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The objective of this paper is to add to the the criticisms of the "macro-Mincer" approach by emphasizing two important theoretical points, not addressed so far in the literature. First, we show that the "macro-Mincer" relationship between aggregate human capital and average years of schooling...
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Most of the currently existing endogenous growth models were developed within and for industrial countries, i.e. for a … capital accumulation and low technological capabilities. For developing countries, GDP, GDP growth or the per capita versions … Reports. A growth model for developing countries should therefore put special emphasis on these non-monetary issues of …
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We apply Bayesian Model Averaging procedures to a dataset on growth to estimate the output gap caused by the recent …
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Regional GDP is a key indicator in the assessment of the economic performance of the Belgian regions. But for assessing the wealth of a certain region, another important indicator is the household disposable income.In this paper the evolution since 1985 and the level of regional per inhabitant...
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This study investigates the impact of stock market development on economic growth in China. To this end, the quarterly … capitalization, and economic growth is negative. This result is consistent with Harris’ (1997) finding that the stock market … development generally does not contribute positively to economic growth in developing countries if the stock market is mainly an …
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Product variety has played a central role in models of trade and growth. Classical trade theory postulates that the … to endogenous growth models, which often assume that a larger set of intermediate inputs increases productivity and … growth. The idea that countries can gain from international trade by getting ascces to a larger set of new products or new …
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cross-country distribution of technical inefficiency, the pattern of dependence of its (variable) partial elasticities on … (regarding the distribution of inefficiency levels, partial elasticities and elasticities of substitution). 2. The (non … GDP growth in 1980--2004, with technological progress being particularly powerful in 1990--2004. Average efficiency levels …
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One of the characteristics of the Spanish economy is the high percentage of small and medium-sized firms. Size is one of the factors that condition the managerial organization of the firm and their efficiency and productivity. On the other hand, it is a well-established connection between...
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focus of interest is in the issue, whether the source of the observed skill-premium between the wage rates of skilled and …
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The influence of government size on per capita GDP growth has attracted much interest from scholars during the past two … in affecting economic growth. Some authors find negative effects (Barro, 1991, De la Fuente, 1997, or Fölster and … al., 1997 and 2006). Another strand of the growth literature underlines the importance of economic and political …
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