Economic Growth

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Why Poor Countries Shouldn’t Imitate Rich Countries’ School Systems
Justin Sandefur
September 22, 2014
It’s no surprise that rich countries outperform poor countries on standardized tests.  But if you compare kids with similar household wealth across countries, that gap disappears.
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Should Countries Be More Like Shopping Malls? A Proposal for Service Guarantees for Africa

Vijaya Ramachandran et al.
September 17, 2014
Should countries be more like shopping malls and compete for investors on the global capital market? Shopping malls have strong incentives to price services efficiently and to deliver them as promised.
POLICY PAPER

Should Countries Be More Like Shopping Malls? A Proposal for Service Performance Guarantees for Africa
Alan Gelb et al.
September 17, 2014
Many developing countries have made progress in political openness and economic management but lag in terms of attracting private sector investments, at least outside of narrow resource-based enclaves.These countries may have recognized potential but have not yet established the reputation needed to...
POLICY PAPER

Birth Registration, Legal Identity, and the Post-2015 Agenda
Casey Dunning et al.
September 09, 2014
Universal legal identity through birth registration has consistently remained as a potential target for the post-2015 agenda through several rounds of negotiation. However, as it has been put forth, it conflates legal identity and birth registration. This policy note clarifies the differences betwee...