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Macro Effects of Formal Adoption of Inflation Targeting

Author/Editor: Surjit Bhalla, Karan Bhasin, Prakash Loungani.

Release Date:January, 2023

We examine the impact of formal adoption of inflation targeting (IT) on inflation, growth and anchoring of inflation expectations in advanced economies and emerging markets and developing economies more...



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Will COVID-19 Have Long-Lasting Effects on Inequality? Evidence from Past Pandemics

Author/Editor: Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan David Ostry, Pietro Pizzuto.

Release Date:May, 2021

This paper provides evidence on the impact of major epidemics from the past two decades on income distribution. The pandemics in our sample, even though much smaller in scale than COVID-19, have led more...



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Will the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Persist? Prognosis from 21st Century Pandemics

Author/Editor: Johannes Emmerling, Davide Furceri, Francisco Líbano Monteiro, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan David Ostry, Pietro Pizzuto, Massimo Tavoni.

Release Date:April, 2021



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The Rise in Inequality after Pandemics: Can Fiscal Support Play a Mitigating Role?

Author/Editor: Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan David Ostry, Pietro Pizzuto.

Release Date:April, 2021



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Inequality and Locational Determinants of the Distribution of Living Standards in India

Author/Editor: Sriram Balasubramanian, Rishabh Kumar, Prakash Loungani.

Release Date:February, 2021

Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are more...



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How Should We Measure City Size? Theory and Evidence Within and Across Rich and Poor Countries

Author/Editor: Remi Jedwab, Prakash Loungani, Anthony Yezer.

Release Date:September, 2019

It is obvious that holding city population constant, differences in cities across the world are enormous. Urban giants in poor countries are not large using measures such as land area, interior space more...



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Designing Labor Market Institutions in Emerging and Developing Economies : Evidence and Policy Options

Author/Editor: Romain A Duval, Prakash Loungani.

Release Date:May, 2019

This paper discusses theoretical aspects and evidences related to designing labor market institutions in emerging market and developing economies. This note reviews the state of theory and evidence more...



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Optimal Control of a Global Model of Climate Change with Adaptation and Mitigation

Author/Editor: Manoj Atolia, Prakash Loungani, Helmut Maurer, Willi Semmler.

Release Date:December, 2018

The Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) has extensively treated the adverse effects of climate change and the appropriate mitigation policy. We extend such a model to include optimal policies for more...



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Rethinking Development Policy: Deindustrialization, Servicification and Structural Transformation

Author/Editor: Manoj Atolia, Prakash Loungani, Milton Marquis, Chris Papageorgiou.

Release Date:September, 2018

This paper takes a fresh look at the current theories of structural transformation and the role of private and public fundamentals in the process. It summarizes some representative past and current more...



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Decoupling of Emissions and GDP: Evidence from Aggregate and Provincial Chinese Data

Author/Editor: Gail Cohen, João Tovar Jalles, Prakash Loungani, Ricardo Marto, Gewei Wang.

Release Date:April, 2018

We provide a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GDP in China using both aggregate and provincial data. The Kuznets elasticity is about 0.6 for more...



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