Documents et rapports
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Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2001-2002 (anglais)
The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics is a forum for discussion, and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. This report for 2001-2002 focuses on two main themes...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 25492 Date du document: 1 janvier 2002 Auteur: Stern,Nicholas H.,Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Wolfensohn,James D.,O'Rourke, Kevin H.,Cohen,Daniel,Cooper,Richard N.,Venables, AnthonyJ.,Rostrup,Morten,Lanjouw,Jean O.,Case,Anne C.,Philipson,Tomas,Soares,Rodrigo Reis,Pleskovic,Boris
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Social policy and macroeconomics : the Irish experience (anglais)
The remarkable performance of the Irish economy in recent years has attracted much attention. Within a 10-year period the economy went from an 18 percent unemployment rate to nearly full employment, while...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2736 Date du document: 31 décembre 2001 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Comparative life expectancy in Africa (anglais)
For health outcomes, is poverty destiny? The authors explore this question for life expectancy in Africa, where health outcomes are positively correlated with income, but where the link is far from uniform...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2668 Date du document: 31 août 2001 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Wolf,Holger C.
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Adjustment lending retrospective (anglais)
In September 2000, the Development Committee discussed supporting country development: the World Bank role and instruments in low- and middle-income countries. That paper suggested adapting adjustment...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 44666 Date du document: 15 juin 2001 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Koeberle,Stefan G.,Bedoya,Harold Luis,Factora,John,Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Malaria and growth (anglais)
The authors explore the two-sided link between malaria morbidity and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth. Climate significantly affects cross-country differences in malaria morbidity. Tropical...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2303 Date du document: 31 mars 2000 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Wolf,Holger C.,Wu,Yi
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Bolivia - Public Expenditure Review : Bolivia - Revision del Gasto Publico (espagnol)
Bolivia has made tremendous progress in macroeconomic stabilization and in structural reforms. This Public Expenditure Review concentrates on three things: a) an evaluation of the budget as a whole; b)...
Type de document: Rapport économique ou sectoriel antérieur à 2003 Numéro du rapport: 19232 Date du document: 3 août 1999 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gonzalez Aleu,Jose Antonio,Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Bolivia - Public Expenditure Review (anglais)
Bolivia has made tremendous progress in macroeconomic stabilization and in structural reforms. This Public Expenditure Review concentrates on three things: a) an evaluation of the budget as a whole; b)...
Type de document: Rapport économique ou sectoriel antérieur à 2003 Numéro du rapport: 19232 Date du document: 14 juin 1999 Auteur: Gonzalez Aleu,Jose Antonio,Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Economic performance in small open economies : the Caribbean experience, 1980-1992 (anglais)
The authors study the economic performance of ten Caribbean islands in two groups: six small islands from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and four larger islands: Barbados, Dominican...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS1544 Date du document: 30 novembre 1995 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Zanalda, Giovanni
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External shocks and performance responses during systemic transition : the case of Ukraine (anglais)
Ukraine encountered many economic problems in its first years of independence. Most serious among external shocks were the collapse of trade with the former Soviet Union and the sharp price increases for...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS1361 Date du document: 30 septembre 1994 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Pant,Chandrashekar,Zheng,Kangbin,Zanalda, Giovanni
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Measuring the effect of external shocks and the policy response to them : empirical methodology applied to the Philippines (anglais)
Economies benefit from international trade, but joining the world market also exposes them to external shocks. How can the government in Eastern European and developing countries reduce their vulnerability...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS1271 Date du document: 31 mars 1994 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Neary, J. Peter,Zanalda, Giovanni,DEC
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Economic shocks and the global environment (anglais)
Policy formulation in most countries is complicated by the role of the external economic environment, especially during periods of great external shocks. The authors examine how individual countries were...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS870 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Dhareshwar,Ashok M.
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Problems of developing countries in the 1990s : volume 1 - general topics (anglais)
This paper contains an overview paper, two Bank staff papers, and general topics. It reviews the current outlook for the world economy in the 1990s and identifies some key economic issues likely to confront...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP97 Date du document: 30 novembre 1990 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Problems of developing countries in the 1990s : volume 2 - country studies (anglais)
This report reviews the current outlook for the world economy in the 1990s and identifies some key economic issues likely to confront policymakers in both developing and industrial nations. This volume...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP98 Date du document: 30 novembre 1990 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Developing economies in transition : country studies (anglais)
The purpose of this paper is to help strengthen the analysis and forecasting capability for global economic prospects of 11 countries and invite experts to exchange views on: (a) how each views his own...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP65 Date du document: 28 février 1990 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Developing economies in transition : country studies (anglais)
The purpose of this paper is to help strengthen the analysis and forecasting capability for global economic prospects of 11 countries and invite experts to exchange views on: (a) how each views his own...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: WDP64 Date du document: 31 décembre 1989 Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Argentina : toward the year 2000 (anglais)
This paper discusses the essential elements that govern the medium/long term economic growth prospects for Argentina. It first reviews the broad process of development in comparable countries during the...
Type de document: Document de synthèse interne Numéro du rapport: IDP13 Date du document: 30 juin 1987 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond
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Trade patterns in developing countries, 1964-82 (anglais)
This paper presents a regression analysis of import and export shares of GDP for 14 commodity and service categories in 55 developing countries over the period 1964-82. Explanatory variables include GNP...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: REP431 Date du document: 1 janvier 1987 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Mccarthy,F. Desmond,Taylor,Lance J.,Talati,Cyrus P.