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The Effect of Banking Sector Development on Economic Growth. Empirical Analysis from Ethiopian Economy Final

Author : Zelalem Birhan
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346970485
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book The Effect of Banking Sector Development on Economic Growth. Empirical Analysis from Ethiopian Economy Final written by Zelalem Birhan and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 3.33, Ethiopian Civil Service University, language: English, abstract: This paper examined the relationship between banking sector development and economic growth in Ethiopia. The paper also examines the effect of banking development on economic growth in Ethiopia and to establish which theory holds for Ethiopia between the demand-following and the supply-leading theory. Unlike the majority of previous studies, this study uses the newly developed ARDL-bounds testing approach to examine the relationship. The ARDL-bounds testing approach has numerous advantages over other co-integration techniques, especially when a short time-series dataset is used. In order to test the robustness of the empirical results, three proxies of bank-based financial development have been used; namely: 1) the domestic credit provided by the banking sector as a ratio of GDP, 2) broad money supply as a ratio of GD, 3) private credit as percentage of GDP. Annual time series data between the years 1987 and 2019 were used for the study, from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) statistical bulletin. The structural break unit root test revealed that all the variables are stationary at their first difference; the bound test cointegration analysis established the existence of long run relationship among the variables. The ARDL revealed that domestic credit provided by the banking sector significantly affected economic growth in the long run, while private credit statistical significant and negatively affect economic growth in the short run during the period of study. The empirical results of this study show that the effect of banking sector development and economic growth in Ethiopia is sensitive to the proxy used to measure the banking sector development. The policymakers need to make policies that can lead to establishment of banking institutions in the rural areas which have limited access to banking services and create enabling legal environment for efficient allocation of credit to the private sector at the same time the supervisory organ shall establish conducive environment for banking institution which are engaging in loan granting for diversified economic sectors for private investment.

The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Economic Development in Ethiopia

Author : Omer Mohammed
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668546789
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (685 download)

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Book Synopsis The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Economic Development in Ethiopia by : Omer Mohammed

Download or read book The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Economic Development in Ethiopia written by Omer Mohammed and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: 2, Addis Ababa University (College of Bussiness and Economics), course: Accounting and Finance, language: English, abstract: This study aims to empirically examine the impact of financial liberalization on economic development in Ethiopia over the period of 1984-2014. In doing so, the ARDL approach to Co-integration and Error Correction Model were employed to investigate the long run and short run relationships. Accordingly, the empirical results obtained from the study indicate that financial widening has contributed significantly to the increase in saving and the level of economic growth. Even though, the total deposit happens to generate more investment; there is shortage of supply of credit. In addition, the study indicates financial widening and credit to the private sector exhibited a significant positive association with financial development while total banks credit bearing a significant impact on industrial development. However, the overall financial reform showed insignificant association both with economic growth and industrial development. The efficiency in allocating financial resources show significant positive association with share of banks credit to the private sector, however, the overall financial reform has positive insignificant impact on efficiency of resource allocation. The contribution of financial sector after the deregulation has a mixed result on welfare. In terms of catalyzing employment opportunity, financial widening and the overall liberalization policy measure have played a positive role while the financial development has no significant impact on employment creation. Financial widening has significant positive impact on poverty alleviation while the overall policy measure has insignificant impact on the impoverished. Consequently, the result of the study indicate the overall financial liberalization measure actually decrease the likelihood of financial instability and indicates the direction of causality going from economic growth to financial development proving the demand leading hypothesis, which in turn portrays the heavy involvement of government in the financial sector.

The effect of exchange rates on economic growth in Ethiopia

Author : Muluken Nigussie Tessema
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 334614514X
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (461 download)

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Book Synopsis The effect of exchange rates on economic growth in Ethiopia by : Muluken Nigussie Tessema

Download or read book The effect of exchange rates on economic growth in Ethiopia written by Muluken Nigussie Tessema and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 3.68, Saint Mary's University, language: English, abstract: This study attempts to investigate the effect of exchange rates on economic growth in Ethiopia using annual time series data spanning from 1985/86 to 2014/15. The explanatory variables in this study were real effective exchange rate, government final consumption expenditure, gross fixed capital formation, broad money supply and trade openness. The multilateral real exchange rates is used to measure real exchange rates. Results from Vector Error Correction Model revealed that real effective exchange rates, broad money supply and trade openness have a positive long run effect on economic growth, while government final consumption have a negative long run effect on the economic growth of Ethiopia. From the regression results, it was noted that undervaluation of the currency is contractionary in the long run and neutral in the short- run. As such, the effect of exchange rates on economic growth works through the supply channel. It is the reflection of various economic and policy shocks, mainly a strategy shifts, of the government. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher recommended that since the Ethiopian output is dominated by primary agricultural products and it is insensitive for the change in exchange rate. Government intervention is needed to balance the adverse effect of exchange rate movements until the economy well transformed from agricultural lead economy to industrial lead economy and becomes less dependent on imported raw materials.

Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction

Author : Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230594026
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction by : Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis

Download or read book Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction written by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a vital reference source for students.

The effect of financial innovations on profitability of commercial banks of Ethiopia

Author : Abdihakeem Omer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346810380
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (468 download)

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Book Synopsis The effect of financial innovations on profitability of commercial banks of Ethiopia by : Abdihakeem Omer

Download or read book The effect of financial innovations on profitability of commercial banks of Ethiopia written by Abdihakeem Omer and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2023-02-10 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: Very Good, , course: MBA - FINANCE, language: English, abstract: The Ethiopian banking system is very much behind in the adoption of financial innovations compared to the rest of the world, however, the Ethiopian financial sector cannot remain an exception in expanding the use of the modern banking. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of financial innovations on the profitability growth of commercial banks in Ethiopia. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of product innovation, bank specific factors and macro-economic factors on profitability growth in commercial banks. The study were used quantitative research, secondary data, and data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics and employed purposive sampling technique to select 12 banks for the study in the periods from 2016 to 2019. Multiple regression with the aid of STATA 14 software was used to examine in this study.

Financial Development and Economic Growth in Cote D'Ivoire

Author : Denis Foade
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640855698
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Book Synopsis Financial Development and Economic Growth in Cote D'Ivoire by : Denis Foade

Download or read book Financial Development and Economic Growth in Cote D'Ivoire written by Denis Foade and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Study from the year 2011 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: none, Universit de Cocody, Abidjan (The UFR of Economics and Management), course: Teacher's publication, language: English, abstract: The present paper analyzes theoretically and empirically the link between financial development and economic growth in the Ivorian economy. To that end, the contribution of financial development to economic growth is assessed through the broad money (M2) as percentage of GDP ratio (M2/GDP), private credit on domestic credit (CE/CI), liquid liability of out of gross domestic product (DQM/M2), indicating the banking system's expansion in the mobilization of saving. The analysis is carried through a VAR model. Key words: Financial development, Economic growth, Velocity of money, risk. JEL Classification: C32, F41, F43

Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia

Author : Almas Heshmati
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811081263
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia by : Almas Heshmati

Download or read book Economic Growth and Development in Ethiopia written by Almas Heshmati and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of selected empirical studies on determinants of economic growth and development in Ethiopia.The core argument for editing this book is to provide an up-to-date picture of the state and patterns of growth and development in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has been under focus in the past due to draughts, war, famine, development changes and the effects of global economic crisis in the country. A main contribution of this volume is that it helps identify selected important determinants of growth and development in Ethiopia and provides an estimation of their effects using up-to-date data, modelling and methods. Taken together the studies provide a comprehensive picture of the state of growth and development, their measurements, causal relationships and evaluation of efficient policies and practices in achieving progress in Ethiopia. The issues covered represent major challenges to the government and development organizations who are aiming at achieving higher growth and alleviating poverty in the country. The studies cover transition from rural agriculture to urban industry and the development of services.

Sectoral Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Ethiopia

Author : Fikadu Goshu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656826226
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (568 download)

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Book Synopsis Sectoral Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Ethiopia by : Fikadu Goshu

Download or read book Sectoral Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Ethiopia written by Fikadu Goshu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Other, grade: Frst Grade, Wollega University (Business and Economics), course: Development Economics, language: English, abstract: This study has examined sectoral analysis of the impact of foreign aid on aggregate and sectoral economic growth in Ethiopia over the period 1981 to 2012 using multivariate Vector auto regression analysis. All the necessary time series tests such as stationary test, co-integration test, weak exiguity test, vector error correction, and causality test in vector error correction model and the like are conducted. The empirical result from the growth equation shows that aid has a significant positive impact on educational sector GDP in the long run. On the other hand, foreign aid has positive but insignificant impact on real GDP, agriculture GDP, and health sector GDP of Ethiopia. Foreign aid is effective in enhancing growth at aggregate level of the economy in general and education sector of the economy of Ethiopia in particular. The test result of the study result reveals that there is a bi-directional causal relationship between educational GDP and educational foreign aid in Ethiopia. However, the agricultural and health sector does not show any bi-directional causality with their respective sector aid. This implies that all aid allocated for sectors is ineffective all in all in achieving its objectives of economic development. Therefore, aid recipient country like Ethiopia has to work how to enhance the domestic revenue raising capacity of the country which is at the heart of the mechanism to meet the capital required for the economy in times of short falls and ineffectiveness of external resources.

An Empirical Time Series Analysis on the Determinants of Gross National Saving in Ethiopia. ARDL Approach for Co-integration

Author : Yohannes Ghebru Alemayehu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656762821
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis An Empirical Time Series Analysis on the Determinants of Gross National Saving in Ethiopia. ARDL Approach for Co-integration by : Yohannes Ghebru Alemayehu

Download or read book An Empirical Time Series Analysis on the Determinants of Gross National Saving in Ethiopia. ARDL Approach for Co-integration written by Yohannes Ghebru Alemayehu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa University), course: Economics, language: English, abstract: The objective of this paper was to investigate the macroeconomic determinants of gross national saving in Ethiopia using time series annual data form 1970/71-2010/11. In this study, effort has been made to identify the long run and short run determinants of national saving in Ethiopia using an ARDL bounds testing approach and ECM to capture both short run and long run relationships. Estimated results revealed that financial development (FD) and Current account deficit (CAD) are significant determinants of gross national saving in Ethiopia in the long run. But gross national disposable income (LGNDI), dependency ratio (DR), budget deficit (BD) and inflation, approximated by consumer price index (CPI), found to be statistically insignificant determinants of gross national saving in Ethiopia in the long run. However, in the short run, except consumer price index (CPI) and dependency ratio (DR) the rest of the explanatory variables such as gross national disposable income (LGNDI), financial development (FD), current account deficit (CAD) and budget deficit (BD) found to have statistically significant meaning in explaining gross national saving in Ethiopia. The speed of adjustment has value 0.66978 with negative sign, which showed the convergence of saving model towards long run equilibrium. The overall findings of the study underlined the importance of raising the level of income in a sustainable manner, minimizing the adverse impacts of budget deficit and inflation rate and creating competitive environment in the financial sector.

Loan and Investment in a Developing Economy

Author : Arnis Vilks
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443892289
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Loan and Investment in a Developing Economy written by Arnis Vilks and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection investigates various issues of investment and credit that are of importance to any developing economy. It uses micro- and macro-economic data from Ethiopia to analyse such topics as determinants of foreign direct investment, of bank credit and trade credit, microfinance and poverty reduction, and rural credit issues. The book applies sophisticated, state-of-the-art statistical techniques to analyse the data and derive policy recommendations. To the extent that the Ethiopian economy shares many features and policy issues with other developing economies, the text will be of interest to academics working in the field of development economics, and also to policy makers and policy analysts in developing countries and in development agencies throughout the world.

Human Capital and Economic Growth in Ethiopia

Author : Mulugeta Tefera
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656946574
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (569 download)

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Book Synopsis Human Capital and Economic Growth in Ethiopia by : Mulugeta Tefera

Download or read book Human Capital and Economic Growth in Ethiopia written by Mulugeta Tefera and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: Masters of Science, Wollega University (School of Economics), course: Development Economics, language: English, abstract: The topic of the research is Human Capital and Economic Growth of Ethiopia. The research answered questions such as “does human capital contribute to economic growth of Ethiopia?” with major objective to analyze the short run and long run effect of human capital on economic growth of Ethiopia over 1971 to 2013 using both ordinary least square (OLS) econometric and descriptive methods of data analysis. The data used for the research is secondary time series data collected by the National Bank of Ethiopia over the years 1971 to 2013. Nominal GDP is used as dependent and proxy variable for Economic growth while independent variables are physical capital, active labor force, terms of trade for measure of openness, government expenditure and human capital in the form of expenditure on health and education. Accordingly, the empirical finding shows that human capital in the form of education and health investment has consistent and significant long run effect on economic growth of Ethiopia at 5% level of significance. Keeping the other variables constant, 1% change (increase/decrease) in expenditure in human capital will change (increase/decrease) nominal output by 0.23%. In contrary short run human capital has consistent but insignificant effect on economic growth of Ethiopia. Because, either it takes time for education investment to pay off or the government’s budget for short run education and health sector development is not sufficient. The adjustment of the short run dynamics or disequilibrium to the long run equilibrium is weak, which is 36%. Thus, education and sectors ought to allocate resources for both quality of and access so that the benefit from human capital development outshines in contribution to economic growth. The sectoral contribution of human capital to Ethiopian economic growth may be future research.

Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Development

Author : G. Mavrotas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230594018
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Development written by G. Mavrotas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into the evolving debate regarding the mobilization of domestic resources and the crucial role that financial development can and should play in this regard, exploring aspects of the financial development–domestic resource mobilization nexus, including country case studies.

Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa

Author : Stephany Griffith-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317301692
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Book Synopsis Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa by : Stephany Griffith-Jones

Download or read book Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa written by Stephany Griffith-Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the financial system should be regulated and structured to achieve the twin goals of inclusive growth and financial stability, with a focus on African low-income countries (LICs). The subject and content of this book is original in that it attempts to draw on the lessons and radical rethinking on the financial sector in developed and middle income countries, arising in the wake of the international financial crisis. It includes four in- depth country case studies, of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia, but also analyses the empirical evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, evaluating the relevance (or not) of such major changes for the very different financial sectors and economies in low income countries. Achieving Financial Stability and Growth in Africa has major academic and policy implications, especially for low income countries, but also more generally, on broader issues. These include the desirable size of the financial sector, as well as more specific issues, such as the high cost of borrowing of small and medium enterprises in LICs, and possible measures to reduce it. Highly topical subjects like the appropriate regulation of the financial sector and management of capital flows are discussed in depth. Though drawing on comprehensive reviews of the literature, this volume has the virtue of the large comparative academic and policy experience of researchers, as well as in-depth case studies, that take account of institutional and economic features of low- income countries. Written by senior academics and policy-makers, this book is a must read for those researching or participating in the financial sectors of low-income countries, as well as in developed economies. It is also suitable for those who study political economy and public finance.

Enterprise and Economic Development in Africa

Author : Dina M. Nziku
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800713223
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Enterprise and Economic Development in Africa written by Dina M. Nziku and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a topical analysis of the challenges and achievements of enterprise, Enterprise and Economic Development in Africa examines contributions to economic development on the continent, as well as exploring implications for policy dimensions.

Quantifying the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Development

Author : Jeremy Greenwood
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437933971
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Quantifying the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Development written by Jeremy Greenwood and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How important is financial development for economic development? A costly state verification model of financial intermediation is presented to address this question. The model is calibrated to match facts about the U.S. economy, such as intermediation spreads and the firm-size distribution for the years 1974 and 2004. It is then used to study the international data, using cross-country interest-rate spreads and per-capita GDP. The analysis suggests that a country like Uganda could increase its output by 140 to 180 percent if it could adopt the world's best practice in the financial sector. Still, this amounts to only 34 to 40 percent of the gap between Uganda's potential and actual output. Charts and tables.

Financial Development and Economic Growth

Author : Mr.Pablo Emilio Guidotti
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1451852452
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (518 download)

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Book Synopsis Financial Development and Economic Growth by : Mr.Pablo Emilio Guidotti

Download or read book Financial Development and Economic Growth written by Mr.Pablo Emilio Guidotti and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the empirical relationship between long–run growth and the degree of financial development, proxied by the ratio of bank credit to the private sector as a fraction of GDP. We find that this proxy enters significantly and with a positive sign in growth regressions on a large cross–country sample, but with a negative sign using panel data for Latin America. Our findings suggest that the main channel of transmission from financial development to growth is the efficiency of investment, rather than its volume. We also present a model where the negative correlation between financial intermediation and growth results from financial liberalization in a poor regulatory environment.

Global Productivity

Author : Alistair Dieppe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464816093
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Global Productivity written by Alistair Dieppe and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic struck the global economy after a decade that featured a broad-based slowdown in productivity growth. Global Productivity: Trends, Drivers, and Policies presents the first comprehensive analysis of the evolution and drivers of productivity growth, examines the effects of COVID-19 on productivity, and discusses a wide range of policies needed to rekindle productivity growth. The book also provides a far-reaching data set of multiple measures of productivity for up to 164 advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies, and it introduces a new sectoral database of productivity. The World Bank has created an extraordinary book on productivity, covering a large group of countries and using a wide variety of data sources. There is an emphasis on emerging and developing economies, whereas the prior literature has concentrated on developed economies. The book seeks to understand growth patterns and quantify the role of (among other things) the reallocation of factors, technological change, and the impact of natural disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This book is must-reading for specialists in emerging economies but also provides deep insights for anyone interested in economic growth and productivity. Martin Neil Baily Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution Former Chair, U.S. President’s Council of Economic Advisers This is an important book at a critical time. As the book notes, global productivity growth had already been slowing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and collapses with the pandemic. If we want an effective recovery, we have to understand what was driving these long-run trends. The book presents a novel global approach to examining the levels, growth rates, and drivers of productivity growth. For anyone wanting to understand or influence productivity growth, this is an essential read. Nicholas Bloom William D. Eberle Professor of Economics, Stanford University The COVID-19 pandemic hit a global economy that was already struggling with an adverse pre-existing condition—slow productivity growth. This extraordinarily valuable and timely book brings considerable new evidence that shows the broad-based, long-standing nature of the slowdown. It is comprehensive, with an exceptional focus on emerging market and developing economies. Importantly, it shows how severe disasters (of which COVID-19 is just the latest) typically harm productivity. There are no silver bullets, but the book suggests sensible strategies to improve growth prospects. John Fernald Schroders Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness and Reform and Professor of Economics, INSEAD