The Structure of Tariffs and Long-Term Growth. Nathan Nunn, October 2010, Paper. "We show that the “skill bias” of a country’s tariff…
What explains the economic success of Mauritius, a top performer among African countries? How did it develop a manufacturing sector and…
Seven possible nominal variables are considered as candidates to be the anchor or target for monetary policy. The context is countries in…
International Prices, Costs and Mark-up differences. Gita Gopinath, August 17, 2010, Paper. "Relative cross-border retail…
Throughout, the history of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, natural resource wealth has been critical for its economies.…
This book has been prepared for the Commission on Growth and Development to evaluate the prospects for economic growth in developing…
Thanks to deft diplomatic footwork, a US-China confrontation over the renminbi has been avoided – or at least postponed. This is a very…
In Search of Real Rigidities. Gita Gopinath, April 1, 2010, Paper. "The closed and open economy literatures work on…
It is striking how often countries with oil or other natural resource wealth have failed to grow more rapidly than those without. This is…
It is rare for countries to give up their currencies and thus their ability to influence such critical aspects of their economies as…