DEV Working Paper No. 309: Making Reform Happen in Colombia: The process of Regional Transfer Reform

31-Jan-2012

Sebastián Nieto-Parra and Mauricio Olivera

This paper studies the interaction between different actors in the policy-making process of fiscal transfer reform in Colombia, analysing this reform and showing that economic context and institutional factors were fundamental in achieving the reform.

DEV Working Paper No. 308: Technological Upgrading in China and India: What do we know?

31-Jan-2012

Jaejoon WOO

This paper studies technological upgrades in China and India, which export products associated with productivity levels higher than their income level. China is the world's largest exporter of high-tech products. India has been more successful in business and IT services exports.

DEV Working Paper No. 307: Labour Market Changes, Labour Disputes and Social Cohesion in China

05-Jan-2012

This paper documents the increase in labour disputes in China and seeks to understand their determinants. It was written as a background document for the Perspectives on Global Development 2012: Social cohesion in a shifting world along with case studies on Chile and India.

DEV Working Paper No. 306: Revisiting MDG Cost Estimates from a Domestic Resource Mobilisation Perspective

20-Dec-2011

Vararat Atisophon, Jesus Bueren, Gregory De Paepe, Christopher Garroway and Jean-Philippe Stijns

Updated estimates of the additional financial resources needed in developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are presented in this paper. The international community needs to broaden its notion of development co-operation to reach the MDGs by the 2015 deadline.

DEV Working Paper No. 305: Being "Middle-Class" in Latin America

25-Oct-2011

By Francesca Castellani and Gwenn Parent

This paper joins the debate on the size of the middle class in Latin America, analysing its structure and characteristics. The paper investigates inter-class mobility potential and its evolution over time.

DEV Working Paper No. 304: The Process of Reform in Latin America: A Review Essay

20-Oct-2011

By Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Juliana Londoño and Sebastián Nieto-Parra

In this paper, we study political economy aspects and the policy making process of reforms in what we identify as the five critical steps through the “life cycle” of a policy reform: the Planning, Dialogue, Adoption, Implementation and Sustainability stages.

DEV Working Paper No. 303: Sovereign Wealth Funds as Investors in Africa: Opportunities and Barriers

23-Sep-2011

Based on historical databases on SWFs’ transactions, this paper shows that SWFs can facilitate up to 50% of the investment needs in infrastructure in Africa over the next decade. However, there are specific barriers to SWF investments, both in the short and longer term.

DEV Working Paper No. 302: Recalibrating Development Co-operation: How can African Countries Benefit from Emerging Partners?

27-Jul-2011

By Myriam Dahman Saidi and Christina Wolf

With the recent boost of emerging economies in African economic relations, a new philosophy of development co-operation is gaining momentum. Challenges for African governments are to define a clear strategy, to ensure maintenance and to enhance their bargaining position.

DEV Working Paper No. 301: Public infrastructure investment and fiscal sustainability in Latin America: Incompatible goals?

07-Jun-2011

Luis Carranza, Angel Melguizo and Christian Daude

Latin America exhibits a significant gap in infrastructures, due to insufficient public investment, not compensated by the private sector. This paper analyses trends in investments in six large Latin American economies, and their relationship with fiscal frameworks, notably fiscal rules.

DEV Working Paper No. 300: "Stay with us?" The impact of emigration on wages in Honduras

07-Jun-2011

Jason Gagnon

This paper analyses the links between emigration and labour markets in Honduras and finds that a 10% increase in emigration from Honduras increased wages in Honduras by  around 10%, an increase which is higher than previous findings in other countries  – but diminishing over time.