Recent Publications and Resources
Firms’ investment decisions in fragile states
What does the literature say on the composition of fragile state economies? What is the role of foreign and national investment? Does the economic composition change depending on level of conflict/fragility? Within our definition of fragility, GDP per capita of ...
Advance Rulings Resource Guide
The Advance Rulings Resource Guide supports customs administrations in devising and implementing advance ruling strategies. Well-implemented advance ruling systems give traders and their agents certainty about how their goods will be treated at the time of import. They also promote ...
Post-clearance Audit Programs
Post-clearance audit (PCA) is an approach to customs control that strengthens custom’s ability to validate risk assumptions and handle technical issues. An effective PCA system can pave the way for trusted trader or AEO programs, as well as more intensive ...
Telecom Competition Guidelines for Vanuatu
Produced for the Telecommunication and Radiocommunication Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu by Nathan economist Dr. Bruno Viani and legal adviser Laura Sherman, these guidelines Define the telecommunications market, assessing demand and supply side substitution (the SSNIP test) and providing a geographic ...
Constraints on Private Investment in the Poorest Developing Countries
Development finance institutions, such as CDC, were established to provide financing for private investment in developing countries. High levels of private investment are associated with faster rates of economic growth and growth is critical in reducing poverty. In this literature ...
How DFIs Measure Development Returns on Investment in Private Enterprise
In this literature review, experts from Nathan Associates London Ltd discuss how some development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) define and measure the impact of their investments by answering the following questions: How do agencies define and ...
