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Forecasting Inflation in Indonesia

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Aid and Fiscal Management

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In Finance, Size Matters

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Poverty in a Wealthy Economy: The Case of Nigeria

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Limits of Conditionality in Poverty Reduction Programs

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Assessing Monthly Progress Towards Annual Fiscal Revenue Targets

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It’s Not What You Make, It’s How You Use IT: Measuring the Welfare Benefits of the IT Revolution Across Countries

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Is Growth Enough? Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty Reduction

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Demutualization of Securities Exchanges: A Regulatory Perspective

Elliott, Jennifer

Working Paper No. 02/120

Capital Account Liberalization and Economic Performance: Survey and Synthesis

Edison, Hali; Klein, Michael; Ricci, Luca A.; Slok, Torsten M.

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Labor Market Pooling

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Collateral in Loan Classification and Provisioning

Song, Inwon

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Migration and Human Capital Formation: Theory and Evidence from the U.S. High School Movement

Ramcharan, Rodney

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Some International Issues in Commodity Taxation

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Internal Models-Based Capital Regulation and Bank Risk-Taking Incentives

Kupiec, Paul H.

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Seductions of an Underdevelopment Trap: Systemic Impediments to Agricultural Reform in Russia

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Lithuania: History and Future of the Currency Board

Arrangement

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Intergovernmental Grants Systems and Management: Applications of a General Framework to Indonesia

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Treasury Reform in Kazakhstan: Lessons for Other Countries

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Current Account and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in the

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Will There Be New Emerging-Market Economies in Africa by the Year 2020?

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The Speed of Adjustment and the Sequencing of Economic Reforms: Issues and Guidelines for Policymakers

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Bankruptcy Procedures for Sovereigns: A History of Ideas, 1976–2001

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Regional Labor Market Disparities in Belgium

Estevao, Marcello

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Changes in the Structure of Earnings During the Polish Transition

Keane, Michael; Prasad, Eswar S.

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Indonesia: Managing Decentralization

Ahmad, S.E.; Mansoor, Ali M.

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Central Bank Financial Strength, Transparency, and Policy Credibility

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Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services and Financial Sector Stability (Analytical Approach)

Kireyev, Alexei P.

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Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services and Financial Sector Stability (Empirical Approach)

Kireyev, Alexei P.

Working Paper No. 02/140

Issues in Domestic Petroleum Pricing in Oil-Producing Countries

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Working Paper No. 02/141

Liability Dollarization and the Bank Balance Sheet Channel

Choi, Woon Gyu; Cook, David H.

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Fiscal Consequences of Armed Conflict and Terrorism in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Wage Centralization, Union Bargaining, and Macroeconomic Performance

McHugh, James E.

Working Paper No. 02/144

Spreading Currency Crises: The Role of Economic Interdependence

Berger, Wolfram; Wagner, Helmut

Working Paper No. 02/145

International Financial Integration and Economic Growth

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Determinants of Commercial Bank Performance in Transition: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Grigorian, David A.; Manole, Vlad

Working Paper No. 02/147

The Rise in Comovement Across National Stock Markets: Market Integration or Global Bubble?

Brooks, Robin J.; Del Negro, Marco

Working Paper No. 02/148

Trade and Integration in the Caribbean

Egoume Bossogo, Philippe; Mendis, Chandima

Working Paper No. 02/149

Sovereign Defaults: The Role of Volatility

Catao, Luis A.; Sutton, Bennett W.

Working Paper No. 02/150

Are Mexican Business Cycles Asymmetrical?

Santos, Andre O.

Working Paper No. 02/151

Wage Moderation in France

Estevao, Marcello; Nargis, Nigar

Working Paper No. 02/152

Corporate Performance and Governance in Malaysia

Khatri, Yougesh; Leruth, Luc E.; Piesse, Jenifer

Working Paper No. 02/153

Growth in Switzerland: Can Better Performance Be Sustained?

Gagales, Anastassios

Working Paper No. 02/154

Asian Flu or Wall Street Virus? Price and Volatility Spillovers of the Tech and Non-Tech Sectors in the United States and Asia

Chan-Lau, Jorge; Ivaschenko, Iryna V

Working Paper No. 02/155

The Evolution of Exchange Rate Regimes Since 1990: Evidence from De Facto Policies

Bubula, Andrea; Otker-Robe, Inci

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The Determinants of On-the-Job Search: An Empirical Exploration

Fuentes, Andres

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Internal Models, Subordinated Debt, and Regulatory Capital Requirements for Bank Credit Risk

Kupiec, Paul H.

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The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and Its Rules of Origin: Generosity Undermined?

Mattoo, Aaditya; Roy, Devesh; Subramanian, Arvind

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Microfinance Institutions and Public Policy

Hardy, Daniel C.; Holden, Paul; Prokopenko, Vassili

Working Paper No. 02/160

How Competitive Is Irish Manufacturing?

Cerra, Valerie; Soikkeli, Jarkko

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Politics, Government Size, and Fiscal Adjustment in Industrial Countries

Annett, Anthony M.

Working Paper No. 02/164

On Sand and the Role of Grease in Labor Markets: How Does Germany Compare?

Decressin, Anja; Decressin, Jorg W.

Working Paper No. 02/165

An Empirical Investigation of Exchange Rate Pass-Through in South Africa

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Working Paper No. 02/166

Exchange Rate Responses to Inflation in Bangladesh

Hossain, Akhtar

Working Paper No. 02/167

Statistical Treatment of “Build-Own-Operate-Transfer” Schemes

Donaghue, Brian T.

Working Paper No. 02/168

Recentralization in China?

Ahmad, S.E.; Keping, Li; Richardson, Thomas J.; Singh, Raju J.

Working Paper No. 02/169

Transition and Regional Inequality in Russia: Reorganization or Procrastination?

Dolinskaya, Irina

Working Paper No. 02/170

Sovereign Credit Ratings Methodology: An Evaluation

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The Missing Globalization Puzzle

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