Aart Kraay
World Bank
165 Papers
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Aart Kraay is an academic researcher from World Bank. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 165 publications. Previous affiliations of Aart Kraay include Yale University & International Monetary Fund.
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Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation with Spatially Dependent Panel Data
John C. Driscoll,Aart Kraay +1 more
TL;DR: The authors presented conditions under which a simple extension of common nonparametric covariance matrix estimation techniques yields standard error estimates that are robust to very general forms of spatial and temporal dependence as the time dimension becomes large.
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The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues
TL;DR: The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project as mentioned in this paper is a collection of six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
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Growth is Good for the Poor
David Dollar,Aart Kraay +1 more
TL;DR: Dollar and Kraay as mentioned in this paper found that the share of income accruing to the bottom quintile does not vary systematically with the average income, and that when average incomes rise, the average incomes of the poorest fifth of society rise proportionately.
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Governance matters VII : aggregate and individual governance indicators 1996-2007
TL;DR: The 2009 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption as discussed by the authors.
The Worldwide Governance Indicators : Methodology and Analytical Issues
TL;DR: The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project as mentioned in this paper is a collection of six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.