen Cropper. 2005. “Why Have

Traffic Fatalities Declined in Industrialized Countries? Im-

plications for Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants.” Policy


Korinek, Anton, Johan A. Mistiaen, and Martin Ravallion. 2005.

“An Econometric Method of Correcting for Unit Nonresponse

Bias in Surveys.” Policy Research Working Paper 3711.

_____. 2005. “Survey Nonresponse and the Distribution of In-

come.” Policy Research Working Paper 3543.

Kraay, Aart. 2007. “The Welfare Effects of a Large Deprecia-

tion: The Case of Egypt, 2000-05.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4182.

Kraay, Aart, and Claudio Raddatz. 2005. “Poverty Traps, Aid, and

Growth.” Policy Research Working Paper 3631.

Kraay, Aart, and Jaume Ventura. 2005. “The Dot-Com Bubble,

the Bush Deficits, and the U.S. Current Account.” Policy


Krebs, Tom, Pravin Krishna, and William Maloney. 2005. “Trade

Policy, Income Risk, and Welfare.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3622.

Kremer, Michael, Edward Miguel, Rebecca Thornton, and Owen

Ozier. 2005. “Incentives to Learn.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3546.

Kristensen, Nicolai, and Wendy Cunningham. 2006. “Do Mini-

mum Wages in Latin America and the Caribbean Matter?

Evidence from 19 Countries.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3870.

Kristensen, Nicolai, and Dorte Verner. 2005. “Labor Market

Distortions in Côte d’Ivoire: Analyses of Employer-Employ-

ee Data from the Manufacturing Sector.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3771.

Krivonos, Ekaterina. 2004. “The Impact of Coffee Market Re-

forms on Producer Prices and Price Transmission.” Policy


Krivonos, Ekaterina, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2006. “Sugar Pric-

es, Labor Income, and Poverty in Brazil.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3874.

Kuijs, Louis. 2005. “Investment and Saving in China.” Policy


_____. 2006. “How Will China’s Saving-Investment Balance

Evolve?” Policy Research Working Paper 3958.

Kuijs, Louis, and Tao Wang. 2005. “China’s Pattern of Growth:

Moving to Sustainability and Reducing Inequality.” Policy


Kuiper, Marijke, and Frank van Tongeren. 2005. “Growing To-

gether or Growing Apart? A Village Level Study of the Im-

pact of the Doha Round on Rural China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3696.

Kume, Honorio, and Guida Piani. 2005. “Antidumping and Safe-

guard Mechanisms: The Brazilian Experience, 1988-2003.”


Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep, Ariel Dinar, and Shlomi Dinar. 2007.

“Scarperation: An Empirical Inquiry into the Role of Scar-

city in Fostering Cooperation between International River

Riparians.” Policy Research Working Paper 4294.

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep, Marita Manley, and David Maddison.

2007. “The Impact of Climate Change on African Agricul-

ture: A Ricardian Approach.” Policy Research Working Paper

4306.

Ladekarl, Jeppe, Regitze Ladekarl, Erik Brink Andersen, and

Dimitri Vittas. 2007. “The Use of Derivatives to Hedge Em-

bedded Options: The Case of Pension Institutions in Den-

mark.” Policy Research Working Paper 4159.

Lall, Somik V., and Mattias Lundberg. 2006. “What Are Public

Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-Parametric Estimation of

Capitalization in Pune.” Policy Research Working Paper 3924.

Lall, Somik V., and Taye Mengistae. 2005. “Business Environ-

ment, Clustering, and Industry Location: Evidence from In-

dian Cities.” Policy Research Working Paper 3675.

_____. 2005. “The Impact of Business Environment and Eco-

nomic Geography on Plant-Level Productivity: An Analysis

of Indian Industry.” Policy Research Working Paper 3664.

249

Lall, Somik V., Harris Selod, and Zmarak Shalizi. 2006. “Rural-

Urban Migration in Developing Countries: A Survey of

Theoretical Predictions and Empirical Findings.” Policy


Lall, Somik V., Ajay Suri, and Uwe Deichmann. 2005. “House-

hold Savings and Residential Mobility in Informal Settle-

ments.” Policy Research Working Paper 3596.

Lam, David. 2006. “The Demography of Youth in Developing

Countries and Its Economic Implications.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4022.

Lane, Philip R., and Sergio L. Schmukler. 2007. “The Interna-

tional Financial Integration of China and India.” Policy Re-


Laplante, Benoit, Craig Meisner, and Hua Wang. 2005. “En-

vironment as Cultural Heritage: The Armenian Diaspora’s

Willingness-to-Pay to Protect Armenia’s Lake Sevan.” Poli-


Larson, Donald F., and Gunnar Breustedt. 2007. “Will Markets

Direct Investments under the Kyoto Protocol?” Policy Re-


Lasagabaster, Esperanza, Samuel Munzele Maimbo, and Sriyani

Hulugalle. 2005. “Sri Lanka’s Migrant Labor Remittances:

Enhancing the Quality and Outreach of the Rural Remit-

tance Infrastructure.” Policy Research Working Paper 3789.

Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Mead Over, and David L. Smith. 2005.

“Will a Global Subsidy of Artemisinin-Based Combination

Treatment (ACT) for Malaria Delay the Emergence of Re-

sistance and Save Lives?” Policy Research Working Paper

3670.

Le Blanc, David. 2005. “Economic Evaluation of Housing Sub-

sidy Systems: A Methodology with Application to Morocco.”


Lecocq, Franck, and Zmarak Shalizi. 2004. “Will the Kyoto Pro-

tocol Affect Growth in Russia?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3454.

Lederman, Daniel, Marcelo Olarreaga, and Lucy Payton.

2006. “Export Promotion Agencies: What Works and What

Doesn’t.” Policy Research Working Paper 4044.

Lederman, Daniel, and Caglar Ozden. 2005. “Geopolitical In-

terests and Preferential Access to U.S. Markets.” Policy Re-


Lederman, Daniel, and Laura Saenz. 2005. “Innovation and De-

velopment around the World, 1960-2000.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3774.

Levine, Ross. 2004. “The Corporate Governance of Banks - A

Concise Discussion of Concepts and Evidence.” Policy Re-


Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, and Ser-

gio L. Schmukler. 2004. “Market Discipline under Systemic

Risk - Evidence from Bank Runs in Emerging Economies.”


Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo, Sergio L. Schmukler, and Neeltje Van Ho-

ren. 2006. “International Financial Integration through the

Law of One Price.” Policy Research Working Paper 3897.

Ley, Eduardo, and Mark F.J. Steel. 2006. “Jointness in Bayesian

Variable Selection with Applications to Growth Regression.”


_____. 2007. “On the Effect of Prior Assumptions in Bayesian

Model Averaging with Applications to Growth Regression.”


Lie, Tove Grete, Helga Malmin Binningsbo, and Scott Gates.

2007. “Post-Conflict Justice and Sustainable Peace.” Policy


Limao, Nuno, and Marcelo Olarreaga. 2005. “Trade Preferences

to Small Developing Countries and the Welfare Costs of

Lost Multilateral Liberalization.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3565.

Limao, Nuno, and Kamal Saggi. 2006. “Tariff Retaliation Versus

Financial Compensation in the Enforcement of International

Trade Agreements.” Policy Research Working Paper 3873.

Lindbeck, Assar. 2006. “An Essay on Economic Reforms

and Social Change in China.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4057.

Lindelöw, Magnus, Peter Serneels, and Teigist Lemma. 2005.

“The Performance of Health Workers in Ethiopia - Results

from Qualitative Research.” Policy Research Working Paper

3558.

Lindelöw, Magnus, and Adam Wagstaff. 2005. “Health Shocks in

China: Are the Poor and Uninsured Less Protected?” Policy


Loayza, Norman V., Ana Maria Oviedo, and Luis Serven. 2005.

“The Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality - Cross-

Country Evidence.” Policy Research Working Paper 3623.

_____. 2005. “Regulation and Macroeconomic Performance.”


Loayza, Norman V., and Claudio Raddatz. 2006. “The Composi-

tion of Growth Matters for Poverty Alleviation.” Policy Re-


_____. 2006. “The Structural Determinants of External Vulner-

ability.” Policy Research Working Paper 4089.

Loayza, Norman, and Romain Ranciere. 2004. “Financial Devel-

opment, Financial Fragility, and Growth.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3431.

Loayza, Norman V., and Jamele Rigolini. 2006. “Informality

Trends and Cycles.” Policy Research Working Paper 4078.

Loayza, Norman V., and Raimundo Soto. 2004. “On the Mea-

surement of Market-Oriented Reforms.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3371.

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Loening, Josef L. 2005. “Effects of Primary, Secondary, and Ter-

tiary Education on Economic Growth: Evidence from Gua-

temala.” Policy Research Working Paper 3610.

Lokshin, Michael, and Kathleen Beegle. 2006. “Forgone Earn-

ings from Smoking: Evidence for a Developing Country.”


Lokshin, Michael, Mikhail Bontch-Osmolovski, and Elena Glin-

skaya. 2007. “Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduc-

tion in Nepal.” Policy Research Working Paper 4231.

Lokshin, Michael M., and Ruslan G. Yemtsov. 2005. “Who Bears

the Cost of Russia’s Military Draft?” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3547.

Lopez, J. Humberto. 2004. “Pro-Growth, Pro-Poor: Is There a

Tradeoff?” Policy Research Working Paper 3378.

_____. 2006. “Did Growth Become Less Pro-Poor in the 1990s?”


Lopez, Humberto, Luis Molina, and Maurizio Bussolo. 2007.

“Remittances and the Real Exchange Rate.” Policy Re-


Lopez, Humberto, and Luis Serven. 2006. “A Normal Relation-

ship? Poverty, Growth, and Inequality.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3814.

Lopez, Ramon. 2005. “Why Governments Should Stop Non-

Social Subsidies: Measuring Their Consequences for Rural

Latin America.” Policy Research Working Paper 3609.

Lopez Murphy, Pablo, and Alberto R. Musalem. 2004. “Pension

Funds and National Saving.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3410.

Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys. 2004. “Teachers’ Salaries and Pro-

fessional Profile in Mexico.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3394.

_____. 2005. “Evaluation of National School for Professional

Technology Education in Mexico.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3572.

_____. 2006. “Mexico: Two Decades of the Evolution of Educa-

tion and Inequality.” Policy Research Working Paper 3919.

Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, Monica Tinajero, and Marcela Rubio.

2005. “Mexico: Human Capital Effects on Wages and Pro-

ductivity.” Policy Research Working Paper 3791.

Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio. 2004. “A Survey of Securities Laws

and Enforcement.” Policy Research Working Paper 3405.

Lopez-Garcia, Paloma. 2006. “Business Environment and Labor

Market Outcomes in Europe and Central Asian Countries.”


Lotsch, Alexander. 2007. “Sensitivity of Cropping Patterns in

Africa to Transient Climate Change.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4289.

Love, Inessa. 2005. “Finances of Egyptian Listed Firms.” Policy


Love, Inessa, and Maria Soledad Martinez Peria. 2005. “Firm

Financing in India: Recent Trends and Factors.” Policy Re-


Love, Inessa, Lorenzo A. Preve, and Virginia Sarria-Allende.

2005. “Trade Credit and Bank Credit: Evidence from Recent

Financial Crises.” Policy Research Working Paper 3716.

Maddison, David. 2007. “The Perception of and Adaptation

to Climate Change in Africa.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4308.

Mahul, Olivier, and Eugene Gurenko. 2006. “The Macro Fi-

nancing of Natural Hazards in Developing Countries.” Poli-


Majnoni, Giovanni, Margaret Miller, and Andrew Powell. 2004.

“Bank Capital and Loan Loss Reserves under Basel II - Im-

plications for Emerging Countries.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3437.

Maloney, William, Pravin Krishna, and Tom Krebs. 2007. “Hu-

man Capital, Trade Liberalization, and Income Risk.” Policy


Mamingi, Nlandu, Susmita Dasgupta, Benoit Laplante, and Jong

Ho Hong. 2006. “Firms’ Environmental Performance: Does

News Matter?” Policy Research Working Paper 3888.

Manchin, Miriam. 2005. “Preference Utilization and Tariff

Reduction in European Union Imports from African, Ca-

ribbean, and Pacific Countries.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3688.

Mani, Muthukumara, and Shreyasi Jha. 2006. “Trade Liberal-

ization and the Environment in Vietnam.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3879.

Manole, Vlad, Will Martin, and Joseph Francois. 2005. “Choos-

ing Formulas for Market Access Negotiation: Efficiency and

Market Access Considerations.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3474.

Mansuri, Ghazala. 2006. “Migration, School Attainment, and

Child Labor: Evidence from Rural Pakistan.” Policy Re-


_____. 2006. “Migration, Sex Bias, and Child Growth in Rural

Pakistan.” Policy Research Working Paper 3946.

Marini, Alessandra, and Michele Gragnolati. 2006. “Nonlinear

Effects of Altitude on Child Growth in Peru: A Multilevel


Markandya, Anil, and Suzette Pedroso-Galinato. 2006. “How

Substitutable Is Natural Capital?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3803.

Marschinski, Robert, and Franck Lecocq. 2006. “Do Intensity

Targets Control Uncertainty Better Than Quotas? Condi-

tions, Calibrations, and Caveats.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4033.

Martin, Will. 2005. “Outgrowing Resource Dependence Theory

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and Some Recent Developments.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3482.

Martin, Will, and James E. Anderson. 2005. “Costs of Taxation

and the Benefits of Public Goods: The Role of Income Ef-

fects.” Policy Research Working Paper 3700.

Martin, Will, Elena Ianchovichina, and Betina Dimaranan. 2007.

“China, India, and the Future of the World Economy: Fierce

Competition or Shared Growth?” Policy Research Working

Paper 4304.

Maskus, Keith E., Tsunehiro Otsuki, and John S. Wilson. 2005.

“The Cost of Compliance with Product Standards for Firms

in Developing Countries: An Econometric Study.” Policy


Mastruzzi, Massimo, Aart Kraay, and Daniel Kaufmann. 2007.

“Governance Matters VI: Aggregate and Individual Gover-

nance Indicators, 1996–2006.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4280.

Mattoo, Aaditya. 2005. “Services in a Development Round:

Three Goals and Three Proposals.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3718.

Mattoo, Aaditya, Ileana Cristina Neagu, and Çaglar Özden. 2005.

“Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Mar-

ket.” Policy Research Working Paper 3581.

Mattoo, Aaditya, and Randeep Rathindran. 2005. “Does Health

Insurance Impede Trade in Health Care Services?” Policy


McCluskey, Alyssa, and Kenneth Strzepek. 2007. “The Impacts

of Climate Change on Regional Water Resources and Agri-

culture in Africa.” Policy Research Working Paper 4290.

McCulloch, Neil, Julian Weisbrod, and C. Peter Timmer. 2007.

“Pathways out of Poverty during an Economic Crisis: An

Empirical Assessment of Rural Indonesia.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4173.

McKenzie, David J. 2005. “Paper Walls Are Easier to Tear Down:

Passport Costs and Legal Barriers to Emigration.” Policy Re-


_____. 2006. “A Profile of the World’s Young Developing Coun-

try Migrants.” Policy Research Working Paper 4021.

McKenzie, David, John Gibson, and Steven Stillman. 2006.

“How Important Is Selection? Experimental Versus Non-

Experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migra-


_____. 2007. “A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved

with Gold: Do Emigrants Have Over-Optimistic Expecta-

tions about Incomes Abroad?” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4141.

McKenzie, David, and Hillel Rapoport. 2006. “Can Migration

Reduce Educational Attainment? Evidence from Mexico.”


_____. 2007. “Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration:

The Role of Migration Networks.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4118.

Medvedev, Denis. 2006. “Beyond Trade: The Impact of Pref-

erential Trade Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment

Inflows.” Policy Research Working Paper 4065.

_____. 2006. “Preferential Trade Agreements and Their Role in

World Trade.” Policy Research Working Paper 4038.

Meisner, Craig, Hua Wang, and Benoit Laplante. 2006. “Welfare

Measurement Bias in Household and On-site Surveying of

Water-Based Recreation: An Application to Lake Sevan, Ar-

menia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3932.

Melecky, Martin. 2007. “Choosing the Currency Structure for

Sovereign Debt: A Review of Current Approaches.” Policy


_____. 2007. “A Cross-Country Analysis of Public Debt Manage-

ment Strategies.” Policy Research Working Paper 4287.

Mendelsohn, Robert, and Pradeep Kurukulasuriya. 2007. “Crop

Selection: Adapting to Climage Change in Africa.” Policy


_____. 2007. “Endogenous Irrigation: The Impact of Climate

Change on Farmers in Africa.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4278.

_____. 2007. “A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate

Change on African Cropland.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4305.

Mendelsohn, Robert, and Niggol Seo. 2007. “Changing Farm

Types and Irrigation as an Adaptation to Climate Change

in Latin American Agriculture.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4161.

_____. 2007. “Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: A Micro-

economic Analysis of Livestock Choice.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4277.

_____. 2007. “Climate Change Impacts on Animal Husbandry

in Africa: A Ricardian Analysis.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4261.

_____. 2007. “The Impact of Climate Change on Livestock

Management in Africa: A Structural Ricardian Analysis.”


Mengistae, Taye, David R. Dollar, and Mary C. Hallward-Drie-

meier. 2005. “Investment Climate and International Integra-


Micco, Alejandro, and Tomas Serebrisky. 2004. “Infrastructure,

Competition Regimes, and Air Transport Costs: Cross-Coun-

try Evidence.” Policy Research Working Paper 3355.

Milanovic, Branko. 2005. “Half a World: Regional Inequality in Five

Great Federations.” Policy Research Working Paper 3699.

_____. 2006. “Global Income Inequality: What It Is and Why It

Matters.” Policy Research Working Paper 3865.

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Milanovic, Branko, and Lyn Squire. 2005. “Does Tariff Liber-

alization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evi-

dence.” Policy Research Working Paper 3571.

Milante, Gary. 2007. “A Kleptocrat’s Survival Guide: Autocratic

Longevity in the Face of Civil Conflict.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4186.

Mills, Rob, and Qimiao Fan. 2006. “The Investment Climate

in Post-Conflict Situations.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4055.

Ming, Su, and Quanhou Zhao. 2006. “The Fiscal Framework and

Urban Infrastructure Finance in China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4051.

Mintz, Jack M., and Michael Smart. 2006. “Incentives for Public

Investment under Fiscal Rules.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3860.

Mirza, Daniel, and Thierry Verdier. 2006. “Are Lives a Substi-

tute for Livelihoods? Terrorism, Security, and U.S. Bilateral

Imports.” Policy Research Working Paper 4094.

_____. 2006. “International Trade, Security, and Transnational

Terrorism: Theory and Empirics.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4093.

Mitchell, Donald. 2006. “Sugar in the Caribbean: Adjusting to

Eroding Preferences.” Policy Research Working Paper 3802.

Mitra, Devashish, and Beyza P. Ural. 2007. “Indian Manufactur-

ing: A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy.” Policy


Mitra, Pradeep, and Ruslan Yemtsov. 2006. “Increasing Inequali-

ty in Transition Economies: Is There More to Come?” Policy


Monge-Gonzalez, Ricardo, and Francisco Monge-Arino. 2005.

“Anti-Dumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the

Context of Costa Rica’s Economic Liberalization.” Policy


Montalvo, Jose G., and Marta Reynal-Querol. 2007. “Ethnic Po-

larization and the Duration of Civil Wars.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4192.

Montiel, Peter, and Luis Servén. 2004. “Macroeconomic Stabili-

ty in Developing Countries - How Much Is Enough?” Policy


Morck, Randall, and Bernard Yeung. 2004. “Special Issues Relat-

ing to Corporate Governance and Family Control.” Policy


Morrison, Andrew, Mary Ellsberg, and Sarah Bott. 2004. “Ad-

dressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin American and

Caribbean Region: A Critical Review of Interventions.” Pol-


Munoz, Giovanni, Florent Maraux, and Robina Wahaj. 2007.

“Actual Crop Water Use in Project Countries: A Synthesis at

the Regional Level.” Policy Research Working Paper 4288.

Murgai, Rinku, and Martin Ravallion. 2005. “Is a Guaranteed

Living Wage a Good Anti-Poverty Policy?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3640.

Mushfiq Mobarak, Ahmed, Andrew Sunil Rajkumar, and Mau-

reen Cropper. 2005. “The Political Economy of Health Ser-

vices Provision and Access in Brazil.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3508.

Nabeshima, Kaoru, and Shahid Yusuf. 2007. “Strengthening

China’s Technological Capability.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4309.

Nair, Ajai. 2005. “Sustainability of Microfinance Self-Help

Groups in India: Would Federating Help?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3516.

Nakane, Marcio I., and Daniela B. Weintraub. 2005. “Bank

Privatization and Productivity: Evidence for Brazil.” Policy


Nauges, Celine, and Caroline van den Berg. 2006. “Water Mar-

kets, Demand, and Cost Recovery for Piped Water Supply

Services: Evidence from Southwest Sri Lanka.” Policy Re-


_____. 2007. “How “Natural” Are Natural Monopolies in the

Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from De-

veloping and Transition Economies.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4137.

Nelson, Andrew, and Kenneth M. Chomitz. 2004. “The Forest-

Hydrology-Poverty Nexus in Central America: An Heuristic


Nenova, Tatiana. 2006. “Takeover Laws and Financial Develop-

ment.” Policy Research Working Paper 4029.

Newfarmer, Richard, and Paul Brenton. 2007. “Watching More

Than the Discovery Channel: Export Cycles and Diver-

sification in Development.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4302.

Newhouse, David, and Kathleen Beegle. 2005. “The Effect of

School Type on Academic Achievement: Evidence from In-

donesia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3604.

Nhemachena, Charles, and Reneth Mano. 2007. “Assessment of

the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in

Zimbabwe: A Ricardian Approach.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4292.

Nicita, Alessandro. 2005. “Multilateral Trade Liberalization and

Mexican Households: The Effect of the Doha Development

Agenda.” Policy Research Working Paper 3707.

_____. 2006. “Export Led Growth, Pro-Poor or Not? Evidence

from Madagascar’s Textile and Apparel Industry.” Policy Re-


Nielsen, Chantal Pohl. 2007. “Immigrant Over-education:

Evidence from Denmark.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4234.

253

Niimi, Yoko, and Caglar Ozden. 2006. “Migration and Remit-

tances: Causes and Linkages.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4087.

Nogues, Julio J., and Elias Baracat. 2005. “Political Economy of

Antidumping and Safeguards in Argentina.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3587.

Noumba Um, Paul, and Severine Dinghem. 2005. “Private Par-

ticipation in Infrastructure Projects in the Republic of Ko-

rea.” Policy Research Working Paper 3689.

Ostby, Gudrun. 2007. “Horizontal Inequalities, Political Environ-

ment, and Civil Conflict: Evidence from 55 Developing Coun-

tries, 1986-2003.” Policy Research Working Paper 4193.

Ouda, Samiha A., Samia M. El-Marsafawy, and Helmy M. Eid.

2007. “Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change

on Agriculture in Egypt: A Ricardian Approach.” Policy Re-


Oyefusi, Aderoju. 2007. “Oil and the Propensity to Armed Strug-

gle in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4194.

Paci, Pierella, Martin J. Sasin, and Jos Verbeek. 2004. “Economic

Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty in Poland during

Transition.” Policy Research Working Paper 3467.

Pack, Howard, and Kamal Saggi. 2006. “The Case for Indus-

trial Policy: A Critical Survey.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3839.

Packard, Truman G. 2007. “Do Workers in Chile Choose Infor-

mal Employment? A Dynamic Analysis of Sector Choice.”


Palmade, Vincent. 2005. “Industry Level Analysis: The Way to

Identify the Binding Constraints to Economic Growth.” Pol-


Pang, Gaobo, Brian Pinto, and Marina Wes. 2007. “India Ris-

ing - Faster Growth, Lower Indebtedness.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4241.

Parrachino, Irene, Ariel Dinar, and Fioravante Patrone. 2006.

“Cooperative Game Theory and Its Application to Natural,

Environmental, and Water Resource Issues: 3. Application to

Water Resources.” Policy Research Working Paper 4074.

Parrachino, Irene, Stefano Zara, and Fioravante Patrone. 2006.

“Cooperative Game Theory and Its Application to Natural,

Environmental, and Water Resource Issues: 1. Basic Theo-

ry.” Policy Research Working Paper 4072.

Parsons, Christopher R., Ronald Skeldon, Terrie L. Walmsley,

and L. Alan Winters. 2007. “Quantifying International Mi-

gration: A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks.” Policy Re-


Paternostro, Stefano, Anand Rajaram, and Erwin R. Tiongson.

2005. “How Does the Composition of Public Spending Mat-

ter?” Policy Research Working Paper 3555.

Patrinos, Harry Anthony. 2007. “The Living Conditions of Chil-

dren.” Policy Research Working Paper 4251.

Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Vicente Garcia Moreno, and Jesus Al-

varez. 2007. “Institutional Effects as Determinants of Learn-

ing Outcomes: Exploring State Variations in Mexico.” Policy


Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Cris Ridao-Cano, and Chris Sakellar-

iou. 2006. “Estimating the Returns to Education: Account-

ing for Heterogeneity in Ability.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4040.

Patrinos, Harry Anthony, and Chris Sakellariou. 2004. “Eco-

nomic Volatility and Returns to Education in Venezuela:


_____. 2004. “Schooling and Labor Market Impacts of a Natural

Policy Experiment.” Policy Research Working Paper 3460.

Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Emmanuel Skoufias, and Trine Lunde.

2007. “Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: Economic Op-

portunities and Social Networks.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4227.

Pattanayak, Subhrendu K., Caroline van den Berg, Jui-Chen

Yang, and George Van Houtven. 2006. “The Use of Willing-

ness to Pay Experiments: Estimating Demand for Piped

Water Connections in Sri Lanka.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3818.

Paxson, Christina, and Norbert Schady. 2005. “Cognitive De-

velopment among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles

of Wealth, Health and Parenting.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3605.

_____. 2007. “Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Trans-

fers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador.”


Pelizzo, Riuccardo, and Rick Stapenhurst. 2004. “Tools for Leg-

islative Oversight: An Empirical Investigation.” Policy Re-


Pelkmans-Balaoing, Annette O., and Miriam Manchin. 2007.

“Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian Free Trade

Agreements.” Policy Research Working Paper 4273.

Perotti, Enrico. 2004. “State Ownership - A Residual Role?”


Peterson, George E. 2006. “Land Leasing and Land Sale as an

Infrastructure-Financing Option.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4043.

Pierre, Gaelle, and Stefano Scarpetta. 2004. “Employment Reg-

ulations through the Eyes of Employers - Do They Matter

and How Do Firms Respond to Them?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3463.

Pitigala, Nihal. 2005. “What Does Regional Trade in South Asia

Reveal about Future Trade Integration? Some Empirical

Evidence.” Policy Research Working Paper 3497.

254

Poh Kam Wong, Yuen Ping Ho, and Annette Singh. 2005. “Sin-

gapore as an Innovative City in East Asia: An Explorative

Study of the Perspectives of Innovative Industries.” Policy


Porto, Guido G. 2004. “Informal Export Barriers and Poverty.”


_____. 2005. “Estimating Household Responses to Trade Re-

forms: Net Consumers and Net Producers in Rural Mexico.”


Powell, Andrew. 2004. “Basel II and Developing Countries: Sail-

ing through the Sea of Standards.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3387.

Powell, Andrew, Nataliya Mylenko, Margaret Miller, and Giovan-

ni Majnoni. 2004. “Improving Credit Information, Bank Reg-

ulation, and Supervision: On the Role and Design of Public

Credit Registries.” Policy Research Working Paper 3443.

Pushak, Taras, Erwin R. Tiongson, and Aristomene Varoudakis.

2007. “Public Finance, Governance, and Growth in Transi-

tion Economies: Empirical Evidence from 1992–2004.” Pol-


Raballand, Gael, and Enrique Aldaz-Carroll. 2005. “How Do

Differing Standards Increase Trade Costs? The Case of Pal-

lets.” Policy Research Working Paper 3519.

Raddatz, Claudio. 2005. “Are External Shocks Responsible for

the Instability of Output in Low-Income Countries?” Policy


Rahardja, Sjamsu. 2007. “Big Dragon, Little Dragons: China’s

Challenge to the Machinery Exports of Southeast Asia.”


Raich, Uri. 2005. “Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment.” Poli-


Raleigh, Clionadh. 2007. “Civil War Risk in Democratic and

Non-Democratic Neighborhoods.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4260.

Rao, Vijayendra. 2005. “Symbolic Public Goods and the Coordi-

nation of Collective Action: A Comparison of Local Devel-

opment in India and Indonesia.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3685.

Rao, Vijayendra, and Ana Maria Ibañez. 2005. “The Social Im-

pact of Social Funds in Jamaica: A ‘Participatory Economet-

ric’ Analysis of Targeting, Collective Action, and Participa-

tion in Community-Driven Development.” Policy Research


Ratha, Dilip, Prabal De, and Sanket Mohapatra. 2007. “Shadow

Sovereign Ratings for Unrated Developing Countries.” Pol-


Ratha, Dilip, and Suhas L. Ketkar. 2004. “Development Finance

via Diaspora Bonds Track Record and Potential.” Policy Re-


Ravallion, Martin. 2004. “Looking beyond Averages in the Trade

and Poverty Debate.” Policy Research Working Paper 3461.

_____. 2005. “Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs.” Policy Re-


_____. 2005. “Inequality Is Bad for the Poor.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3677.

_____. 2005. “On the Contribution of Demographic Change to

Aggregate Poverty Measures for the Developing World.”


_____. 2005. “A Poverty-Inequality Trade-off?” Policy Research

Working Paper 3579.

_____. 2007. “Geographic Inequity in a Decentralized Anti-

Poverty Program: A Case Study of China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4303.

Ravallion, Martin, and Shaohua Chen. 2004. “China’s (Uneven)

Progress against Poverty.” Policy Research Working Paper

3408.

Ravallion, Martin, Shaohua Chen, and Prem Sangraula. 2007.

“New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty.”


Ravallion, Martin, and Michael Lokshin. 2004. “Gainers and

Losers from Trade Reform in Morocco.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3368.

_____. 2005. “Lasting Local Impacts of an Economywide Cri-

sis.” Policy Research Working Paper 3503.

_____. 2005. “Searching for the Economic Gradient in Self-As-

sessed Health.” Policy Research Working Paper 3698.

_____. 2005. “Who Cares about Relative Deprivation?” Policy


Ravallion, Martin, Johan Mistiaen, and Anton Korinek. 2005. “An

Econometric Method of Correcting for Unit Nonresponse

Bias in Surveys.” Policy Research Working Paper 3711.

Ravallion, Martin, and Dominique van de Walle. 2006. “Does

Rising Landlessness Signal Success or Failure for Vietnam’s

Agrarian Transition?” Policy Research Working Paper 3871.

Reina, Mauricio, and Sandra Zuluaga. 2005. “Application of

Safeguards and Anti-Dumping Duties in Colombia.” Policy


Reinikka, Ritva S., and Jakob Svensson. 2005. “Working for

God? Evaluating Service Delivery of Religious Not-for-

Profit Health Care Providers in Uganda.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3058.

Richter, Kaspar. 2005. “Well-Being during a Time of Change:

Timor-Leste on the Path to Independence.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3488.

_____. 2006. “Thailand’s Growth Path: from Recovery to Pros-

perity.” Policy Research Working Paper 3912.

Robalino, David A., and Andras Bodor. 2006. “On the Financial

Sustainability of Earnings-Related Pension Schemes with

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‘Pay-as-You-Go’ Financing and the Role of Government In-

dexed Bonds.” Policy Research Working Paper 3966.

Robilliard, Anne-Sophie, and Sherman Robinson. 2005. “The

Social Impact of a WTO Agreement in Indonesia.” Policy


Rocha, Roberto, Marco Morales, and Craig Thorburn. 2006. “An

Empirical Analysis of the Annuity Rate in Chile.” Policy Re-


Rodriguez-Clare, Andres, and William Maloney. 2007. “Innova-

tion Shortfalls.” Policy Research Working Paper 4283.

Roe, Terry, Ariel Dinar, Yacov Tsur, and Diao Xinshen. 2005.

“Feedback Links between Economy-wide and Farm-level

Policies: Application to Irrigation Water Management in Mo-

rocco.” Policy Research Working Paper 3550.

Rojas, Gabriel V. Montes, William Maloney, and Kishore

Gawande. 2007. “Can Foreign Lobbying Enhance Develop-

ment? The Case of Tourism in the Caribbean.” Policy Re-


Ronchi, Loraine. 2006. “Fairtrade and Market Failures in Ag-

ricultural Commodity Markets.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4011.

Rosero, Jose, and Norbert Schady. 2007. “Are Cash Transfers

Made to Women Spent Like Other Sources of Income?”


Roy, Jayanta, and Shweta Bagai. 2005. “Key Issues in Trade Fa-

cilitation: Summary of World Bank/European Union Work-

shops in Dhaka and Shanghai in 2004.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3703.

Rutherford, Thomas, and David Tarr. 2006. “Regional Impacts

of Russia’s Accession to the World Trade Organization.” Pol-


Rutherford, Thomas, David Tarr, and Oleksandr Shepotylo. 2005.

“The Impact on Russia of WTO Accession and the Doha

Agenda: The Importance of Liberalization of Barriers against

Foreign Direct Investment in Services for Growth and Pov-

erty Reduction.” Policy Research Working Paper 3725.

_____. 2005. “Poverty Effects of Russia’s WTO Accession: Mod-

eling ‘Real’ Households and Endogenous Productivity Ef-

fects.” Policy Research Working Paper 3473.

Rutkowski, Jan. 2006. “Labor Market Developments during Eco-

nomic Transition.” Policy Research Working Paper 3894.

Saez, Sebastian. 2005. “Keeping Animal Spirits Asleep: The

Case of Chile.” Policy Research Working Paper 3615.

Sakho, Yaye Seynabou. 2006. “Contagion and Firms’ Interna-

tionalization in Latin America: Evidence from Mexico, Bra-

zil, and Chile.” Policy Research Working Paper 4076.

Salinas, Gonzalo, and Ataman Aksoy. 2006. “Growth before

and after Trade Liberalization.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4062.

Sambanis, Nicholas. 2007. “Short-Term and Long-Term Ef-

fects of United Nations Peace Operations.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4207.

Saphores, Jean-Daniel, Jeffrey R. Vincent, Valy Marochko, Ioan

Abrudan, Laura Bouriaud, and Clifford Zinnes. 2006. “De-

tecting Collusion in Timber Auctions: An Application to Ro-

mania.” Policy Research Working Paper 4105.

Sasin, Marcin J., and David McKenzie. 2007. “Migration, Remit-

tances, Poverty, and Human Capital: Conceptual and Em-

pirical Challenges.” Policy Research Working Paper 4272.

Savanti, Maria Paula, and Harry Anthony Patrinos. 2005. “Rising

Returns to Schooling in Argentina, 1992-2002: Productivity

or Credentialism?” Policy Research Working Paper 3714.

Schady, Norbert. 2006. “Early Childhood Development in Latin

America and the Caribbean.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3869.

Schady, Norbert, and Maria Caridad Araujo. 2006. “Cash Trans-

fers, Conditions, School Enrollment, and Child Work: Evi-

dence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador.” Policy


Schiantarelli, Fabio. 2005. “Product Market Regulation and

Macroeconomic Performance: A Review of Cross-Country

Evidence.” Policy Research Working Paper 3770.

Schiff, Maurice. 2004. “On the Inefficiency of Inequality.” Poli-


_____. 2005. “Brain Gain: Claims about Its Size and Impact on

Welfare and Growth Are Greatly Exaggerated.” Policy Re-


_____. 2006. “Substitution in Markusen’s Classic Trade and Fac-

tor Movement Complementarity Models.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3974.

Schiff, Maurice, and Yanling Wang. 2004. “North-South Tech-

nology Diffusion, Regional Integration, and the Dynamics of

the Natural Trading Partners Hypothesis.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3434.

Schipper, Youdi, and Johannes G. Hoogeveen. 2005. “Which

Inequality Matters? Growth Evidence Based on Small Area

Welfare Estimates in Uganda.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3592.

Seo, Niggol, and Robert Mendelsohn. 2007. “An Analysis of

Crop Choice: Adapting to Climate Change in Latin Ameri-

can Farms.” Policy Research Working Paper 4162.

_____. 2007. “An Analysis of Livestock Choice: Adapting to Cli-

mate Change in Latin American Farms.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4164.

_____. 2007. “A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate

Change on Latin American Farms.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 4163.

Serneels, Pieter, Magnus Lindelow, Jose Garcia-Montalvo, and

256

Abigail Barr. 2005. “For Public Service or Money: Under-

standing Geographical Imbalances in the Health Workforce.”


Seshan, Ganesh. 2005. “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on

Household Welfare in Vietnam.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3541.

Shah, Anwar. 2005. “Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Perfor-

mance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3786.

_____. 2005. “A Framework for Evaluating Alternate Institution-

al Arrangements for Fiscal Equalization Transfers.” Policy


_____. 2006. “Corruption and Decentralized Public Gover-

nance.” Policy Research Working Paper 3824.

_____. 2006. “A Practitioner’s Guide to Intergovernmental Fis-

cal Transfers.” Policy Research Working Paper 4039.

Shah, Anwar, and Chunli Shen. 2006. “Reform of the Inter-

governmental Transfer System in China.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4100.

Shalizi, Zmarak. 2006. “Addressing China’s Growing Water

Shortages and Associated Social and Environmental Conse-

quences.” Policy Research Working Paper 3895.

_____. 2007. “Energy and Emissions: Local and Global Effects

of the Rise of China and India.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4209.

Shalizi, Zmarak, and Franck Lecocq. 2007. “Balancing Expen-

ditures on Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change:

An Exploration of Issues Relevant to Developing Coun-


Shankar, Rashmi. 2005. “Insurance and Liquidity: Panel Evi-


Sharma, Siddharth , and Mehnaz Safavian. 2007. “When Do

Creditor Rights Work?” Policy Research Working Paper

4296.

Shepherd, Ben, and John S. Wilson. 2006. “Road Infrastructure

in Europe and Central Asia: Does Network Quality Affect

Trade?” Policy Research Working Paper 4104.

Shepotylo, Oleksandr, and David Tarr. 2007. “The Structure of

Import Tariffs in the Russian Federation: 2001-05.” Policy


Shi, Anqing. 2006. “Migration in Towns in China, a Tale of

Three Provinces: Evidence from Preliminary Tabulations of

the 2000 Census.” Policy Research Working Paper 3890.

Siegel, Paul B. 2005. “Using an Asset-Based Approach to Identi-

fy Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduc-

tion in Central America: A Conceptual Framework.” Policy


Silva, Patricia. 2005. “Environmental Factors and Children’s

Malnutrition in Ethiopia.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3489.

_____. 2006. “Exploring the Linkages between Poverty, Ma-

rine Protected Area Management, and the Use of Destruc-

tive Fishing Gear in Tanzania.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3831.

Silva, Patricia, Irina Klytchnikova, and Dragana Radevic.

2007. “Poverty and Environmental Impacts of Electricity

Price Reforms in Montenegro.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4127.

Silva, Peri. 2005. “The Role of Importers and Exporters in the

Determination of the U.S. Tariff Preferences Granted to

Latin America.” Policy Research Working Paper 3518.

Sirtaine, Sophie. 2006. “Access to Finance by Chilean Corpora-


Skamnelos, Ilias, and Sophie Sirtaine. 2007. “Credit Growth in

Emerging Europe: A Cause for Stability Concerns?” Policy


Skoufias, Emmanuel, and Vincenzo di Maro. 2006. “Conditional

Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty.” Policy


Skoufias, Emmanuel, and Joseph Shapiro. 2006. “Evaluating the

Impact of Mexico’s Quality Schools Program: The Pitfalls

of Using Nonexperimental Data.” Policy Research Working

Paper 4036.

Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, and Andreas Blom. 2005. “Is Formal

Lifelong Learning a Profitable Investment for All of Life?

How Age, Education Level, and Flexibility of Provision Af-

fect Rates of Return to Adult Education in Colombia.” Poli-


Solo, Tova Maria, and Astrid Manroth. 2006. “Access to Financial

Services in Colombia: The ‘Unbanked’ in Bogota.” Policy


Soloaga, Isidro, John S. Wilson, and Alejandro Mejia. 2006. “Mov-

ing Forward Faster: Trade Facilitation Reform and Mexican

Competitiveness.” Policy Research Working Paper 3953.

Sorge, Marco, and Chendi Zhang. 2007. “Credit Information

Quality and Corporate Debt Maturity: Theory and Evi-


Stapenhurst, Rick, Vinod Sahgal, William Woodley, and Riccardo

Pelizzo. 2005. “Scrutinizing Public Expenditures: Assessing

the Performance of Public Accounts Committees.” Policy


Stephanou, Constantinos. 2005. “Supervision of Financial Con-

glomerates: The Case of Chile.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3553.

Stephanou, Constantinos, and Juan Carlos Mendoza. 2005.

“Credit Risk Measurement under Basel II: An Overview and

Implementation Issues for Developing Countries.” Policy


Stephanou, Constantinos, and Emanuel Salinas Munoz. 2007.

257

“Financing of the Private Sector in Mexico, 2000-05: Evo-

lution, Composition, and Determinants.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4264.

Stern, Jon, and John Cubbin. 2005. “Regulatory Effectiveness:

The Impact of Regulation and Regulatory Governance Ar-

rangements on Electricity Industry Outcomes.” Policy Re-


Stifel, David, and Luc Christiaensen. 2006. “Tracking Poverty

over Time in the Absence of Comparable Consumption

Data.” Policy Research Working Paper 3810.

Stillman, Steven, David McKenzie, and John Gibson. 2007. “Mi-

gration and Mental Health: Evidence from a Natural Experi-

ment.” Policy Research Working Paper 4138.

Subramanian, Uma, William P. Anderson, and Kihoon Lee. 2005.

“Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total

Factor Productivity: The Cases of China and Brazil.” Policy


Subramanian, Uma, and Matthias Matthijs. 2007. “Can Sub-Sa-

haran Africa Leap into Global Network Trade?” Policy Re-


Suescun, Rodrigo. 2005. “Fiscal Space for Investment in Infra-

structure in Colombia.” Policy Research Working Paper 3629.

_____. 2007. “The Size and Effectiveness of Automatic Fiscal

Stabilizers in Latin America.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 4244.

Swift, Zhicheng Li. 2006. “Managing the Effects of Tax Expen-

ditures on National Budgets.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3927.

Takeuchi, Akie, Maureen Cropper, and Antonio Bento. 2006.

“The Impact of Policies to Control Motor Vehicle Emissions

in Mumbai, India.” Policy Research Working Paper 4059.

_____. 2006. “The Welfare Effects of Slum Improvement Pro-

grams: The Case of Mumbai.” Policy Research Working Pa-

per 3852.

Taliercio, Robert Jr. 2004. “Designing Performance: The Semi-

Autonomous Revenue Authority Model in Africa and Latin

America.” Policy Research Working Paper 3423.

Tan, Hong, and Gladys Lopez Acevedo. 2005. “Evaluating Train-

ing Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises: Lessons

from Mexico.” Policy Research Working Paper 3760.

Tan, Hong, Yevgeniya Savchenko, Vladimir Gimpelson, Ros-

tislav Kapelyushnikov, and Anna Lukyanova. 2007. “Skills

Shortages and Training in Russian Enterprises.” Policy Re-


Tarr, David, and Giorgio Barba Navaretti. 2005. “Introduction

and Summary to the Handbook of Trade Policy and WTO

Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS.” Policy


Taylor, J. Edward, and Jorge Mora. 2006. “Does Migration Re-

shape Expenditures in Rural Households? Evidence from

Mexico.” Policy Research Working Paper 3842.

Thorburn, Craig, Roberto Rocha, and Marco Morales. 2006. “An

Analysis of Money’s Worth Ratios in Chile.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3926.

Thorn, Kristian, Lauritz Holm-Nielsen, and Jette Samuel

Jeppesen. 2004. “Approaches to Results-Based Funding in

Tertiary Education: Identifying Finance Reform Options for

Chile.” Policy Research Working Paper 3436.

Thorn, Kristian, and Maarja Soo. 2006. “Latin American Univer-

sities and the Third Mission: Trends, Challenges, and Policy

Options.” Policy Research Working Paper 4002.

Tran, Ngoc Ca. 2006. “Universities as Drivers of the Urban

Economies in Asia: The Case of Vietnam.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3949.

van de Walle, Dominique. 2005. “Do Services and Transfers

Reach Morocco’s Poor? Evidence from Poverty and Spend-

ing Maps.” Policy Research Working Paper 3478.

van de Walle, Dominique, and Dorothyjean Cratty. 2005. “Do

Donors Get What They Paid For? Micro Evidence on the

Fungibility of Development Project Aid.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3542.

van de Walle, Dominique, and Ren Mu. 2007. “Fungibility and

the Flypaper Effect of Project Aid: Micro-Evidence for Viet-

nam.” Policy Research Working Paper 4133.

Van Horen, Neeltje. 2007. “Customer Market Power and the

Provision of Trade Credit: Evidence from Eastern Europe

and Central Asia.” Policy Research Working Paper 4284.

van Ours, Jan C., and Milan Vodopivec. 2006. “Duration of Un-

employment Benefits and Quality of Post-Unemployment

Jobs: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.” Policy Re-


van Ryneveld, Philip. 2006. “Mobilizing Urban Infrastructure

Finance within a Responsible Fiscal Framework: South Afri-

can Case.” Policy Research Working Paper 4042.

Verme, Paolo. 2006. “Constraints to Growth and Job Creation in

Low-Income Commonwealth of Independent States Coun-


Vermeersch, Christel, and Michael Kremer. 2005. “School

Meals, Educational Achievement, and School Competition:

Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation.” Policy Research

Working Paper 3523.

Verner, Dorte. 2004. “Poverty in the Brazilian Amazon: An As-

sessment of Poverty Focused on the State of Para.” Policy


_____. 2005. “Activities, Employment, and Wages in Rural and

Semi-Urban Mexico.” Policy Research Working Paper 3561.

_____. 2005. “Poverty in Rural and Semi-Urban Mexico during


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_____. 2006. “Labor Markets and Income Generation in Rural


_____. 2006. “Rural Poor in Rich Rural Areas: Poverty in Rural


Verner, Dorte, and Mette Verner. 2005. “Economic Impacts of

Professional Training in the Informal Sector: The Case of

the Labor Force Training Program in Côte d’Ivoire.” Policy


Vincelette, Gallina Andronova, and Iglika Vassileva. 2006. “Un-

tangling the Maze of European Union Funds to Bulgaria.”


Wagstaff, Adam. 2005. “Decomposing Changes in Income In-

equality into Vertical and Horizontal Redistribution and

Reranking, with Applications to China and Vietnam.” Policy


_____. 2005. “The Economic Consequences of Health Shocks.”


_____. 2005. “Health Systems in East Asia: What Can Devel-

oping Countries Learn from Japan and the Asian Tigers?”


_____. 2007. “Health Insurance for the Poor: Initial Impacts of

Vietnam’s Health Care Fund for the Poor.” Policy Research

Working Paper 4134.

_____. 2007. “Social Health Insurance Reexamined.” Policy Re-


Wagstaff, Adam, and Magnus Lindelow. 2005. “Can Insurance

Increase Financial Risk? The Curious Case of Health Insur-

ance in China.” Policy Research Working Paper 3741.

Wagstaff, Adam, Magnus Lindelow, Jun Gao, Ling Xu, and Juncheng

Qian. 2007. “Extending Health Insurance to The Rural Popula-

tion: An Impact Evaluation of China’s New Cooperative Medi-

cal Scheme.” Policy Research Working Paper 4150.

Wagstaff, Adam, and Menno Pradhan. 2005. “Health Insurance

Impacts on Health and Non-Medical Consumption in a De-

veloping Country.” Policy Research Working Paper 3563.

Wagstaff, Adam, and Shengchao Yu. 2005. “Do Health Sector

Reforms Have Their Intended Impacts? The World Bank’s

Health VIII Project in Gansu Province, China.” Policy Re-


Walker, Eduardo. 2006. “Annuity Markets in Chile: Competi-

tion, Regulation - and Myopia?” Policy Research Working

Paper 3972.

Wang, Hua, Benoit Laplante, Wu Xun, and Craig Meisner. 2004.

“Estimating Willingness-to-Pay with Random Valuation

Models: An Application to Lake Sevan, Armenia.” Policy


Wang, Jici, and Tong Xin. 2005. “Sustaining Urban Growth

through Innovative Capacity: Beijing and Shanghai in Com-

parison.” Policy Research Working Paper 3545.

Warlters, Michael, and Emmanuelle Auriol. 2005. “The Margin-

al Cost of Public Funds in Africa.” Policy Research Working

Paper 3679.

Watkins, Alfred, and Natalia Agapitova. 2004. “Creating a 21st

Century National Innovation System for a 21st Century Lat-

vian Economy.” Policy Research Working Paper 3457.

Webb, Richard, Josefina Camminati, and Raul Leon Thorne.

2005. “Antidumping Mechanisms and Safeguards in Peru.”


Weiping, Wu. 2005. “Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters.”


Wellenius, Bjorn, Vivien Foster, and Christina Malmberg-Calvo.

2004. “Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Com-

peting for Subsidies.” Policy Research Working Paper 3365.

Wellenius, Bjorn, Juan Galarza, and Boutheina Guermazi. 2005.

“Telecommunications and the World Trade Organization:

The Case of Mexico.” Policy Research Working Paper 3759.

Wellenius, Bjorn, and Isabel Neto. 2005. “The Radio Spectrum:

Opportunities and Challenges for the Developing World.”


Wheeler, David, Thao Ton-That, Craig Meisner, Uwe Deich-

mann, and Piet Buys. 2007. “Country Stakes in Climate

Change Negotiations: Two Dimensions of Vulnerability.”


Wilson, John S., Xubei Luo, and Harry G. Broadman. 2006. “En-

tering The Union: European Accession and Capacity-Build-

ing Priorities.” Policy Research Working Paper 3832.

Woessmann, Ludger, and Thomas Fuchs. 2005. “Families,

Schools, and Primary-School Learning: Evidence for Argen-

tina and Colombia in an International Perspective.” Policy


Wolak, Frank A. 2005. “Lessons from International Experience

with Electricity Market Monitoring.” Policy Research Work-

ing Paper 3692.

_____. 2005. “Managing Unilateral Market Power in Electric-

ity.” Policy Research Working Paper 3691.

Xie, Mei, Priya Shyamsundar, and Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay.

2007. “Yield Impact of Irrigation Management Transfer: Story

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Survey Initiative: The Japan-Brazil Corridor.” World Bank,

Washington, D.C.

Mitra, Sophie. 2005. “Disability and Social Safety Nets in De-

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Nabli, Mustapha, Jennifer Keller, Claudia Nassif, and Carlos Sil-

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Nabli, Mustapha, and Carlos Silva-Jauregui. 2005. “Democracy

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Neri, Marcelo Côrtes, Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Guilherme Sed-

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Labor, School Enrollment, and Grade Repetition to the Loss

of Parental Earnings in Brazil, 1982–1999.” Social Protection


Ng, Francis K.T. 2005. “Kenya DTIS: Trade and Exports (Chap-

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Olarreaga, Marcelo. 2005. “Market Access or Subsidies?” ID21

Insight 59, Institute of Development Studies, University

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Orozco, Mónica, and Cecilia Hubert. 2005. “La Focalización

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Ouedraogo, Fatimata. 2005. “Landfill Gas Capture Opportunity-

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Pai, Yasue. 2006. “Comparing Individual Retirement Ac-

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Social Protection Discussion Paper 0609. World Bank,

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Palacios, Robert, and Oleksiy Sluchynsky. 2006. “Social Pen-

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Palacios, Robert, and Edward Whitehouse. 2006. “Civil-service

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Pang, Gaobo, Brian Pinto, and Marina Wes. 2006. “India - East

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Parent, Daniel. 2006. “Youth Labor Market in Burkina Faso:

Recent Trends.” Social Protection Discussion Paper 0607.


Peracchi, Franco, and Domenico Depalo. 2006. “Labor Market

Outcomes of Natives and Immigrants: Evidence from the

ECHP.” Social Protection Discussion Paper 0615. World


Perry, Guillermo, Daniel Lederman, and Marcelo Olarreaga.

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World Bank, Washington, D.C. Mimeo.

Pritchett, Lant. 2005. “The Political Economy of Targeted Safe-

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Rajaram, Anand, and N. Roberto Zagha. 2006. “Fiscal Policy for

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Rasiah, Rajah. 2005. “Human Resources and Foreign Direct

Investment with a Focus on the Electronics and Garment

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Rathjen, Annette. 2005. “Training Practices of German Enter-

prises in Developing Countries.” World Bank, Washington,

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Rofman, Rafael. 2005. “Social Security Coverage in Latin Amer-

ica.” Social Protection Discussion Paper 0523. World Bank,

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Roggero, P., R. Tarricone, et al. 2005. “Employment and Youth

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Roitstein, Florencia. 2005. “Analysis of Corporate Social Re-

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Salcamoto, Junichi. 2005. “Japan’s Pension Reform.” Discussion


Sanchez, Mario A., Peter F. Orazem, and Victoria Gunnarsso.

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Schady, Norbert. 2005. “Do Macroeconomic Crises Affect

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Schwarz, Anita M. 2006. “Pension System Reforms.” So-

cial Protection Discussion Paper 0608. World Bank,

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Sedlacek, Guilherme, Suzanne Duryea, Nadeem Ilahi, and

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Sender, John, Christopher Cramer, and Carlos Oya. 2005. “Un-

equal Prospects: Disparities in the Quantity and Quality of

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Shetty, Sudhir. 2006. “Participatory Approaches to Attacking Ex-

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Silva-Jauregui, Carlos. 2005. “Remittances and Microfinance in

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World as Development Tool.” Microfinance Maters, Issue 14.

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Stapenhurst, Rick, and Meaghan Campbell. 2005. “Developing

Capacity Through Networks: Lessons from Anticorruption

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Steele, Diane. 2005. “Household Vulnerability and Children’s

Activities: Information Needed from Household Surveys to

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Strukova, Elena, Alexander Golub, and Anil Markandya. 2006.

“Air Pollution Costs in Ukraine.” Working Papers 120.

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Subbarao, Kalanidhi. 2005. “Ageing and Poverty in Africa and

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Tabor, Steve. 2005. “Community-based Health Insurance and

Social Protection Policy.” Discussion Paper 0503. World


Taylor, J. Edward, and Jorge Mora. 2005. “Remittances, Inequal-

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sented at the American Agricultural Economics Association

Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, July 24–27.

Thirumurthy, Harsha, Joshua Graff Zivin, and Markus Gold-

stein. 2006. “The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment:

Labor Supply in Western Kenya.” NBER Working Paper

11871. The National Bureau of Economic Research, Cam-

bridge, Mass.

Thomas, Duncan, Elizabeth Frankenberg, Jed Friedman, and

others. 2005. “Iron Deficiency and the Well-Being of Older

Adults: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Nutrition

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Thomas, Vinod, and Yan Wang. 2005. “Overview Chapter for

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World Bank. Washington, D.C.

Vakis, Renos. 2006. “Complementing Natural Disasters Man-

agement: The Role of Social Protection.” Social Protection


Valenzuela, Ernesto, and Ricardo Arguello. 2005. “Market Ac-

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van Ours, Jan C., and Milan Vodopivec. 2005. “How Changes

in Benefits Entitlement Affect Job-Finding: Lessons from

the Slovenian ‘Experiment’.” Social Protection Discussion


Vegas, Emiliana, and Ilana Umansky. 2005. “Improving Teaching

and Learning through Effective Incentives: What Can We

Learn from Education Reforms in Latin America?” World


Víquez, Roxana M. 2005. “Sistema de Identificación de la Po-

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Wheeler, David R., Kiran Pandey, and Ramesh Ramankutty.

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Framework.” Background Paper for the GEF 2005. World


Wilhelm, Vera, and Ignacio Fiestas. 2005. “Exploring the Link

between Public Spending and Poverty Reduction: Lessons

from the 90s.” Working Paper 37252. World Bank, Washing-

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Winters, L. Alan, and Pedro M.G. Martins. 2005. “Beautiful but

Costly: Business Costs in Small Remote Economies.” Lon-

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Wodon, Quentin, and Kathleen Beegle. 2006. “Labor Shortages

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Time Use, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Working Paper


Yürekli, Ayda, F.S. Tetra Dewi, Joy de Beyer, A.H. Cornelia, and

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ers Quit in Central Java, Indonesia.” Economics of Tobacco

Control Paper 24. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Zezza, Alberto, Calogero Carletto, and Benjamin Davis. 2005.

“Moving Away from Poverty: A Spatial Analysis of Poverty

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