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Global Economic Prospects 2008
January 8, 2008

Technology Diffusion in the Developing World Technological progress in poor countries has outpaced that in rich countries but the "technology gap" is still wide, says a new report.

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High Food Prices - A Harsh New Reality
What’s behind today’s prices of wheat and rice? A new article explains why food prices are likely to remain high for at least three to five years.
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Migration & Remittances

New ways to finance development in Sub-Saharan Africa. March 2008, Article Migration & remittances Factbook. Download New recorded remittances figures Press release \|Brief More data on migration and remittances

Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution

Robert Lucas presented his recent study on global economic growth and cross-country flows of production-related knowledge. The model predicts convergence of income levels and growth rates and has strong but reasonable implications for transition dynamics.Article

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