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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005

"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...

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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach

Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004

"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a...

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Providing Skills for Equity and Growth

World Bank - 2010

The scope of this report is twofold. First, it documents skills gaps and mismatches and attempts to understand the reasons for them. Second, it provides a framework for thinking about skills development, drawing on international best practices, with the intent of stimulating further discussion....

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Are Skills Constraining Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

World Bank - 2012

The shortage of skills sought by key export-oriented and import competing industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth, 'BH') is substantial and if left unaddressed, threatens to constrain future economic growth of the country. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, BH enjoyed...

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Post-Basic Education and Training in Rwanda : Skills Development for Dynamic Economic Growth

World Bank - 2013

Improved access to and quality of upper secondary schools, teacher training colleges, Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market...

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Accelerating Catch-up : Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank - 2012

This report argues that if a growth surge is to evolve into a virtuous spiral that stimulates even higher and sustained growth rates in a substantial number of African countries, a significant increase in investment in physical and human capital is needed over an extended period. This report...

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela : Investing in Human Capital for Growth, Prosperity, and Poverty Reduction

World Bank - 2013

simultaneously promoting its accumulation. The report reviews the dismal economic performance of the country over the last decade …

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Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases in Kosovo to Enhance Human Capital and Economic Growth

World Bank - 2023

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) hamper the development of human capital for current and future generations. NCDs are chronic conditions that are often untreatable and require close monitoring to control the progression of the disease. They account for 70 percent of all deaths worldwide and...

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Effects of privatization and ownership in transition economies

Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2009

"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post …-communist economies privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of … institutional development. In China relatively more estimates suggest that privatization to domestic owners improves the level of …

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Growth spillover effects and regional development patterns : the case of Chinese provinces

Luo, Xubei - 2005

"The author discusses regional development patterns in China and examines effective ways of using development aid to … constructs an indicator "neighborhood performance" to measure the geographic spillover effects of aggregate growth from and to …

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