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Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revolution
Becker, Sascha O.; Hornung, Erik; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2009
industrialization itself. We find that basic education significantly accelerated non-textile industrialization in both phases of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583719
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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes - in East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - CESifo - 2015
We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...
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Education and Industrialization in Prussia: A Reassessment
Edwards, Jeremy - CESifo - 2013
Prussian industrialization and finds it unwarranted. The econometric analysis on which this claim is based suffers from severe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877667
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The Quantitative Importance of Openness in Development
Cai, Wenbiao; Ravikumar, B.; Riezman, Raymond - CESifo - 2013
stagnation in a traditional technology to industrialization and prosperity with a modern technology – be accelerated? Lewis (1954 …) and Rostow (1956) argue that the pace of industrialization is limited by the rate of capital formation which in turn is … an open economy increases the rate of capital formation and speeds up the pace of industrialization relative to a closed …
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Black and White Body Mass Index Values in Developing 19th Century Nebraska
Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2013
Little is known about late 19th and early 20th century BMIs on the US Central Plains. Using data from the Nebraska state prison, this study demonstrates that the BMIs of dark complexioned blacks were greater than for fairer complexioned mulattos and whites. Although modern BMIs have increased,...
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Information, Coordination, and the Industrialization of Countries
Englmaier, Florian; Reisinger, Markus - CESifo - 2006
The industrialization process of a country is often plagued by a failure to coordinate investment decisions. Using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094193
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Geography, Non-Homotheticity, and Industrialization: A Quantitative Analysis
Breinlich, Holger; Cuñat, Alejandro - CESifo - 2012
We propose a quantitative framework for the analysis of industrialization in which specialization in manufacturing or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570050
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Subsidizing National Champions: An Evolutionary Perspective
Aubert, Cécile; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - CESifo - 2008
A national-champions-related industrial policy has become (again) en vogue among European politicians. Against this background, our work orders different types of national champions along the industry lifecycle. Different types of locally bound externalities appear along the lifecycle. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094474
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A Touch of Sophistication: FDI and Unit Values of Exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - CESifo - 2009
The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572518
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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Revisited in African Countries
Eggoh, Jude C.; Bangaké, Chrysost; Rault, Christophe - CESifo - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for 21 African countries over the period from 1970 to 2006, using recently developed panel cointegration and causality tests. The countries are divided into two groups:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320785