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Regional human capital in Republican and New China: Its spread, quality and effects on economic growth

Van Leeuwen, Bas; van Leeuwen-Li, Jieli; Foldvari, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

less efficient. However, so far this question is difficult to analyse for China since we lack information on one of the … the provinces of China between 1922 and 2010. Using our new dataset, together with physical capital and per capita GDP …, whereas until the reform period China was largely driven by capital accumulation, afterwards general technical development got …

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Human capital—economic growth nexus in the former Soviet Bloc

Osipian, Ararat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This study analyses the role of education in economic development in the republics of the former Socialist Bloc and more specifically the impact of human capital on per capita economic growth in transition economies in the Russian Federation, and Ukraine. The factors that are associated with the...

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Global Trends in Numeracy 1820-1949 and its Implications for Long-Run Growth

Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee - CESifo - 2008

This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America, and Europe are presented, using age-heaping...

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Optimal Education with Mobile Capital. An OLG Approach (new title: Optimal Public Education under Capital Mobility)

Viaene, Jean-Marie; Zilcha, Itzhak - CESifo - 2000

The paper considers a two-country model of overlapping generations economies with intergenerational transfers carried out in the form of bequest and investment in human capital. We examine in competitive equilibrium the optimal provision of education with and without capital markets integration....

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A growth model with time allocation and social participation

Bassetti, Thomas; Favaro, Donata - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

In this article we propose a model of growth with human capital accumulation, in which individuals allocate their time among work, education and socio-political participation. Socio-political participation, while subtracting time to education, positively affects individual’s utility; the...

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Alternative Social Security Systems andGrowth

Kaganovich, Michael; Zilcha, Itzhak - CESifo - 2008

Demographic trends in most developed economies are characterized by rising longevity and decreasing birthrates. These trends endanger the sustainability of the current public pension systems. Therefore social security reform proposals are on the agenda in many countries. This paper demonstrates...

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The Dynamic Implications of Liberalizing Global Migration

Delogu, Marco; Docquier, Frédéric; Machado, Joël - CESifo - 2014

This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and education decisions. We identify bilateral...

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Family size, human capital and growth: structural path analysis of Rwanda

Temel, Tugrul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper analyzes the macroeconomic role that different household groups play in human capital formation, sectoral growth and income distribution in Rwanda. Using a disaggregated SAM for Rwanda and with the assistance of structural path analysis, the paper explores the macroeconomic...

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The Culture of Entrepreneurship

Chakraborty, Shankha; Thompson, Jon; Yehoue, Etienne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

We study the cultural process through which a society inculcates an entrepreneurial spirit. People work for a guaranteed wage or operate a firm whose return depends on business expertise. The latter is culturally acquired, within the family or outside, and people may choose an occupation...

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The Role of Human Capital and Innovation in Prussian Economic Development

Cinnirella, Francesco; Streb, Jochen - CESifo - 2013

By merging individual data on valuable patents granted in Prussia in the late nineteenth century with county level information on literacy and income tax revenues we show that increases in the stock of human capital not only improved workers’ productivity but also accelerated innovative...

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