Country Growth Analyses

PRMED applies a variety of innovative frameworks for growth analysis to identify bottlenecks to growth and inclusive growth.  We also offer tools for growth analysis.

Frameworks for Growth Analysis:

Applications of the HRV growth diagnostic framework:

Mongolia: "Growth Diagnostics for a Resource-Rich Transition Economy: The Case of Mongolia" -Ianchovichina and Gooptu 2007.  Policy Research Working Paper No 4396, World Bank.  Identified as good practice by Dani Rodrik.

Zambia:  "What Are The Constraints To Inclusive Growth In Zambia" - Ianchovichina and Lundstrom 2008.  World Bank.

Tools for Growth Analysis:

Long-run Growth Forecasting and Accounting Toolkit

• Growth Trends in the Developing World: Country Forecasts and Determinants - Ianchovichina and Kaker, 2005.  Policy Research Working Paper No. 3775. World Bank.
  
• Growth Regression Forecasting Tool: Click Here
  
• Measuring Growth in Total Factor Productivity - Ghosh and Kraay, 2000.  PREM Note Number 42. World Bank.  Excel-based tool that implements the production methodology for measuring growth in total factor productivity.

Growth and Export Processing Arrangements Toolkit for Assessing the Economy-wide Implications of Duty Drawback Reform.

Technical Paper and Kit

• Technical Paper: "GTAP-DD: A Model for Analyzing Trade Reforms in the Presence of Duty Drawbacks" - Ianchovichina 2003.  GTAP Technical Paper No. 21, World Bank.
  
• Technical Kit:  ZIP File

Publications: Model and Applications

• Trade Policy Analysis in the Presence of Duty Drawbacks - Ianchovichina, 2004.  Policy Research Working Paper No. 3312, World Bank, published in the Journal of Policy Modeling 26: 353-371.
  
• Duty Drawbacks, Competitiveness and Growth: Are Duty Drawbacks Worth the Hassle? - Ianchovichina, 2005.  Policy Research Working Paper No. 3498, World Bank, published in the Canadian Journal of Economics 40(3).
  
• Economic Impacts of China's Accession to the World Trade Organization - Ianchovichina and Martin, 2004.  Policy Research Working Paper No. 3053, World Bank, published in the World Bank Economic Review 18(1).
  
• Long-Run Impacts of China's WTO Accession on Farm-Nonfarm Income Inequality and Rural Poverty - Anderson, Huang and Ianchovichina, 2004.  Policy Research Working Paper NO. 3052, World Bank, published in the  China Economic Review15(4).
  
• Impact of China's WTO Access on East Asia - Ianchovichina and Walmsley, 2005.  Policy Research Working Paper No. 3109, World Bank, published in Contemporary Economic Policy.
  
• Regional Impact of China's WTO Accession - Ianchovichina, Suthiwart-Narueput and Zhao, 2004.  Chapter two in Krumm and Kharas (eds), East Asia Integrates: A Trade Policy Agenda for Shared Growth, World Bank and Oxford University Press.
  
• Assessing the Impact of China's WTO Accession on Investment - Walmsey, Hertel and Ianchovichina, 2006.  Manuscript published in the Pacific Economic Review 11(3).