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Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective

Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We construct a simple model where political elites may block technological and institutional development, because of a … replaced. Fearing replacement, political elites are unwilling to initiate change, and may even block economic development. We … show that elites are unlikely to block development when there is a high degree of political competition, or when they are …

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Economic Development as Self Discovery

Hausmann, Ricardo; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

In the presence of uncertainty about what a country can be good at producing, there can be great social value to discovering costs of domestic activities because such discoveries can be easily imitated. We develop a general-equilibrium framework for a small open economy to clarify the analytical...

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From Natural Resources to High-tech Production: The Evolution of Industrial Competitiveness in Sweden and Finland

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

-term perspective. One part of the Paper looks at the foundations for industrial take-off in Sweden, with some focus on the development …

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The Geography of Development within Countries

Desmet, Klaus; Henderson, J Vernon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

start with the relation between development and rural-urban migration. Moving beyond the coarse rural-urban distinction, we … with development. As we discuss, these spatial dynamics often mask important differences across sectors. We then turn our … development, we draw on empirical evidence from both the historical evolution of today's developed economies and comparisons …

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The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from an Historical Experiment

Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We exploit regional variation in suitability for cultivating potatoes, together with time variation arising from their introduction to the Old World from the Americas, to estimate the impact of potatoes on Old World population and urbanization. Our results show that the introduction of the...

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The causal effects of an industrial policy

Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry G; Van … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro …

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Industrial Organization and the New Industrial Policy

Audretsch, David B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

The purpose of this paper is to try to shed some new light on the current industrial policy crisis. This paper proposes that the industrial policy debate is shaped by knowledge about the functioning of the underlying industrial structure, which in turn is the Gegenstand of scholars in the field...

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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...

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What's So Special About China's Exports?

Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

Much more than comparative advantage and free markets have been at play in shaping China's export success. Government policies have helped nurture domestic capabilities in consumer electronics and other advanced areas that would most likely not have developed in their absence. As a result, China...

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What Do We Know about Microfinance at Macro Glance?

Alimukhamedova, Nargiza; Hanousek, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

contrast we aim to identify the impact on whole economies (economic growth, and financial sector development and reductions in …

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