CDP Background Paper series | Economic Analysis and Policy Division

Measuring export concentration for identifying least developed countries

This short paper briefly describes the methodology of this new index and presents some empirical results. It also presents an extension that covers both export and import concentration.

Towards a resilience-building framework for monitoring countries graduating and graduated from the Least Developed Country category

This paper provides conceptual inputs on a potential bi-modal monitoring framework for the LDC category

Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

While least developed countries have up to now successful to limit direct health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the socio-economic fallout has been extremely hard.

CDP Background Paper Series Archive

CDP Background Paper Series Archive The CDP Background Papers are preliminary documents circulated in a limited number of copies and posted on this website, to stimulate discussion and critical comment on the broad range of economic, soc

Strengthening smooth transition from the least developed country category

CDP Background Paper No. 14 By the Secretariat of the Committee for Development Policy This report makes some preliminary suggestions for actions to be taken by the international development community and the graduating countries t

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