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Spatial dynamics and convergence: the spatial AK model
BOUCEKKINE, Raouf; CAMACHO, Carmen; FABBRI, Giorgio - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2010
same (detrended) consumption over space and time, lead to convergence in the level of capital across locations in the long-run. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515823
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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study aims to analyze the management of the Specific Allocation Fund (DAK). The three largest DAK-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts. This paper was compiled based on the results of in-depth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363884
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Education Funding and Regional Convergence
de la Croix, David; Monfort, Philippe - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 1999
The aim of this paper is to discuss the process of regional convergence within the framework of an overlapping … education funding systems and compare their performance in terms of growth rates and pace of convergence between two …-off between long run growth rate and short run convergence. In such choice, the initial capital stock and the extent of regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004985103
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Economic Growth
CROIX, David de la - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2014
Abstract: The first challenge for economic growth theory is to understand the transition from stagnation to growth at the time of the Industrial Revolution and in particular to identify the main factor(s) that triggered the take-off. Doing so also helps to understand why there are poor and rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010961076
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Development Policies when Accounting for the Extensive Margin of Fertility
BAUDIN, Thomas; CROIX, David de la; GOBBI, Paula - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2015
Beyond natural sterility, there are two main types of childlessness: one driven by poverty and another by the high opportunity cost to child-rearing. We argue that taking childlessness and its causes into account matters for assessing the impact of development policies on fertility. We measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265925
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Would empowering women initiate the demographic transition in least-developing countries ?
David, DE LA CROIX; Marie, VANDER DONCKT - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008
We examine the pathways by which gender inequality affects fertility and hampers growth. We introduce several dimensions of gender inequality into a 2-sex OLG model with a non-unitary representation of household decision-making. We characterize a Malthusian corner regime which is characterized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004984722
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Informality and long-run growth
DOCQUIER, Frédéric; MÜLLER, Tobias; NAVAL, Joaquín - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2013
-skilled workers from extreme poverty in the short-run, it prevents income convergence between developed and developing nations in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075062
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From Access to Income : Regional and Ethnic Inequality in Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Widyanti, Wenefrida; Suryahadi, Asep; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This study investigates regional and ethnic inequality in Indonesia from five dimensions : access to education and health facilities, education outcome, health outcome, voice, as well as income and consumption. We believe this is the first comprehensive study that looks at ethnic inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363649
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Rural Nonfarm Employment and Incomes in the Himalayas
Micevska, Maja; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365245
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How Low-Carbon Green Growth Can Reduce Inequalities
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam; Bauer, Armin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
Half of the world’s population—3 billion people—lives below the poverty line, and Asia has the largest share. In pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation, there is great potential among low-income households for green consumption, production,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278123