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Trade Policies and Development: Some New Issues

Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990

The 1980s have seen the beginnings of a change of heart among developing country policymakers, as the import-substitution consensus of the previous decade has all but evaporated. It is paradoxical that the 1980s should have become the decade of trade liberalization in LDCs, since this has also...

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Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India

Ayyagari, Meghana; Beck, Thorsten; Hoseini, Mohammad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Using state-level data from India over the period 1983 to 2005, this paper gauges the effect of financial deepening and …

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Multi-product Firms and Product Turnover in the Developing World: Evidence from India

Goldberg, Pinelopi Koujianou; Khandelwal, Amit; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

detailed firm-level data from India, we provide the first evidence on the patterns of multi-product firm production in a large …-section, multi-product firms in India look remarkably similar to their U.S. counterparts, confirming the predictions of recent … churning - particularly product rationalization - is far less common in India. We thus find little evidence of "creative …

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The Simplest Unified Growth Theory

Strulik, Holger; Weisdorf, Jacob - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper provides a unified growth theory, i.e. a model that explains the very long-run economic and demographic development path of industrialized economies, stretching from the pre-industrial era to present-day and beyond. Making strict use of Malthus’ (1798) so-called preventive check...

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Is the Natural Rate a Reference Point?

Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper explores the two common concepts of the natural rate of unemployment: (i) the stable, long-run equilibrium rate of unemployment; and (ii) the equilibrium unemployment rate at which there is no tendency for this rate to change, given the exogenous variables. The first concept (common...

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Convergence in Growth Rates: The Role of Capital Mobility and International Taxation

Razin, Assaf; Yuen, Chi-Wa - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

We consider the role of capital mobility and international taxation in explaining the observed diversity in long-term income growth rates. Under perfect capital mobility, international differences in taxes will not matter for total growth differentials. Policy differences have a role to play in...

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Structural and Stabilization Aspects of Fiscal and Financial Policy in the Dependent Economy

Buiter, Willem H. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1986

The paper considers the response of a small, open dependent economy to a variety of fiscal and financial shocks. It also examines the influence of alternative budget-balancing rules on the response of the economy to external shocks, such as a change in the world interest rate. The approach...

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Convergence in Growth Rates: A Quantitative Assessment of the Role of Capital Mobility and International Taxation

Razin, Assaf; Yuen, Chi-Wa - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

We provide an exploratory quantitive analysis of the role of capital mobility and international taxation in explaining the observed cross-country diversity in the long-run rates of growth of per capita and total incomes as well as the population growth rates. Corroborative evidence is found for...

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Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition

Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper develops a unified model of growth, population, and technological progress that is consistent with long-term historical evidence. The economy endogenously evolves through three phases. In the Malthusian regime, population growth is positively related to the level of income per capita....

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Economic Burden or Benefit? A Positive View of Old Age

Thane, Pat - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1987

In the current debate about the ageing of British and other societies the changing age structure is seen in almost entirely negative terms. This paper argues for a less pessimistic approach. The transition to an older population will be gradual enough to allow us time to plan. The overall...

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