Documents et rapports
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Bargaining for a new fiscal pact in Mexico (anglais)
The authors consider the malaise with the present set-up of fiscal federalism in Mexico from the points of view of the main players-the federal government, the states, the municipalities, and the citizen...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3284 Date du document: 1 avril 2004 Auteur: Webb, Steven B., Gonzalez, Christian Y.
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Stabilizing intergovernmental transfers in Latin America : a complement to national/subnational fiscal rules? (anglais)
The traditional theory of fiscal federalism assigns the role of macroeconomic stabilization to the federal government. In addition to this long-standing theoretical result, there is empirical observation...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2869 Date du document: 31 juillet 2002 Auteur: Gonzalez, Christian Y.,Rosenblatt,David,Webb, Steven B.
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Prospects and challenges for the Caribbean (anglais)
This study assesses the challenge for the Caribbean region: promoting sustainable growth both to use the opportunities arising from its small size and physical proximity to Europe and North America (available...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 16852 Date du document: 31 juillet 1997 Auteur: Webb, Steven B.
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Political economy of policy reform in Turkey in the 1980s (anglais)
Turkey's adjustment experience was a tremendous success in terms of structurally reorienting the economy. The share of output for export rose from 5 percent in 1979 to 23 percent in 1989, and real output...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS1059 Date du document: 31 décembre 1992 Auteur: Ziya Onis,Webb, Steven B.
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The World Bank economic review 6(3) (anglais)
Measuring the independence of central banks and its effect on policy outcomes. On the transmission of world agricultural prices. How small enterprises in Ghana have responded to adjustment. The dynamics...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 17602 Date du document: 30 septembre 1992 Auteur: Cukierman, Alex,Webb, Steven B.,Neyapti,Bilin,Mundlak,Yair,Larson,Donald F.,Steel,William F.,Webster, Leila M.,Liviatan,Nissan,O'Connell, Stephen A.,Levy,Santiago,Van Wijnbergen,Sweder,Claessens, Stijn,Schmidt-Hebbel,Klaus,Corsetti,Giancarlo
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Household saving in developing countries : first cross-country evidence (anglais)
Although most studies have relied on domestic or private sector saving data, this article uses household data available from the U.N. System of National Accounts for a sample of 10 countries. Household...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 14108 Date du document: 30 septembre 1992 Auteur: Schmidt-Hebbel,Klaus,Webb, Steven B.,Corsetti, Giancarlo
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Measuring the independence of central banks and its effect on policy outcomes (anglais)
Making the central bank an agency with the mandate and reputation for maintaining price stability is a means by which a government can choose the strength of its commitment to price stability. This article...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 11174 Date du document: 30 septembre 1992 Auteur: Cukierman, Alex,Webb, Steven B.,Neyapti, Bilin
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Household saving in developing countries : first cross-country evidence (anglais)
This study uses time-series of household data from eleven developing countries to test several hypotheses about saving behavior. Besides just widening the scope of information being used to test the hypotheses...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS575 Date du document: 31 janvier 1991 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus,Webb, Steven B.,Corsetti,
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The effect of demographic changes on saving for life cycle motives in developing countries (anglais)
If developing countries follow the same paths that industrialized countries have followed, saving for retirement will initially become more important as the population growth rate declines. To calculate...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS229 Date du document: 31 juillet 1989 Auteur: Webb, Steven B.,Zia, Heidi S.
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Borrowing, resource transfers, and external shocks to developing countries : historical and counterfactual (anglais)
Since the late 1970's the buildup and servicing of external debt has dominated the economic situation in many developing countries. This paper gathers some statistical evidence on the magnitude of lending...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS235 Date du document: 31 juillet 1989 Auteur: Webb, Steven B.,Zia, Heidi S.