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Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth: Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa

Author/Editor: Rabah Arezki, Mustapha K. Nabli.

Release Date: May, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper takes stock of the economic performance of resource rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past forty years. While those countries have maintained high levels more...



Tracking Short-Term Dynamics of Economic Activity in Low-Income Countries in the Absence of High-Frequency GDP Data

Author/Editor: Shiv Dixit, Maxwell Opoku-Afari.

Release Date: May, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper uses a set of routinely collected high-frequency data in low-income countries (LICs) to construct an aggregate and a comprehensive index of economic activity which could serve (i) as a more...



Remittances Channel and Fiscal Impact in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia

Author/Editor: Yasser Abdih, Adolfo Barajas, Ralph Chami, Christian Ebeke.

Release Date: April, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper identifies a remittances channel that transmits exogenous shocks, such as business cycles in remittance-sending countries, to the public finances of remittance-receiving countries. Using more...