Technical Papers No. 200: Convergence and Divergence of Sovereign Bond Spreads - Lessons from Latin America

25-Nov-2002

To what extent do permanent or transitory changes in fundamentals affect sovereign risk perception once contagion is controlled for? How can a relatively high and volatile spread be the cause of unsustainable public debt accumulation?

Conflict Prevention and Development Co-operation Papers

18-Nov-2002

These papers, published in The DAC Journal 2001, Vol 2 No 3, aim to further understanding of what the influence of aid might be in violent conflict situations, and how security system reform relates to development co-operation.

DAC Peer Review of the United States

31-Oct-2002

In 2001 the United States was the largest donor in the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in volume terms, reporting net official development assistance (ODA) of USD 10.9 billion, more than one-fifth of the DAC total.

Development Centre Webdoc No.3: Development Redux - Reflections for a New Paradigm

21-Oct-2002

This document is published in the context of the Development Centre's Work Programme for 2001 - 2002, under research on "Empowering People to Meet the Challenges of Globalisation".

Policy Brief: Helping Prevent Violent Conflict

21-Oct-2002

Widespread violent conflict has a destructive impact on development and well-being. This note examines some of the consequences of wars and conflicts and their impact on production, livelihoods and infrastructures.

Choice of an Exchange-Rate Arrangement, Institutional Setting and Inflation: Empirical Evidence from Latin America

15-Oct-2002

This paper argues that it is misleading solely to concentrate on exchange-rate policy to assess the preconditions for stability in an international surrounding. The research is part of the Development Centre 2001-02 programme on "Governing Finance and Enterprises: Global, Regional and National".

Development Co-operation Review of the European Community

27-Sep-2002

The European Community official development assistance (ODA) increased in real terms by 13.4% to USD 4.91 billion in 2000. The preliminary figures for 2001 show a further increase to USD 5.91 billion, an increase of 21.1% in real terms.

Ratings Since Asian Crisis

27-Sep-2002

This paper evaluates whether the importance of ratings for developing-country finance has changed since the Asian Crisis and whether rating agencies have modified the determinants for their rating decisions.

Integrating the Rio Conventions into Development Co-operation

27-Sep-2002

This publication aims to identify development co-operation approaches which can address development and poverty reduction concerns in the context of global environmental issues.

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