 | Digitalization and Social Protection: Macro and Micro Lessons for Vietnam Author/Editor: Amr Hosny, Alexandre Sollaci. Release Date:September, 2022 The COVID-19 shock has underscored the importance of digital tools for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of social protection systems. Cross-country evidence suggests that digital IDs linked more...
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| Economic Activity, Fiscal Space and Types of COVID-19 Containment Measures Author/Editor: Amr Hosny, Kevin Pallara. Release Date:January, 2022 This paper argues that the type of COVID-19 containment measures affects the trade-offs between infection cases, economic activity and sovereign risk. Using local projection methods and a year and a more...
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| The Sooner (and the Smarter), the Better: COVID-19 Containment Measures and Fiscal Responses Author/Editor: Amr Hosny. Release Date:March, 2021 This paper finds empirical evidence that faster and smarter containment measures were associated with lower fiscal responses to the COVID-19 shock. We also find that initial conditions, such as more...
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| Macro-Structural Obstacles to Firm Performance: Evidence from 2,640 Firms in Nigeria Author/Editor: Amr Hosny. Release Date:May, 2020 A recent World Bank enterprise survey identified access to finance as the top constraint to Doing Business in Nigeria. In this context, the objective of this paper is two-fold: (i) study firm more...
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| Non-Resident Holdings of Domestic Debt in Nigeria: Internal or External Driven? Author/Editor: Amr Hosny. Release Date:May, 2020 Foreign holdings of domestic debt instruments in Nigeria have been increasing. Using data over 2007M1-2019M1, we show that, on average, global factors (global interest rates, oil prices) seem to more...
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| Remittance Concentration and Volatility: Evidence from 72 Developing Countries Author/Editor: Amr Hosny. Release Date:January, 2020 This paper contributes to the literature by introducing the role of geographic concentration of the source of remittances. Specifically, using data over 2010-2015 for 72 developing countries, we more...
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 | Avoiding the New Mediocre : Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia Author/Editor: Pritha Mitra, Amr Hosny, Gohar Minasyan, Mark Fischer, Gohar Abajyan. Release Date:March, 2016 Raising the Middle East and Central Asia’s long-term growth prospects is critical for meeting the region's pressing need for jobs and higher living standards. more...
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| How to De-Dollarize Financial Systems in the Caucasus and Central Asia? Author/Editor: Sami Ben Naceur, Amr Hosny, Gregory Hadjian. Release Date:September, 2015 Dollarization rates in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region are among the highest in the world, with adverse consequences for macroeconomic stability, monetary policy transmission, and more...
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| Estimating Potential Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia Author/Editor: Pritha Mitra, Amr Hosny, Gohar Abajyan, Mark Fischer. Release Date:March, 2015 The Middle East and Central Asia’s economic growth potential is slowing faster than in
other emerging and developing regions, dampening hopes for reducing persistent
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