a country, often a producer of primary goods such as cotton or rubber, which cannot generate investment income to stimulate growth and which possesses a...
This paper presents the descriptive findings of two small-scale surveys regarding four organizational-behavior dimensions conducted in the Dominican Republic a developing country and New York City in a developed country with subjects of Dominican origin. The four dimensions studied are: managerial styles, followership types, power bases at work, and delegation...
The first time I heard about US folks outsourcing their heart surgery or hip replacement to doctors in India or China, it sounded crazy. But clearly the rise of "medical tourism" -- traveling to different countries to have a medical procedure done less expensively, more expediently, and in some cases...
This paper shows empirically that "Privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price...
ShoreCap Exchange, a non-profit whose board I'm on, provides and helps fund technical assistance to microcredit institutions in developing countries. At a recent meeting we heard the story of a successful engagement which was Skype-enabled. The bank receiving assistance is in a remote Asian country....
This paper examines the impact of inflows of foreign knowledge on economic development, in the context of different institutional development and differing levels of human capital. It employ threshold regression analysis based on Hansen (2000) to determine whether there is cross-country heterogeneity in the flows of foreign knowledge from advanced...
In the 1990s, Foreign Direct Investment FDI became the largest single source of external finance in the developing world. Not only is FDI increasingly important in quantitative terms, it also has a number of qualitative characteristics important to developing countries. It is less volatile than portfolio flows, does not require...
There is inadequate research into technology strategies and change in the banking sector of developing countries. Attention is given to the context of a developing economy that aims to advance into the international banking arena through the introduction and use of new technology that is consistent with global electronic banking...
This paper presents a model and condition in which an acceptance of direct investment is welfare enhancing for a developing country in a multi-commodity multi-factor framework. Contrary to the pessimistic conventional wisdom of Uzawa-Hamada-Brecher-Diaz proposition, this paper provides a justification for capital importation and the export-led growth policy in developing...
This paper analyzes the short-run and long-run dynamics between quality of institutions and Foreign Direct Investment FDI in the sample of 62 developing countries covering period 1984-2003. Panel cointegration test and FM OLS Fully Modified OLS estimators are used to test for cointegration. For short-run dynamics, we estimate error correction...
This paper uses a Kaldorian framework to examine the evidence of deindustrialization in developing countries at low levels of income, the jobless growth in these economies and the fast expansion of the informal sector. The questions are specifically examined for the Indian economy, using state level data but the analysis...
Health care in developing countries is a big issue to the entire world. This paper provides a background analysis for health information technology development in developing countries. The comparative matrices of major indicators among group countries based on national income level used in this paper will give audience better understanding...
This paper provides comprehensive empirical evidence that supports the predictions of Sargent and Wallace's (1981) "Unpleasant monetarist arithmetic" that an increase in public debt is typically inflationary in countries with large public debt. Drawing on an extensive panel dataset, it is found that the relationship holds strongly in indebted developing...
As more manufacturing is moved to the developing countries, policy makers become concerned with the environmental consequence. Relatively lenient environmental policies in the developing countries may give them a comparative advantage in pollution intensive goods, and openness to trade and foreign direct investment might harm the host country's environment. This...
Since the mid-1980s, governments around the world have pursued policies to encourage private sector participation in the financing and delivery of infrastructure services. The natural monopoly characteristics of infrastructure utilities mean, however, that the privatization of these industries risks the creation of private-sector monopolies. Therefore, governments need to develop strong...
Even those living in the remotest corners of the globe; palpably feel the irreversible impacts of globalisation - both negative and positive. This fact poses numerous challenges for policymakers at all levels across countries, more particularly in the developing world. One of these challenges stems from a widespread concern that...
Developing countries invest time and other scarce resources to negotiate and conclude Double Taxation Treaties DTTs with developed countries. They also accept a loss of tax revenue as such treaties typically favour residence-based over source-based taxation and developing countries are typically net capital importers. The incurred costs can only pay...
Regulatory Impact Analysis RIA is a tool now used in most developed countries to improve the understanding of economic and social welfare impacts of regulation. It is widely recognized as an important mechanism which can contribute to improving the business environment, and to promote regulatory efficiency and effectiveness. This paper...
The health information needs of developing countries increasingly include population-based estimates determined by biological and physiological measures. Collection of data on these biomarkers requires careful reassessment of ethical standards and procedures related to issues of safety, informed consent, reporting, and referral policies. This paper reviews the survey practices with health...
The sixth millennium development goal, adopted by the United Nations in 2000, aims to halt by 2015 and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS. Since the millennium development goals were set, the incidence of HIV infection and associated mortality have continued to climb in low and middle income countries,...
The evidence base for improving reproductive health continues to grow. However, concerns remain that the translation of this evidence into appropriate policies is partial and slow. The objective of this study was to examine the factors that might affect the translation of Randomized Controlled Trial RCT findings into policies and...
