Exchange Rate Overvaluation and Trade Protection

Exchange Rate Overvaluation and Trade Protection
Author: Howard J. Shatz
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2000
Genre: Black market in foreign exchange
ISBN:

"Lessons from world experience about the consequences of exchange rate overvaluation (the frequent cause of trade crises), the consequences of trying to defend an overvalued exchange rate, and the most appropriate policies for resolving an overvaluation"--Cover.

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Total Pages: 14
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Currencies, Commodities and Consumption

Currencies, Commodities and Consumption
Author: Kenneth W. Clements
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110701476X

Discusses economic issues associated with exchange rates, commodity prices, the economic size of countries and alternatives to PPP exchange rates.

Incentives for Pollution Control

Incentives for Pollution Control
Author: J?r?meĀ·Foulon
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2000
Genre: Contaminacion
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"Both regulation and public disclosure belong in the environmental regulators' arsenal. Strong, clear standards combined with a significant, credible penalty system send the right signals to the regulated community, which responds by lowering pollution emissions. The public disclosure of environmental performance also provides strong additional incentives to pollution control"--Cover.

Why Liberalization Alone Has Not Improved Agricultural Productivity in Zambia

Why Liberalization Alone Has Not Improved Agricultural Productivity in Zambia
Author: Klaus W. Deininger
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2000
Genre: Agricultura - Zambia
ISBN:

Policies to foster accumulation of the assets needed for agricultural production (including draft animals and implements) and to provide complementary public goods (education, credit, and good agricultural extension services)could greatly help reduce poverty and improve productivity in Zambia.