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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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Massimiliano Cali
Massimiliano Cali

Massimiliano Cali

Research Associate, International Economic Development Group

Massimiliano Calì is a development economist, and his current research focuses on the relation between trade, development and growth, on the effects of migration on source countries, and on the determinants and implications of urbanisation in developing countries.

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Containers in Zanzibar port
Containers in Zanzibar port

Containers near the port of Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Services and development: The role of regulatory reform and trade liberalisation

Event - Public event - 18 December 2008 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+00)

This public meeting discussed the importance of services and the role of trade liberalisation and regulatory reform with introductions by contributors to the study followed by comments from key discussants.

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The contribution of services to development and the role of trade liberalisation and regulation

Publication - Discussion papers - 18 December 2008
ODI Working Papers 298
Massimiliano Cali, Karen Ellis and Dirk Willem te Velde

The service sector makes an important contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) in most countries, providing jobs, inputs and public services for the economy. Trade in services can improve economic performance and provide a range of traditional and new export opportunities. However, services liberalisation also carries risks, and appropriate regulation and other complementary policies help to ensure that liberalisation delivers the expected benefits.

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The contribution of services to development: The role of regulation and trade liberalisation

Publication - Briefing papers - 18 December 2008
ODI Project Briefings 17
Massimiliano Cali, Karen Ellis and Dirk Willem te Velde

The service sector makes a key contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment in most developing countries. It also provides essential inputs and public services for the economy. The Overseas Development Institute has examined the role of regulation and trade liberalisation in services and development, looking at six service sectors and more specific case studies of health services, financial services and tourism.

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The Global Financial Crisis: financial flows to developing countries set to fall by one quarter

Publication - Research reports and studies - 13 November 2008
Massimiliano Cali, Isabella Massa, Dirk Willem te Velde

This report, based on current updates and forecasts as well as on evidence on what happened in previous slowdowns and in the absence of policy responses, suggests that net financial flows to developing countries may fall by as much as $300 billion over 2007-2009, equivalent to a 25% drop.

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