SSRN World Bank: Industry (Topic)

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Financing Small and Medium-Size Enterprises with Factoring: Global Growth and Its Potential in Eastern Europe

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3342

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Marie H. R. Bakker, Gregory F. Udell and Leora F. Klapper

World Bank, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance and World Bank

Downloads 1,868

2.

Privatization and Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence and Policy Options

World Bank Technical Paper No. 368

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Oct 1997

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Gerhard Pohl, Robert E. Anderson, Stijn Claessens and Simeon Djankov

World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Bank for International Settlements and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

Downloads 1,319

3.

How Stronger Patent Protection in India Might Affect the Behavior of Transnational Pharmaceutical Industries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2352

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Carsten Fink

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 1,038

4.

Issues in Income Tax Reform in Developing Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 267

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Charles W. Calomiris

Columbia University - Columbia Business School

Downloads 1,010

5.

Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3509

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Feb 2005

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Weiping Wu

Columbia University - Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Downloads 899

6.

Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Framework for Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2512

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Tsunehiro Otsuki, Keith E. Maskus and John S. Wilson

World Bank, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 748

7.

Energy Price Increases in Developing Countries: Case Studies of Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1442

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Einar Hope

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics

Downloads 733

8.

Agglomeration, Transport, and Regional Development in Indonesia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3477

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jan 2005

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Uwe Deichmann, Kai Kaiser, Somik V. Lall and Zmarak Shalizi

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Indonesia Resident Mission, World Bank and World Bank - Research Department

Downloads 712

9.

Trade Credit, Financial Intermediary Development and Industry Growth

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2695; 3rd Annual Fin. Mkt. Dev. Conference, Hong Kong 2001

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Jun 2001

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Raymond J. Fisman and Inessa Love

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and World Bank - Development Economics Data Group (DECDG)

There are 3 versions of this paper

Downloads 703

10.

China's Employment Challenges and Strategies after the WTO Accession

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3522

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Feb 2005

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Douglas Zhihua Zeng

World Bank

Downloads 660

11.

Controlling Industrial Pollution: A New Paradigm

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1672

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Shakeb Afsah, Benoît Laplante and David Wheeler

World Bank - Policy Research Department, World Bank - Research Department and World Bank - Policy Research Department

Downloads 609

12.

Regulation, Productivity and Growth: OECD Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2944

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 16 Apr 2003

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Stefano Scarpetta and Giuseppe Nicoletti

OECD, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO)

Downloads 593

13.

Just How Big is Global Production Sharing?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1871

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Alexander J. Yeats

World Bank

Downloads 565

14.

Are Foreign Investors Attracted to Weak Environmental Regulations? Evaluating the Evidence from China

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3505

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Feb 2005

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Judith M. Dean, Mary E. Lovely and Hua Wang

Brandeis University, Syracuse University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team

Downloads 562

15.

Where Has All The Foreign Investment Gone In Russia?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2640

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Jun 2001

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Harry G. Broadman and Francesca Recanatini

World Bank - Europe and Central Asia Region and World Bank - Global Governance Group

Downloads 555

16.

New Tools for Studying Network Industry Reforms in Developing Countries: The Telecommunications and Electricity Regulation Database

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3286

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Apr 2004

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Scott Wallsten, George R. G. Clarke, Luke Haggarty, Rosario Kaneshiro, Roger G. Noll, Mary M. Shirley and Lixin Colin Xu

Technology Policy Institute, Texas A&M International University - A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Independent, Stanford University - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 544

17.

Parallel Imports of Pharmaceutical Products in the European Union

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2630

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Mattias Ganslandt and Keith E. Maskus

Centre for European Law and Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics

Downloads 541

18.

Privatization and Regulation of the Seaport Industry

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2181

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Lourdes Trujillo and Gustavo Nombela

Departamento de Analisis Economico Aplicado and Independent

Downloads 536

19.

Labor Regulations and Industrial Relations in Indonesia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1640

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Alejandra Cox Edwards

California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics

Downloads 523

20.

The Industrial Pollution Projection System

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1431

Number of pages: 90 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Hemamala Hettige, Paul Martin, Manjula Singh and David Wheeler

World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank - Policy Research Department

Downloads 486

21.

The Cost of Compliance with Product Standards for Firms in Developing Countries: An Econometric Study

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3590

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Jun 2005

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Keith E. Maskus, Tsunehiro Otsuki and John S. Wilson

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics, World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 470

22.

Assessing the Impact of the Investment Climate on Productivity Using Firm-Level Data: Methodology and the Cases of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3621

Number of pages: 107 Posted: 14 Jul 2005

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Álvaro Escribano and J. Luis Guasch

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Department of Economics and World Bank - Finance, Private Sector and Infrastructure Sector (LCSFP)

Downloads 453

23.

The Investment Climate and the Firm: Firm-Level Evidence from China

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3003

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Mar 2003

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Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Scott Wallsten and Lixin Colin Xu

World Bank - Research Department, Technology Policy Institute and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 451

24.

Evaluating the Case for Export Subsidies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2276

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Arvind Panagariya

University of Maryland - Department of Economics

Downloads 450

25.

Business Environment and Firm Entry: Evidence from International Data

World Bank Working Paper No. 3232

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 23 Jun 2004

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Leora F. Klapper, Luc Laeven and Raghuram G. Rajan

World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

There are 3 versions of this paper

Downloads 438

26.

Water Pollution Abatement by Chinese Industry: Cost Estimates and Policy Implications

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1630

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Susmita Dasgupta, David Wheeler, Chonghua Zhang and Mainul Huq

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Policy Research Department, Purdue University - Department of Agricultural Economics and World Bank

Downloads 408

27.

Racing to the Bottom? Foreign Investment and Air Pollution in Developing Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2524

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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David Wheeler

World Bank - Policy Research Department

Downloads 380

28.

Productivity and the Investment Climate: What Matters Most?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3335

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Fabiano Bastos and John Nasir

University of Maryland - Department of Economics and World Bank

Downloads 377

29.

Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure: China's Green-Watch Program

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2889

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Hua Wang, David Wheeler, Jun Bi, Jinnan Wang, Dong Cao, Genfa Lu and Yuan Wang

World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team, World Bank - Policy Research Department, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) - Institute of Agricultural Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) - Institute of Agricultural Economics, Nanjing University - School of Business and Nanjing University - School of Business

Downloads 363

30.

Core Indicators for Determinants and Performance of the Electricity Sector in Developing Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3599

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Jun 2005

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Tooraj Jamasb, David M. G. Newbery and Michael G. Pollitt

Heriot-Watt University - Economics, University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Economics and University of Cambridge - Judge Business School

Downloads 359

31.

Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises: Lessons from Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3760

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 11 Nov 2005

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Hong Tan and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

World Bank and Lead Economist

Downloads 333

32.

Mine Closure and its Impact on the Community: Five Years After Mine Closure in Romania, Russia, and Ukraine

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3083

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Michael Haney and Maria Shkaratan

World Bank - Europe and Central Asia Region and World Bank

Downloads 333

33.

Manufacturing Firms in Developing Countries: How Well Do They Do, and Why?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1965

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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James Tybout

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Economics

Downloads 324

34.

The Impact of Business Environment and Economic Geography on Plant-Level Productivity: An Analysis of Indian Industry

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3664

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 10 Aug 2005

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Somik V. Lall and Taye Mengistae

World Bank and World Bank

Downloads 314

35.

Diversity Matters: The Economic Geography of Industry Location in India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3072

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Somik V. Lall, Jun Koo and Sanjoy Chakravorty

World Bank, Cleveland State University - Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and Temple University - Department of Geography and Urban Studies

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 311

36.

Do Standards Matter for Export Success?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3809

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Jan 2006

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Maggie Xiaoyang Chen, Tsunehiro Otsuki and John S. Wilson

George Washington University, Osaka University - Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Downloads 307

37.

Preferential Trading in South Asia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3813

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Jan 2006

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Tercan Baysan, Arvind Panagariya and Nihal Pitigala

World Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and World Bank - International Trade Division

Downloads 304

38.

What Improves Environmental Performance? Evidence from Mexican Industry

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1877

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Susmita Dasgupta, David Wheeler and Hemamala Hettige

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Policy Research Department and World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team

Downloads 304

39.

East Asia's Dynamic Development Model and the Republic of Korea's Experiences

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2987

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Ho-Chul Lee and Mary P. McNulty

World Bank and George Washington University - Department of Economics

Downloads 288

40.

Industrial Ownership and Environmental Performance: Evidence from China

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2936

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Hua Wang and Yanhong Jin

World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

Downloads 282

41.

Investment Climate and International Integration

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3323

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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David Dollar, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Taye Mengistae

World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank - Research Department and World Bank

Downloads 275

42.

The Investment Decision: A Re-Examination of Competing Theories Using Panel Data

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1656

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Cherian Samuel

World Bank

Downloads 275

43.

Sustaining Urban Growth through Innovative Capacity: Beijing and Shanghai in Comparison

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3545

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Apr 2005

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Wang Jici and Xin Tong

Peking University - Department of Geography and Peking University - Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Downloads 271

44.

Road Freight Logistics, Competition, and Innovation: Downstream Benefits and Policy Implications

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3768

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Nov 2005

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Mark Dutz

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Downloads 267

45.

Infrastructure, Competition Regimes, and Air Transport Costs: Cross-Country Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3355

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Alejandro Micco and Tomas Serebrisky

University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 266

46.

Trade and Production Fragmentation: Central European Economies in European Union Networks of Production and Marketing

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2611

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Francis Ng and Bartlomiej Kaminski

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Maryland

Downloads 264

47.

Two Decades of Reform: The Changing Organization Dynamics of Chinese Industrial Firms

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3806

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Jan 2006

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Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima

World Bank and World Bank

Downloads 262

48.

Business Environment, Clustering, and Industry Location: Evidence from Indian Cities

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3675

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Aug 2005

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Somik V. Lall and Taye Mengistae

World Bank and World Bank

Downloads 257

49.

Metropolitan Industrial Clusters: Patterns and Processes

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3073

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Sanjoy Chakravorty, Jun Koo and Somik V. Lall

Temple University - Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Cleveland State University - Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and World Bank

Downloads 256

50.

Location, Concentration, and Performance of Economic Activity in Brazil

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3268

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

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Somik V. Lall, Richard Funderburg and Tito Yepes

World Bank, University of California, Irvine and World Bank

Downloads 245

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