World Bank Economists' Forum : Volume 1

Devarajan, Shantayanan ; Rogers, F. Halsey ; Squire, Lyn

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: CONFERENCES;    CAPITAL FLOWS;    INFANT MORTALITY;    CRISIS MANAGEMENT;    FISCAL POLICY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/0-8213-4833-7
RP-ID  :  22086

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The first World Bank Economists'Forum was held on May 3-4, 1999. The forum attempts toanswer these questions: How do you recognize a hidden fiscalcrisis? When capital flows are volatile, what types ofpolicy announcements can help fend off currency crises? Dogovernment training programs for unemployed workers have aneffect? What infrastructure investments reduce infantmortality? This book collects nine outstanding paperspresented at the forum. The main theme surveyed in this bookinclude fiscal policy, capital flows, trade,decentralization, labor markets, infrastructure, health, andworker training. The second volume collects eight morepapers, concerned with household behavior and health,communities and welfare, local governments and basicservices, and firms and governments under uncertainty.