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Blog Post
April 26, 2012
This is a joint post with Julia Clark and Christian Meyer.
Industrial policy—as many have already commented—is back. (See here, here and here).
The recent wave of post-financial-crisis interventionism has reignited the classic (and often heated) debate about whether governments can in...
Apr
16
2012
4:00—5:30 PM
March 29, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents
Time to Revisit Industrial Policy?
Monday, April 16, 2012
4:00pm–5:30pm
*Reception to Follow*
Introductory Remarks by
Nancy Birdsall
President
Center for Global Development
Featuring
Justin Lin
Chief Economist
World Bank
Panelists
Anne Kru...
WORKING PAPERS
March 14, 2012
The authors find that the value of discovered reserves is high relative to the costs of exploration and that many countries can continue to generate resource rents far longer than indicated by current reserve estimates. In some cases, public measures to encourage private exploration may be justified...
Blog Post
February 28, 2012
This is a joint post with Julie Walz
Since the mid-nineties, many African nations have ushered in dramatic economic and political changes. But growth in other countries is stalled due conflict, repressive regimes, and lack of infrastructure. A new publication captures the diversity across Afri...
Mar
5
2012
12:00—2:00 PM
February 27, 2012
The World Bank InfoShop presents
Whither Africa? Perspectives from "The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa"
Monday, March 5
12:00pm - 2:00pm
**Lunch will be served**
“The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa” is a comprehensive account of the key issues and topics affecting ...
Blog Post
February 06, 2012
When a poor country finds oil, bad things often get worse. Countries rich in extractable natural resources, especially oil, frequently suffer from crummy governance, high poverty, endemic corruption and conflict. Is it possible to beat this oil curse? My guest on the Wonkcast this week, Todd Moss...
Blog Post
January 12, 2012
This post, co-authored with Alan Gelb, was originally published in Financial Times: This is Africa
On November 28 Anadarko Petroleum doubled the estimate of its massive Mozambique gas discovery. If this proves correct, Mozambique will become a major gas exporter and can expect a hefty windfall.
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