Research
February 9, 2017 — The report presents an original analysis of the economic and social impact of refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp on their Turkana hosts.
DEBT
December 14, 2016 — For the first time since the financial crisis, principal repayments on external debt held by low- and middle-income countries exceeded lending inflows, according to International Debt Statistics 2017 (IDS 2017)
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Working Paper
This paper estimates the effect of government investment on private investment in a sample of 39 low-income countries. The analysis finds that an extra dollar of government investment raises private investment by roughly two dollars and output by 1.5 dollars.
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Understanding growth is crucial to understanding the relative merits of government interventions in international trade, financial markets, health and education, public infrastructure, and governance. Ongoing research seeks to achieve a deeper understanding of the mechanisms that translate policy actions and reforms into growth.