David Dollar

World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)

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Aid, Policies, and Growth

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
A. Craig Burnside and David Dollar
Duke University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
Downloads 6,800 (1,787)
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Trade, Growth, and Poverty

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 3,605 (5,305)
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Growth is Good for the Poor

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Aid, Policies, and Growth: Revisiting the Evidence

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
A. Craig Burnside and David Dollar
Duke University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
Downloads 1,790 (16,127)
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Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality Since 1980

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Poverty, Inequality, and Social Disparities During China's Economic Reform

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4253
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Population Policies, Rural Poverty Reduction, Pro-Poor Growth and Inequality, Inequality, Health Monitoring & Evaluation

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Reform, Growth, and Poverty in Vietnam

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Aid Allocation and Poverty Reduction

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Paul Collier
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and University of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government
Downloads 932 (42,228)
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Lessons from China for Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4531
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Transport Economics Policy & Planning, Environmental Economics & Policies, Emerging Markets, Population Policies, Debt Markets

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Improving City Competitiveness Through the Investment Climate: Ranking 23 Chinese Cities

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 19 Apr 2004
David Dollar, Shuilin Wang, Lixin Colin Xu and Anqing Shi
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 776 (54,260)
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The Increasing Selectivity of Foreign Aid, 1984-2002

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Victoria Levin
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank
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Institutions, Trade, and Growth: Revisiting the Evidence

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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What Explains the Success or Failure of Structural Adjustment Programs?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Jakob Svensson
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
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Growth Still is Good for the Poor

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6568
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar, Tatjana Kleineberg and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 518 (90,892)
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Achieving Shared Growth, Inequality, Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Economic Growth

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Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why?

NBER Working Paper No. w6612
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022
Alberto F. Alesina and David Dollar
Harvard University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
Downloads 487 (98,010)
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Asian Century or Multi-Polar Century?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4174
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Economic Theory & Research, Population Policies, Energy Production and Transportation, Pro-Poor Growth and Inequality, Trade and Regional Integration

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Sowing and Reaping: Institutional Quality and Project Outcomes in Developing Countries

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Feb 2005
David Dollar and Victoria Levin
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank
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Aid, the Incentive Regime, and Poverty Reduction

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and A. Craig Burnside
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Duke University - Department of Economics
Downloads 375 (132,851)
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Can the World Cut Poverty in Half? How Policy Reform and Effective Aid Can Meet International Development Goals

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar and Paul Collier
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and University of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government
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The Search for the Key: Aid, Investment, and Policies in Africa

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The Search for the Key: Aid, Investment, and Policies in Africa

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
William Easterly and David Dollar
New York University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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The Search for the Key: Aid, Investment and Policies in Africa

Journal of African Economies, Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 546-577, 1999
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
William Easterly and David Dollar
New York University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)

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Investment Climate and International Integration

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Taye Mengistae
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank - Research Department and World Bank
Downloads 314 (161,003)
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Growth, Inequality, and Social Welfare: Cross-Country Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6842
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
David Dollar, Tatjana Kleineberg and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC), World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Inequality, Achieving Shared Growth, Economic Conditions and Volatility, Economic Theory & Research, Equity and Development

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Why is China Investing in Africa? Evidence from the Firm Level

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5940
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Jul 2016
Wenjie Chen, David Dollar and Heiwai Tang
George Washington University - Department of International Business, World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 185 (269,272)
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outward direct investment, FDI, China, Africa

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Port Efficiency, Maritime Transport Costs and Bilateral Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w10353
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Ximena Clark, David Dollar and Alejandro Micco
World Bank, World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and University of Chile
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Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender: Does China's Zero Net Foreign Asset Position Make Economic Sense?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3801
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
David Dollar and Aart Kraay
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Das (Wasted) Kapital: Firm Ownership and Investment Efficiency in China

NBER Working Paper No. w13103
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
David Dollar and Shang-Jin Wei
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance
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중국과 베트남의 금융개혁이 북한에 주는 시사점 (Financial Reform in China and Vietnam: Potential Lessons for DPRK)

KIEP Research Paper No. Policy Analysis-15-39
Number of pages: 190 Posted: 02 Jun 2016
David Dollar
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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Economic Reform,Economy --North Korea,Financial Reform,Financial System,North Korea,China,Vietnam

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Agricultural Seasonality and the Organization of Manufacturing During Early Industrialization: The Contrast between Britain and the United States

NBER Working Paper No. h0030
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2023
Kenneth L. Sokoloff and David Dollar
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
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China: An Institutional View of an Unusual Macroeconomy

NBER Working Paper No. w19662
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
David Dollar and Benjamin F. Jones
World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Northwestern University
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