The Lost Decades: Developing Countries' Stagnation in Spite of Policy Reform 1980–1998

By William R. Easterly. 2001

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The Social Impact of Globalization in the Developing Countries (2006, neutral): “Finally, openness to globalization is often coupled with market-oriented policy reforms within the developing countries, such as liberalization of the domestic labour market or the privatization of previously state-owned firms (see Lee, 2000; Easterly, 2001; Stiglitz, 2002).”
Both Institutions and Policies Matter but Differently for Different Income Groups of Countries: Determinants of Long-Run Economic Growth Revisited (2009, background): “Despite the huge amount of development aid and policy reforms in line with the Washington Consensus (Williamson 1994), poverty and the gap between the rich and poor countries still prevail, and many middle income countries are not living up to expectations (Easterly 2001; Loayza et al. 2005).”
Infrastructure and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (2008, background): “For instance, Easterly (2001) and Loayza, Fajnzylber and Calderón (2005) use indicators of telephone density to appraise the effects of infrastructure on growth.”
How Fast are Small Tourism Countries Growing? Evidence from the Data for 1980–2003 (2007, neutral): “The continental dummies included in Easterly (2001) are sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Southern-Central America, Northern America.”
National Policies and Economic Growth: A Reappraisal (2004, positive): “Easterly ( 2001a ) showed the di - vergence between improving growth predicted by policies and actual growth outcomes across the 60s , 70s , 80s , and 90s ( see Figure 7 ) .”
The trade-growth nexus in the developing countries: a quantile regression approach (2010, result): “These results are in line with the stylized facts and empirical studies showing that trade openness based on first generation market-oriented policies have not lead to any economic boom in the developing countries (see Rodrik (1998), Easterly (2001), and World Bank (2005)).”
Entrepreneurship and competitiveness dynamics in Latin America (2008, background): “That the former colonies in Africa, much of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced abysmal growth since independence is not a new proposition. 2 Easterly (2001) pointed out that despite”
Finance and Income Inequality: Test of Alternative Theories (2003, methodology): “The coefficient on private 9 The measures of legal origin were taken from the Global Development Network Growth Database produced by William Easterly and Mirvat Sewadeh (see Easterly, 2001).”
The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid (2010, background): “As Easterly said in a now-famous quip, “The poor are held hostage to extract aid from the donors” (Easterly 2001, p. 116).”
Externalities and Growth (2004, neutral): “3 An exception is Easterly (2001b).”