Development Economics

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Accession Criteria
International Economics Development Economics
The political, economic, and institutional conditions a country must satisfy to join the European Union.
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Adoption
Microeconomics Development Economics
The decision by firms, households, or governments to start using a new technology, product, or practice.
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Advanced Economies
Development Economics Macroeconomics
Countries with high incomes, diversified production, stronger institutions, and typically deeper financial and policy capacity than emerging economies.
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Agglomeration Economies
Microeconomics Development Economics
Productivity and cost advantages that arise when firms and workers cluster geographically.
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Aid
Development Economics Public Finance
A transfer of money, goods, or services intended to relieve hardship or support development, with important trade-offs around incentives and effectiveness.
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Aid-in-Kind
Development Economics Public Finance
Aid provided as goods or services rather than cash, often used when targeting or broken markets matter.
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Development Economics International Economics
A multilateral development bank that finances infrastructure and related development projects, especially in Asia.
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Assisted Area
Development Economics Labor Economics
A region targeted for government support because of persistent economic disadvantage or weak labor-market conditions.
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Banco del Sur
Development Economics International Economics
A South American regional development bank initiative intended to fund projects and reduce reliance on traditional multilateral lenders.
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Big Bang
Economics Development Economics
In economics, a big bang is a strategy of rapid, comprehensive reform rather than gradual, step-by-step adjustment.
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Big Push
Development Economics Economics
The big push is a development-economics idea that poor countries may need coordinated large-scale investment across sectors to escape low-level traps.
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Malthusian Problem
Development Economics
The idea that population growth can outpace resource growth, pushing living standards back toward subsistence in pre-industrial settings.
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Washington Consensus
Development Economics International Economics
A label for a policy agenda emphasizing stabilization, liberalization, and privatization in developing-country reform programs.
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