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Implications of the Economics of Religion to the Empirical Economic Research
Mangeloja, Esa - EconWPA - 2003
This paper collects most recent developments in the emerging economic sub-area Economics of Religion. According to secularization thesis, the importance of beliefs and religious activities should weaken as education, scientific knowledge and economic welfare increases. That hypothesis has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118941
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Explaining the Negative Coefficient Associated with Human Capital in Augmented Solow Growth Regressions
Jean-Louis, Arcand; d'Hombres, Béatrice - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper we consider different explanations for why the coefficient associated with human capital is often negative in growth regressions once country-specific effects are controlled for, whereas the coefficient in question is strongly positive in cross-sectional or panel results based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126183
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Intelligence, Human Capital, and Economic Growth: A Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) Approach
Jones, Garett; Schneider, W. Joel - EconWPA - 2005
Human capital plays an important role in the theory of economic growth, but it has been difficult to measure this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407739
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The Economic Growth Effects of NAFTA in the Northern Border of Mexico
Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2004
Luego de examinar el marco teórico y conceptual de la teoría del crecimiento y del comercio internacional, se mide la eficacia de la apertura comercial impulsada por el TLCAN para fomentar el intercambio comercial. Asimismo, se evalúan los efectos de éste en el crecimiento económico de los...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413001
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Capital Augmenting and Labor Augmenting Approach in Measuring Contribution of Human Capital and Education to Economic Growth
Popovic, Milenko - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper an effort has been made to unveil some hidden and implicit assumptions that has been used in different models dealing with analysis and measurement of contribution of human capital to economic growth. In order to do it we started from the general production function with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556090
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Capital Humano y Crecimiento Económico en México (1970-2000). Human Capital and Economic Growth in Mexico.
Bautista, Alejandro Diaz; Dominguez, Mauro Diaz - EconWPA - 2004
En los últimos años, se han realizado diversos estudios a nivel mundial utilizando el modelo de crecimiento y convergencia económica, a través de países y de regiones. Para el caso de México, hasta la segunda mitad de los noventas comienza el análisis empírico de la convergencia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556248
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Convergence and Economic Growth considering Human Capital and R&D Spillovers Convergencia y Crecimiento Economico en Mexico considerando al Capital Humano y derrames en Investigaci...
Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2005
to narrow the bridge between the fields of regional convergence theory, economic growth and human capital. Unlike …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119009
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El TLCAN y el Crecimiento Economico de la Frontera Norte de Mexico.
Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2004
Luego de examinar el marco teórico y conceptual de la teoría del crecimiento y del comercio internacional, se mide la eficacia de la apertura comercial impulsada por el TLCAN para fomentar el intercambio comercial. Asimismo, se evalúan los efectos de éste en el crecimiento económico de los...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119236
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The Structure of Neoclassical Consumer Theory
Isaac, Alan G. - EconWPA - 1998
This paper offers an accessible introductory survey of the application of abstract choice theory to consumer theory. In … minimal structure of neoclassical consumer theory. (This structure is that Marshallian demand obeys the weak axiom of revealed … and claims that they have repeatedly, but incorrectly, associated with abstract choice theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077083
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Were Cobb and Douglas Prejudiced? A Critical Re-analysis of their 1928 Production Model Identification
Los, Cornelis A. - EconWPA - 2005
production model, which forms the foundation for Solow's growth theory and research into productivity growth factors, such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119096