Publication: World Bank Economists' Forum : Volume 1
Date
2001-03-31
ISSN
Published
2001-03-31
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Abstract
The first World Bank Economists'
Forum was held on May 3-4, 1999. The forum attempts to
answer these questions: How do you recognize a hidden fiscal
crisis? When capital flows are volatile, what types of
policy announcements can help fend off currency crises? Do
government training programs for unemployed workers have an
effect? What infrastructure investments reduce infant
mortality? This book collects nine outstanding papers
presented at the forum. The main theme surveyed in this book
include fiscal policy, capital flows, trade,
decentralization, labor markets, infrastructure, health, and
worker training. The second volume collects eight more
papers, concerned with household behavior and health,
communities and welfare, local governments and basic
services, and firms and governments under uncertainty.
Citation
“Devarajan, Shantayanan; Rogers, F. Halsey; Squire, Lyn. 2001. World Bank Economists' Forum : Volume 1. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13871 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”