Bøger i Directions in Development - Trade serien

This report quantifies labour mobility costs in developing countries and simulates the implied adjustment paths of employment and wages following a change in trade policy. High mobility costs are shown to reduce the potential gains to trade reform.

Mobile Money is a booming industry in an increasing number of countries. The project results from increased demand for guidance and technical assistance from governments after the publication of Integrity in Mobile Phone Financial Services, which discussed mobile money and the application of international anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism standards.

Challenges policy makers who oversee the rice sector in Southeast Asia and reexamines deep-rooted precepts about their responsibilities. The authors argue that fixating on national self-sufficiency has been costly and counterproductive, and cooperation can both improve rice production at home and expand regional trade.