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Institutions, Wages and Inequality : The Case of Europe and its Periphery (1500-1899)
Chor, Davin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
This paper explores the long-run relationship between institutions and wage outcomes in Europe and its periphery. I find that cities that exercised stronger institutional protection of private property experienced : (i) higher levels of both skilled and unskilled real wages, as well as (ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363722
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Prosperity, sustainability and the measurement of wealth
Mumford, Kevin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2015
This paper takes a stocks rather than a flows approach to measuring national prosperity. It examines changes in capital stocks of different kinds in Asian economies, including produced capital, natural capital, human capital and inclusive wealth.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277977
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Prosperity, sustainability and the measurement of wealth
Mumford, Kevin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2015
This paper takes a stocks rather than a flows approach to measuring national prosperity. It examines changes in capital stocks of different kinds in Asian economies, including produced capital, natural capital, human capital and inclusive wealth.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278223
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Analytical Review of Bangladesh’s Macroeconomic Performance in Fiscal Year 2011â€12
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); … - 2012
The present document seeks to trace the emerging trends in the Bangladesh economy in the fiscal year 2011-12 (FY12). To this end, the paper first establishes the benchmark conditions of the current fiscal year by sketching a consolidated picture of FY11 with an analysis of the year-closing data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493315
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Bangladesh Economy in Financial Year 2007-8
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); … - 2012
Both FY2007 and the ongoing FY2008 will go down as exceptional years in the history of Bangladesh. Fiscal year 2008 started its journey in the backdrop of the moderately high growth rate of 6.51 per cent achieved in FY2007. Experience of FY2007 was unique in the sense that it saw three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647700
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Bangladesh Economy in Financial Year 2007-8
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); … - 2012
Both FY2007 and the ongoing FY2008 will go down as exceptional years in the history of Bangladesh. Fiscal year 2008 started its journey in the backdrop of the moderately high growth rate of 6.51 per cent achieved in FY2007. Experience of FY2007 was unique in the sense that it saw three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647720
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Competitiveness, Income Distribution, and Growth in Thailand : What Does the Long-run Evidence Show?
Pholphirul, Piriya - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The paper addresses three fundamental issues under a long-run perspective : (1) growth and productivity, (2) competitiveness, and (3) income distribution. Unit labor costs (ulcs) and unit capital cost (ukcs) are calculated as the indicators of competitiveness in Thailand. Both series explain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363848
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What is the Real Size of China's Economy?
Xu, Dianqing; Ljungwall, Christer - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
On December 20, 2005, China's National Bureau of Statistics adjusted China's nominal GDP by CNY 2.3 trillion. The bulk …-up 40 percent of GDP. Based on previous studies and other observations, this paper point out that there is still significant … under-reporting of the service industry and, hence China's GDP is likely underestimated. We find a plausible share of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365467
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Macroeconomic Implications of Social Safety Nets in the Context of Bangladesh
Iqbal, Md Ashiq - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Social safety net is a measure taken by the government in order to prevent the vulnerable section of its population to fall beyond a certain level of poverty. Social safety net programmes (SSNPs) are designed to provide support for the vulnerable section of the society. With a vision to prevent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365516
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Future Job Prospects in Singapore
Teck, Hoon Hian - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
historical experience, it would be necessary to achieve an annual real GDP growth rate of 7.1 percent in order to keep the … unemployment rate unchanged. Moreover, a one-percentage point shortfall of the real GDP growth rate below 7.1 percent in any given … economy is able to generate at most 5 percent real GDP annual growth rate (the high end of the range of official medium …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363351