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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125645
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125934
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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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Entrepreneurship and the National System of Innovation - What is Missing in Turkey?
Bascavusoglu-Moreau, Elif - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
Although very dynamic and flexible, Turkish SMEs are less innovative than their European counterparts. The analysis undertaken in this paper allows to assess whether this low level of innovative activities is related to a lack of entrepreneurial behaviour and/or to the weaknesses of the Turkish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856468
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New firm creation and failure: A matching approach
Gries, Thomas; Jungblut, Stefan; Naudé, Wim - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
, as in labor market matching models. Deriving a novel Entrepreneurship-Beveridge curve, we show that a successful start … possible applications of this matching approach to formalize the economics of entrepreneurship. …
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Entrepreneurship and economic development: Theory, evidence and policy
Naudé, Wim - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
This paper provides an overview of the state of the art of the intersection of development and entrepreneurship. Given … the neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights from the … intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on that relationship between entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712071
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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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Innovation for the base of the pyramid: Critical perspectives from development studies on heterogeneity and participation
Arora, Saurabh; Romijn, Henny - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
This article criticises current BoP approaches for under-appreciating two issues that play vital roles in projects targeting the poor at the BoP: heterogeneity among the poor, and the intricacies of participatory partnerships between TNCs, the non-profit sector (NGOs) and local poor communities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856389
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IS A TAX CUT ON CULTURAL GOODS CONSUMPTION ACTUALLY DESIRABLE?:A MICROSIMULATION ANALYSIS
Prieto-Rodriguez, Juan; Romero-Jordan, Desiderio; … - EconWPA - 2004
Proposals for tax cuts on cultural goods represent an ongoing debate in cultural policy. The main aim of this paper is to shed some light on this debate using microsimulation tools. First, we have estimated an Almost Ideal Demand System for nineteen different groups of goods, including cultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076605
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Creating and Enforcing Norms, With Special Reference to Sanctions
Posner, Richard; Rasmusen, Eric - EconWPA - 1999
Two central puzzles about social norms are how they are enforced and how they are created or modified. The sanctions for violation of a norm can be categorized as automatic, guilt, shame, informational, bilateral- costly, and multilateral-costly. Problems in creating and enforcing norms are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076640