This paper has been archived. Please see RWP12-054 for the latest revised version. Original abstract: Data on 2,288 married women from the…
In the world of economics and finance, revolutions occur rarely and are often detected only in hindsight. But what happened on Feb. 19 can…
If the Women’s Reservation Bill becomes law, then 181 out of 543 national legislators and 1370 out the 4109 state legislators will be women…
Development involves change, but many development initiatives produce unimpressive results. The authors ask why and consider how to close…
The distinguished International Seminar on Macroeconomics (ISoM) has met annually in Europe for thirty years. The papers included in this…
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In less than three decades, China has grown from playing a negligible role in world trade to being one of the world's largest exporters, a…
Thirty years ago, China had a tiny footprint on the global economy and little influence outside its borders, save for a few countries with…
It is striking how often countries with oil or other natural resource wealth have failed to grow more rapidly than those without. This is…
A new technique for estimating countries’ de facto exchange rate regimes synthesizes two approaches. One approach estimates the implicit…
Thirty years ago, China had a tiny footprint on the global economy and little influence outside its borders, save for a few countries with…