Maurizio Bussolo

World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia

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1.

Remittances and the Real Exchange Rate

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4213
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Humberto Lopez, Maurizio Bussolo and Luis Molina
World Bank - Research Department, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and Banco de España
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Economic Stabilization, Macroeconomic Management, Economic Theory & Research, Remittances, Pro-Poor Growth and Inequality

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A Multi-Region Social Accounting Matrix (1995) and Regional Environmental General Equilibrium Model for India (Regemi)

OECD Development Centre Working Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 24 Jun 2003
Mohamed Abdelasset Chemingui, David O'Connor and Maurizio Bussolo
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research - Quantitative Methods and Modeling Dept. (QM&MD), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV) and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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Environment, Energy, India

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Global Growth and Distribution: Are China and India Reshaping the World?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4392
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos Navarro, Denis Medvedev and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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Inequality, Economic Theory & Research, Emerging Markets, Achieving Shared Growth

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Green Taxes: Environment, Employment and Growth - a Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Italy

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 May 2001
Maurizio Bussolo and Dino Pinelli
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milan
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Green taxes, double dividend, CGE models

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Colombia and the NAFTA

FEDESARROLLO Working Paper Series No. 2
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Dec 1997
Maurizio Bussolo and David Roland-Holst
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and Mills College and CEPR
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Challenges to MDG Achievement in Low Income Countries: Lessons from Ghana and Honduras

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4383
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo and Denis Medvedev
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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Population Policies, Achieving Shared Growth, Public Sector Economics & Finance, Public Sector Expenditure Analysis & Management

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Do Remittances Have a Flip Side? A General Equilibrium Analysis of Remittances, Labor Supply Responses, and Policy Options for Jamaica

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4143
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo and Denis Medvedev
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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Labor Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Remittances, Markets and Market Access, Economic Growth

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The Impact of Commodity Price Changes on Rural Households: The Case of Coffee in Uganda

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4088
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Olivier Godart, Jann Lay and Rainer Thiele
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, University of Nottingham, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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Crops & Crop Management Systems, Markets and Market Access, Rural Poverty Reduction, Access to Markets

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Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity

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Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8700
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2019
Maurizio Bussolo, Daniele Checchi and Vito Peragine
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, Università degli Studi di Milano - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Aziendale (DEPA) and Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (UNIBA)
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Educational Sciences, Gender and Development, Rural Labor Markets, Labor Markets, Tertiary Education, Poverty Reduction Strategies

Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity

SERIES Working Papers, N. 03/2020
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Apr 2020
Maurizio Bussolo, Daniele Checchi and Vito Peragine
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, Università degli Studi di Milano - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Aziendale (DEPA) and Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (UNIBA)
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Inequality of Opportunity, Decomposition methods, Education mobility, Returns to Education, Family Networking, Cohort Analysis

Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13044
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2023
Maurizio Bussolo, Daniele Checchi and Vito Peragine
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, Università degli Studi di Milano - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Aziendale (DEPA) and Università di Bari
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family networking, returns to education, inequality of opportunity, decomposition methods, education mobility

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Structural Change and Poverty Reduction in Brazil: The Impact of the Doha Round

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3833
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Jann Lay and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and World Bank
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Economic Theory & Research, Labor Markets, Rural Poverty Reduction, Pro-Poor Growth and Inequality, Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems

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Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions

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Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8428
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 May 2018
Maurizio Bussolo, Simon Commander and Stavros Poupakis
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, Fundación Instituto de Empresa, S.L. - IE Business School and Brunel University London - Department of Economics and Finance
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Privatization, Energy Privatization, Economics and Finance of Public Institution Development, State Owned Enterprise Reform, Public Sector Administrative & Civil Service Reform, Public Sector Administrative and Civil Service Reform, De Facto Governments, Democratic Government, International Trade and Trade Rules, Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Economic Adjustment and Lending, Taxation & Subsidies, Public Sector Economics, Macro-Fiscal Policy, Textiles, Apparel & Leather Industry, Pulp & Paper Industry, General Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber Industry, Construction Industry, Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies, Food & Beverage Industry, Common Carriers Industry

Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11498
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 May 2018
Maurizio Bussolo, Simon John Commander and Stavros Poupakis
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, London Business School and Brunel University London - Department of Economics and Finance
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connections: PEPs, networks, rents

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Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3850
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo and Yoko Niimi
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and Doshisha University
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Economic Theory & Research, Free Trade, Inequality, Markets and Market Access, Consumption

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Vertical and Horizontal Redistribution: The Cases of Western and Eastern Europe

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8657
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2018
Maurizio Bussolo, Carla Krolage, Mattia Makovec, Andreas Peichl, Marc Stockli, Iván Torre and Christian Wittneben
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, ifo Institute, World Bank, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), World Bank and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Poverty Reduction Strategies, Rural Labor Markets, Labor Markets, Public Sector Economics, Macro-Fiscal Policy, Economic Adjustment and Lending, Taxation & Subsidies, Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Inequality

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Achieving Accelerated and Shared Growth in Ghana: A MAMS-Based Analysis of Costs and Opportunities

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4523
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Zeljko Bogetic, Maurizio Bussolo and Denis Medvedev
World Bank, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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Population Policies, Achieving Shared Growth, Public Sector Expenditure Analysis & Management, Economic Theory & Research

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Does Input Tariff Reduction Impact Firms'Exports in the Presence of Import Tariff Exemption Regimes?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7231
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz and Maurizio Bussolo
World Bank and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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Rules of Origin, Trade Technology and Productivity, Trade Policy, Trade and Multilateral Issues

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Is the Developing World Catching Up? Global Convergence and National Rising Dispersion

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4733
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos Navarro and Denis Medvedev
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank and World Bank
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Inequality, Poverty Impact Evaluation, Economic Theory & Research, Achieving Shared Growth, Emerging Markets

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Distributional Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5848
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos Navarro and Denis Medvedev
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank and World Bank
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Economic Theory & Research, Labor Policies, Markets and Market Access, Labor Markets, Emerging Markets

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Can Maquila Booms Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Honduras

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4789
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Rafael E. De Hoyos, Maurizio Bussolo and Oscar Nunez
United Nations - United Nations University (UNU), World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Rural Poverty Reduction, Population Policies, Achieving Shared Growth

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Global Inequality in a More Educated World

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8135
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2017
S. Amer Ahmed, Maurizio Bussolo, Marcio Cruz, Delfin S. Go and Israel Osorio-Rodarte
World Bank, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, Development Prospects Group, The World Bank and World Bank
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Educational Sciences

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How Globalization Improves Governance

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Oct 2001
Federico Bonaglia, Jorge Braga de Macedo and Maurizio Bussolo
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Nova School of Business and Economics and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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Corruption, globalisation, governance, international trade

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Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Oct 2022
Maurizio Bussolo, Damien Capelle, Michael Lokshin, Iván Torre and Hernan Winkler
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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job tenure, employment, labor maker, labor legislation, trade openness, Europe

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Does Job Polarization Explain the Rise in Earnings Inequality? Evidence from Europe

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8652
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2018
Maurizio Bussolo, Iván Torre and Hernan Winkler
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank and World Bank
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Labor Markets, Educational Sciences, Gender and Development, Labor & Employment Law, Poverty Reduction Strategies

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I Perceive Therefore I Demand: The Formation of Inequality Perceptions and Demand for Redistribution

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8926
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Aug 2019
Maurizio Bussolo, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Anna Barbara Giolbas and Iván Torre
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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Educational Sciences, Employment and Unemployment, Inequality, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Gender and Development

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The Dr-Cafta and the Extensive Margin: A Firm-Level Analysis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5340
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ana Cristina Molina, Maurizio Bussolo and Leo Iacovone
affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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Free Trade, Markets and Market Access, Debt Markets, Export Competitiveness, Trade Policy

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Political Connections and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Transition Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8956
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Aug 2019
Maurizio Bussolo, Francesca de Nicola, Ugo Panizza and Richard Varghese
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) - Department of Economics and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
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Economics and Finance of Public Institution Development, State Owned Enterprise Reform, Economic Theory & Research, Economic Growth, Industrial Economics, Financial Regulation & Supervision, De Facto Governments, Public Sector Administrative & Civil Service Reform, Public Sector Administrative and Civil Service Reform, Administrative & Civil Service Reform, Democratic Government, Armed Conflict

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The Long-Awaited Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America is Finally Happening

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The Long-Awaited Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America is Finally Happening

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6912
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
Maurizio Bussolo and Elie Murard
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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Inequality, Achieving Shared Growth, Economic Theory & Research, Population Policies, Emerging Markets

The Long-Awaited Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America is Finally Happening

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10804
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Jun 2017
Maurizio Bussolo, Maryla Maliszewska and Elie Murard
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank and IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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inequality, middle class, skill premium, Latin America

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Organizing Knowledge to Compete: Impacts of Capacity Building Programs on Firm Organization

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7640
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz, Maurizio Bussolo and Leo Iacovone
World Bank, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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International Trade and Trade Rules, Private Sector Development Law, Private Sector Economics, Marketing

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Feeling Poor, Feeling Rich, or Feeling Middle-Class: An Empirical Investigation

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9456
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Dec 2020
Maurizio Bussolo, Mathilde Sylvie Maria Lebrand and Iván Torre
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank and World Bank
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Inequalities, subjective ranking, well-being

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Capital Will Not Become More Expensive as the World Ages

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6989
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Jamus Jerome Lim, Maryla Maliszewska and Hans Timmer
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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Economic Theory & Research, Industrial Economics, Consumption, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Economic Growth

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Population Aging and Households? Saving in the Russian Federation

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7443
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo, Simone Schotte and Mikhail Matytsin
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and World Bank
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Democratic Government, Administrative & Civil Service Reform, De Facto Governments, Public Sector Administrative & Civil Service Reform, Pensions & Retirement Systems, Public Sector Administrative and Civil Service Reform

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Welfare Dynamics and Inequality in the Russian Federation during 1994-2015

Forthcoming, European Journal of Development Research
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Aug 2019
Hai-Anh Dang, Michael Lokshin, Kseniya Abanokova and Maurizio Bussolo
World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG), World Bank, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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welfare dynamics, poverty, inequality, pro-poor growth, panel data, household surveys, Russia

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Inequality and Welfare Dynamics in the Russian Federation During 1994-2015

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8629
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 30 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2018
Hai-Anh Dang, Michael Lokshin, Kseniya Abanokova and Maurizio Bussolo
World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG), World Bank, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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Inequality of Opportunity and Investment Choices

EBRD Working Paper No. 280
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Sep 2023
J. Michelle Brock and Maurizio Bussolo
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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inequality of opportunity, investment, risk, unfair inequality

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Job Tenure and Structural Change in the Transition Economies of Europe

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Oct 2022
Maurizio Bussolo, Michael Lokshin, Nicolas Oviedo and Iván Torre
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank
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Job tenure, employment, labor market, transition

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Political Connections and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14126
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Maurizio Bussolo, Francesca de Nicola, Ugo Panizza and Richard Varghese
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) - Department of Economics and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
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Corruption, Financial constraints, investment, Political Connections

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Global Income Distribution and Poverty in the Absence of Agricultural Distortions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4849
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Maurizio Bussolo and Denis Medvedev
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank

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Economic Theory & Research, Rural Poverty Reduction, Population Policies, Inequality, Achieving Shared Growth

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Is There a Trade-Off between Trade Liberalisation and Pollution Abatement in Costa Rica? A Computable General Equilibrium Assessment

Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 1998)
Posted: 25 Mar 1998
Maurizio Bussolo and Sebastien Dessus
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank - West Bank and Gaza Resident Mission

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A Proposal for Capital Market Reform in Colombia

Posted: 12 Dec 1997
Maurizio Bussolo and David Roland-Holst
World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and Mills College and CEPR

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