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CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2004
Nigeria is going through a difficult political and economic transition after decades of independence.Yet, Nigeria remains a society rich in cultural, linguistic, religious, ethnic and political diversity. Today, the average Nigerian struggles hard to make ends meet; sees himself or herself as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076578
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CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
NWAOBI, GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2004
NIGERIA IS GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION AFTER FORTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE. YET, NIGERIA REMAINS A SOCIETY RICH IN CULTURAL, LINGUISTIC, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC AND POLITICAL DIVERSITY. TODAY, THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN STRUGGLES HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET; SEES HIMSELF OR HERSELF...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118720
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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow
Holz, Carsten A. - EconWPA - 2005
Views of the future China vary widely. While some believe that the collapse of China is inevitable, others see the … China over the next two decades. Extrapolating past real GDP growth rates into the future, the size of the Chinese economy … surpasses that of the U.S. in purchasing power terms between 2012 and 2015; by 2025, China is likely to be the world's largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062447
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In search for accumulative effects of European economic integration
Tomasz, Brodzicki - EconWPA - 2003
The forthcoming eastern enlargement of the European Union is generally perceived to constitute one of the most significant challenges to the process of European integration so far. The economic impact of the enlargement is likely to be considerable. The enlargement, as any other previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062625
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Relative Centrality or Peripheriality and the Growth Effects of Relative Centrality or Peripheriality and the Growth Effects of Economic Integration within the European Union
Brodzicki, Tomasz - EconWPA - 2005
In the paper we construct two novel indices of relative centrality – peripheriality in order to test whether location has an impact on medium and long-run gains related to economic integration within the European Union. We utilize two popular econometric approaches – standard cross-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408029
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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow
Holz, Carsten A - EconWPA - 2005
Views of the future China vary widely. While some believe that the collapse of China is inevitable, others see the … China over the next two decades. Extrapolating past real GDP growth rates into the future, the size of the Chinese economy … surpasses that of the U.S. in purchasing power terms between 2012 and 2015; by 2025, China is likely to be the world's largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556063
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In search for accumulative effects of European economic integration
Tomasz, Brodzicki - EconWPA - 2003
The forthcoming eastern enlargement of the European Union is generally perceived to constitute one of the most significant challenges to the process of European integration so far. The economic impact of the enlargement is likely to be considerable. The enlargement, as any other previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556464
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The Impact of R&D on the Singapore Economy:An Empirical Evaluation
Ho, Yuen Ping; Wong, Poh Kam; Toh, Mun Heng - EconWPA - 2005
Much of the literature on the impact of R&D on economic performance is founded on the advanced countries, where the intensity of R&D expenditure has been relatively high and stable for many years. In this paper, we provide empirical estimates of the impact of R&D on the economic growth of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561079
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New empirical insights into the growth effects of economic integration within EU
Brodzicki, Tomasz - EconWPA - 2005
This paper investigates the existence of medium and long-run growth effects of economic integration within the European Union. We apply the system GMM methodology to estimate a number of dynamic panel data models. The study is undertaken for a panel sample consisting of 27 advanced economies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119334
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Productivity Growth in China: Evidence from Chinese Provinces
Ao, Xiang; Fulginiti, Lilyan E. - EconWPA - 2005
mainly to fast increase of inputs. Young (2000) also estimated the TFP growth rate of China to be 1.4% per year during the … the non-agricultural economy (of China) during the reform period is respectable, but not outstanding.' China's real GDP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062403