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Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - EconWPA - 2004
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the intricate time path of life expectancy in the process of development, shedding new light on the origin of the remarkable rise in life expectancy since the Agricultural Revolution. The theory argues that social, economic and...
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THE WORLD ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2004
DEVELOPMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FACING THE HUMAN RACE BUT THE PROCESSES DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE BY NO MEANS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. HOWEVER, THE CORE CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE WORK AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. THIS CHALLENGE...
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Assessing Budget Support with Statistical Impact Evaluation: a Methodological Proposal
Elbers, Chris; Gunning, Jan Willem; Hoop, Kobus de - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
Donor agencies and recipient governments want to assess the effectiveness of aid-supported sector policies. Unfortunately, existing methods for impact evaluation are designed for the evaluation of homogeneous interventions (‘projects’) where those with and without ‘treatment’ can be...
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THE WORLD ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS:AN ARCHITECTURAL POLICY FRAMEWORK
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2004
DEVELOPMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FACING THE HUMAN RACE BUT THE PROCESSES DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE BY NO MEANS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. HOWEVER, THE CORE CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE WORK AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. THIS CHALLENGE...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118737
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Total Factor Productivity and the Role of Entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, Roy - Tinbergen Institute
models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that – when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship … while the remaining effects mainly stay the same. Entrepreneurship is measured as the business ownership rate (number of …
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Is More Entrepreneurship better?
Koellinger, Philipp; Roessler, Christian - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
We develop a new perspective on the boundary of the firm that is consistent with the empirical observation that the share of entrepreneurs first decreases and then increases in the course of economic development. Existing theory based on transaction costs is difficult to relate to these...
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The Relation between Economic Development and Business Ownership revisited
Carree, Martin; Stel, André van; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...
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Business Ownership and Unemployment in Japan
Acht, Joost van; Stam, Joop; Thurik, Roy; Verheul, Ingrid - Tinbergen Institute - 2004
unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137269
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Unraveling the Shift to the Entrepreneurial Economy
Audretsch, D.B.; Thurik, A.R. - Tinbergen Institute - 2010
>entrepreneurial economy</I>. In particular, the empirical evidence provides consistent support that (1) the role of entrepreneurship has … may be that the current approach to entrepreneurship policy is misguided. The priority should not be on entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008484066
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OIL POLICY IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT(1958-1992)
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005
OIL AS AN ENERGY PROPELLER, IS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONALLY TRADED COMMODITY THAT SHOWS HIGHLY VISIBLE INTERPLAY OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS IN THE DETERMINATION OF ITS INVESTMENT, PRODUCTION, TRADE AND PRICING POLICIES. THIS UNIQUENESS, NO DOUBT DEMANDS A WELL ARTICULATED OIL POLICY FOR AN OIL...
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