World Bank2014-12-242014-12-242010-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20966In this issue: charting new directions in development economics; focus: agriculture for development, revisited; too big to fail or too big to save? Bank runs in emerging economies; closer scrutiny of mashup indices; ethnic discrimination and political competition in Sri Lanka; and interactions between formal and informal institutions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACTUAL COSTSAGRICULTUREBANK CREDITORSBANK DEPOSITSBANK FAILURESBANK LOANSBANK VALUATIONBANKING CRISESBANKING SECTORBANKING SYSTEMBANKING SYSTEMSBANKSBIASESBORROWINGBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSCDSCHILD LABORCOMPETITIVENESSCONSOLIDATIONCONSUMERSCONTINGENT LIABILITIESCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCONVENTIONAL BANKINGCORRUPTIONCREDIT DEFAULTCREDIT DEFAULT SWAPCREDIT RISKCREDITORSCURRENCY RISKDEBTDEFICITSDEMOCRACYDEPOSITDEPOSITORDEPOSITORSDEPOSITSDEVALUATIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDOMESTIC BANKSDOWNSIDE RISKSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC THEORYECONOMIES OF SCALEEMERGING ECONOMIESEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSEQUILIBRIUM PRICESETHNIC GROUPETHNIC MINORITIESEXCHANGE RATEEXPECTED RETURNSEXPENDITUREFAMILY FARMSFINANCESFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFINANCIAL REGULATIONFINANCIAL SAFETYFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFOREIGN CURRENCYFUTURE RESEARCHGDPGDP PER CAPITAGOVERNMENT DEBTGOVERNMENT DEFICITSGOVERNMENT FINANCESGOVERNMENT INDEBTEDNESSGOVERNMENT PAPERHOLDINGHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSIMPLICIT SUBSIDYINCOMEINCREASING RETURNSINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALEINDEBTEDNESSINEQUALITYINSTRUMENTINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKINGINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESLABOR STATISTICSLACK OF ACCESSLEGISLATIONLEVYLIQUID ASSETLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMACROECONOMIC EFFECTSMACROECONOMIC RISKMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSMARGINAL COSTSMARKET DISCIPLINEMARKET FAILURESMARKET PARTICIPANTSMARKET PRICESMIGRATIONMINORITY GROUPSMORAL HAZARDNATIONAL ECONOMYPAYMENT SYSTEMSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPRICE MOVEMENTSPRICE SUBSIDIESPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION PROCESSPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPRUDENTIAL REGULATIONPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSREAL GDPRENTSREPAYMENTREPAYMENT CAPACITYRETURNRETURN ON ASSETSRETURNSRISK TAKINGSAFETY NETSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER VALUESHAREHOLDERSSMALLHOLDERSSOVEREIGN RISKSTOCK MARKETSTOCK PRICESTAXTAXATIONTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTURBAN GROWTHWARRANTS10.1596/20966