Anchoring Growth: The Importance of Productivity-Enhancing Reforms in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

Author/Editor:

Era Dabla-Norris ; Giang Ho ; Kalpana Kochhar ; Annette J Kyobe ; Robert Tchaidze

Publication Date:

September 24, 2013

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Fostering and sustaining robust economic growth is an imperative across advanced, emerging, and low-income countries alike. Countries will need to focus on supply-side reforms to raise their potential output and anchor medium-term growth prospects. This SDN will emphasize the role of structural reforms and supportive policy and institutional frameworks for boosting productivity–a key engine of economic growth–in the wake of the crisis. By examining a broad spectrum of reforms that eliminate impediments to growth, the paper will seek to highlight a differentiated policy agenda across countries.

Series:

Staff Discussion Notes No. 2013/008

Subject:

Notes:

Technical Note

English

Publication Date:

September 24, 2013

ISBN/ISSN:

9781616357290/2617-6750

Stock No:

SDNEA2013008

Pages:

36

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