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Global economic prospects, January 2017 : weak investment in uncertain times /

Stagnant global trade, subdued investment, and heightened policy uncertainty marked another difficult year for the world economy. A moderate recovery is expected for 2017, with receding obstacles to activity in commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies. Weak investment is weighing...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank. Office of the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Development Economics. Development Prospects Group
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2017]
Colección:World Bank Group flagship report.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Global outlook: subdued growth, shifting policies, heightened uncertainty. Summary
  • Major economies: Recent developments and outlook
  • Global trends
  • Emerging and developing economies: Recent developments and outlook
  • Outlook
  • Risks to the outlook
  • Policy challenges
  • References
  • Box 1.1 Low-income countries: Recent developments and outlook
  • Box 1.2 Regional perspectives: Recent developments and outlook.
  • Special focus. The U.S. economy and the world
  • Introduction
  • Linkages between the United States and the World
  • Synchronization of U.S. and global cycles
  • Spillovers from the United States to the global economy
  • Spillovers to the United States from the global economy
  • Conclusion
  • Annex SF. l Cyclical spillovers
  • Annex SF. 2 Fiscal policy simulations
  • References.
  • Chapter 2. Regional outlooks. East Asia and Pacific. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.1.1 Investment developments and outlook: East Asia and Pacific
  • Europe and Central Asia. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.2.1 Recent investment slowdown: Europe and Central Asia
  • Latin America and the Caribbean. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.3.1 Recent investment slowdown: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Middle East and North Africa. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.4.1 Recent investment slowdown: Middle East and North Africa
  • South Asia. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.5.1 Recent investment slowdown: South Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent developments ; Outlook ; Risks ; Policy challenges ; Box 2.6.1 Recent investment slowdown: Sub-Saharan Africa ; References.
  • Chapter 3. Weak investment in uncertain times: causes, implications and policy responses. Introduction
  • Main features of the investment slowdown
  • Macroeconomic backdrop
  • Factors associated with the investment slowdown
  • Implications of weak investment for global trade, long-term growth and catch-up
  • Policies to promote investment growth
  • Conclusions
  • Annex 3.1 Determinants of investment: Empirical framework
  • Annex 3.2 Definitions and Methodology
  • References
  • Box 3.1 Investment-less credit booms
  • Box 3.2 Implications of rising uncertainty for investment in EMDEs
  • Box 3.3 Investment slowdown in China
  • Box 3.4 Interactions between public and private investment.