The Power of Budget Surpluses for Conflict-Affected Countries
The global financial crisis has turned conventional wisdom on its head in several ways. One is seeing lower income countries exporting capital to higher income countriesTags: Budget, Financial Crisis....
View ArticleCould Infrastructure Gaps in Fragile States be Addressed Using Public-Private...
Weak, destroyed or inadequate infrastructure is a major impediment to economic reconstruction in many post-conflict or post-crisis countries. In addition to limiting the scope and effectiveneTags:...
View ArticleSubsidies and Suffering in Nigeria: Exploring Conflict-Sensitive Economic...
The Nigerian government’s decision to remove all subsidies on domestic fuel prices more than doubled the price of domestic fuel and elicited an immediate response from the population. TTags: Economic...
View ArticleReplacing Violent Battles with Budget Battles: The Budget as a Source of...
Budgeting is a core state function. Effective budgeting enables the state to plan, prioritize, allocate resources, manage the bureaucracy, constrain corruption, and set fiscal policy. ITags: Budget,...
View ArticleEstimating China’s Military Expenditures
Rapid expansion of Asian economies has increased national funds available for government spending and enabled finances devoted to military spending to grow dramatically.Tags: China, Military...
View ArticleAdopting a Currency in Post-Conflict Environments: The Case of Timor-Leste
*Written by Jomana Amara, Associate Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School and Featured INEC Blogger<Tags: Macroeconomics, Post-Conflict Economies, Public Finance, Timor-Lesteread more
View ArticleBeyond Economics: Subsidies and Stability in Sudan
While the decision by the Sudanese government to reduce subsidies on fuel prices triggered the unrest that led to violent confrontations between security forces and groups of protesting citizens...
View ArticleThe Economics of the Syrian Crisis
Written by Ethan Kapstein and Amanda Mayoral, US Institute of PeaceTags: Corruption, Extractive Industries, Food Security, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Public Finance, Syria, Syrian Economy, Traderead...
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