1.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance and World Bank
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1,991
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Bank for International Settlements and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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1,338
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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1,095
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
Working Paper Series
Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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1,041
5.
Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3509
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 03 Feb 2005
Working Paper Series
Columbia University - Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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916
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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784
7.
Agglomeration, Transport, and Regional Development in Indonesia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3477
Number of pages: 39
Posted: 12 Jan 2005
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Indonesia Resident Mission, World Bank and World Bank - Research Department
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763
8.
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
Working Paper Series
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics
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756
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
Working Paper Series
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and World Bank - Development Economics Data Group (DECDG)
There are 3 versions of this paper
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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714
Trade Credit, Financial Intermediary Development and Industry Growth
NBER Working Paper No. w8960
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 24 May 2002
Last Revised: 27 Oct 2010
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45
Trade Credit, Financial Intermediary Development, and Industry Growth
Journal of Finance, Vol. 58, pp. 353-374, 2003
Posted: 19 Mar 2003
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714
10.
Controlling Industrial Pollution: A New Paradigm
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1672
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Policy Research Department, World Bank - Research Department and World Bank - Policy Research Department
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675
11.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank
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661
12.
Just How Big is Global Production Sharing?
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1871
Number of pages: 58
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank
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628
13.
Regulation, Productivity and Growth: OECD Evidence
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2944
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 16 Apr 2003
Working Paper Series
OECD, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO)
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600
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
Working Paper Series
Brandeis University, Syracuse University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team
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575
15.
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
Working Paper Series
Centre for European Law and Economics and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics
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567
16.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Europe and Central Asia Region and World Bank - Global Governance Group
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561
17.
Privatization and Regulation of the Seaport Industry
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2181
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
Departamento de Analisis Economico Aplicado and Independent
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558
18.
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
Working Paper Series
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)
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546
19.
Labor Regulations and Industrial Relations in Indonesia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1640
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics
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543
20.
The Industrial Pollution Projection System
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1431
Number of pages: 90
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank - Policy Research Department
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543
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
Working Paper Series
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics, World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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484
22.
Evaluating the Case for Export Subsidies
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2276
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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466
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Research Department, Technology Policy Institute and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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462
24.
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
Working Paper Series
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Department of Economics and World Bank - Finance, Private Sector and Infrastructure Sector (LCSFP)
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460
25.
Business Environment and Firm Entry: Evidence from International Data
World Bank Working Paper No. 3232
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 23 Jun 2004
Working Paper Series
World Bank, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
There are 3 versions of this paper
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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444
Business Environment and Firm Entry: Evidence from International Data
NBER Working Paper No. w10380
Number of pages: 61
Posted: 01 Apr 2004
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54
Business Environment and Firm Entry: Evidence from International Data
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4366
Number of pages: 63
Posted: 26 May 2004
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20
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444
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Policy Research Department, Purdue University - Department of Agricultural Economics and World Bank
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421
27.
Productivity and the Investment Climate: What Matters Most?
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3335
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Maryland - Department of Economics and World Bank
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395
28.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Policy Research Department
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393
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
Working Paper Series
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
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372
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
Working Paper Series
Heriot-Watt University - Economics, University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Economics and University of Cambridge - Judge Business School
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369
31.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Europe and Central Asia Region and World Bank
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365
32.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank and Lead Economist
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338
33.
Preferential Trading in South Asia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3813
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 17 Jan 2006
Working Paper Series
World Bank, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and World Bank - International Trade Division
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333
34.
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
Working Paper Series
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Economics
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329
35.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank and World Bank
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319
36.
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
Working Paper Series
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
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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315
Diversity Matters - The Economic Geography of Industry Location in India
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3072
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 19 Apr 2017
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30
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315
37.
Do Standards Matter for Export Success?
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3809
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 17 Jan 2006
Working Paper Series
George Washington University, Osaka University - Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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314
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Policy Research Department and World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team
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312
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank and George Washington University - Department of Economics
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290
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Infrastructure and Environment Team and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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284
41.
Investment Climate and International Integration
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3323
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank - Research Department and World Bank
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284
42.
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
Working Paper Series
Peking University - Department of Geography and Peking University - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
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278
43.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank
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278
44.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank and World Bank
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271
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
Working Paper Series
University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
There are 2 versions of this paper
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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269
Infrastructure, Competition Regimes and Air Transport Costs: Cross Country Evidence
IDB Working Paper No. 423
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Last Revised: 16 Nov 2014
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101
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269
46.
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
Working Paper Series
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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269
47.
Metropolitan Industrial Clusters: Patterns and Processes
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3073
Number of pages: 36
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
Temple University - Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Cleveland State University - Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and World Bank
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268
48.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Maryland
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268
49.
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
Working Paper Series
World Bank and World Bank
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262
50.
Agglomeration Economies and Productivity in Indian Industry
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2663
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank, World Bank - Research Department and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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254
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