Place-based policies: How to design them and why
Effective place-based policies need to deliver desired spatial economic cohesion while minimizing resource waste and secondary distortions.
Effective place-based policies need to deliver desired spatial economic cohesion while minimizing resource waste and secondary distortions.
Road infrastructure can play a key role in ensuring that trade liberalization results in productivity enhancements for firms.
While public interventions are crucial, global transformation requires the deep engagement and alignment of the private sector.
Integration of manufacturing firms in global value chains offers opportunities for countries to raise employment, exports and productivity.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.