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25 October 2016

Trade Preferences for Least Developed Countries. Are they Effective? Preliminary Econometric Evidence, by Stephan Klasen, Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann and Matthias Bruckner (CDP Policy Review No. 4)

The paper investigates the effectiveness of trade preferences for LDCs. It confirms that overall trade preferences for LDCs increase LDC exports. However, it also finds that effectiveness differs across the nine providers included in the study (EU, US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation and Turkey) and that only a subset of LDCs is able to benefit from trade preferences.

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24 October 2016

Building development governance capacity; policy learning, by Tea Petrin (CDP Policy Review No. 3)

The paper overviews the evidence of good governance institutional reform agenda on the development outcomes of LDCs. For building development governance capacity in LDC for achieving sustainable development goals, successful examples suggest a few key common features: (1) existence of government/political leadership; (2) organizational set up for achieving national development goals; (3) structural transformation from poor human capital base and low quality of the bureaucracies. The lessons learned from these examples cannot simply be transmitted to other LDCs, but should be seen as practical policy lessons.

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23 October 2016

Development of technological capabilities for building productive capacity in LDCs, by Keun Lee (CDP Policy Review No. 2)

The paper discusses two ways of building productive capacity in LDCs: the manufacture of products to foreign buyers? specifications, and the integration of resource-based sectors into global value chains using backward and forward linkages. Using country examples the paper then shows how government and the international community can support the growth of productive capacity in various ways including research institutes and public research organisations. The paper argues that some LDCs should try to leapfrog into newly emerging sectors such as renewable energy.

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22 October 2016

Aid for trade: building productive and trade capacities in LDCs, by José Antonio Alonso (CDP Policy Review No. 1)

The paper looks into the origins of Aid for Trade (AfT) and its objective of assisting developing countries to increase exports of goods and services and integrate into the multilateral trading system. Pointing out that AfT is not a new development fund nor a new aid category, the paper looks into the flows and impact of ODA resources allocated to AfT while focusing on LDCs as well as the effectiveness of AfT. Among the recommendations, the paper argues that most Aid for Trade is allocated to middle income countries and that a shift in this allocation pattern is needed to give more attention to LDCs, particular those that are not well integrated into the global market.

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11 October 2016

Expert Group Meeting: The contribution of the World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) to development, theory and practice

On the 13th and 14th of October 2016, the Development Strategy and Policy Analysis (DSP) Unit will hold the First E

Expert Group Meeting: The contribution of the World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) to development, theory and practice

10 October 2016

World Economic Situation And Prospects: October 2016 Briefing, No. 95

The Bank of Japan announces decision to cap 10-year bond yields to address deflation and restore profitability and growth
United States household incomes rise sharply in 2015
The Nigerian economy contracts at a faster pace amid significant macroeconomic challenges

World Economic Situation And Prospects: October 2016 Briefing, No. 95

03 October 2016

World Economic and Social Survey 2016: Climate Change Resilience: An Opportunity for Reducing Inequalities

In addressing the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change, the Survey focuses attention on the population groups and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate hazards. It argues that, in the absence of transformative policies which coherently address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, building climate resilience will remain elusive and poverty and inequalities will worsen.

World Economic and Social Survey 2016: Climate Change Resilience: An Opportunity for Reducing Inequalities

29 September 2016

CDP Expert Group Meeting on Leaving No One Behind

On 29 September 2016 the CDP Subgroup on Leaving No One Behind will hold a virtual meeting to discuss development strategies that particularly promote the well-being of the worst off, as a part of the Committee?s multi-year work programme on the them

CDP Expert Group Meeting on Leaving No One Behind

13 September 2016

World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2016 Briefing, No. 94

Global growth prospects restrained by persistent weak labour productivity growth
Services trade as a potential source of global growth
Growth moderation in India amid a contraction of investment activity

World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2016 Briefing, No. 94

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #44: Building climate change resilience for sustainable development

Climate change is already imposing a significant burden on all countries, extreme in some cases. Several small-island developing States are facing the realistic risk of becoming completely submerged under water due to sea-level rise. Severe drought a

UN/DESA Policy Brief #44: Building climate change resilience for sustainable development