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Growth, private investment and reforms : A comparative perspective
KAMEL, Ghazouani - EconWPA - 2005
considerably among them selves as well as with regard to the rest of the world, in terms of resources endowment, structure of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556730
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A note on Measurement Error and Euler Equations: an Alternative to Log-Linear Approximations
Ventura, Eva - EconWPA - 2003
Empirical research based on panel data has to pay special attention to measurement errors. Utility maximization often …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119368
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The Influence of Globalization on Taxes and Social Policy – an Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries
Dreher, Axel - EconWPA - 2003
Using panel regression for the period 1970-2000 the paper analyzes whether globalization has influenced the OECD … endogeneity of the regressors, the results show that globalization (measured by an index covering 23 variables) did not generally … decrease the leeway for independent economic policy. Globalization even increased implicit tax rates on capital (as calculated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076616
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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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Financial Education and Savings Outcomes in Individual Development Accounts
Clancy, Margaret; Grinstein-Weiss, Michal; Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are subsidized savings accounts. Unlike other subsidized savings accounts such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) or 401(k) plans, IDAs are targeted to the poor, provide subsidies through matches rather than through tax breaks, and require...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134602
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Women, Microfinance, and Savings: Lessons and Proposals
Vonderlack, Rebecca; Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
Microfinance—both credit and savings—has potential to improve the well- being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal saving mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062414
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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges
Schreiner, Mark; Morduch, Jonathan - EconWPA - 2001
, compared to the Third World, the structure of the U.S. economy makes the hurdles to starting small-businesses much higher in … business training a far more important component in the United States than in the Third World. They also limit potential demand … Third World programs, but those programs are increasingly recognizing the importance of also developing facilities for safe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407699
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Tijuana's Dynamic Unemployment and Output Growth
Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2004
During the 1990's, Mexico successfully implemented a program of economic reforms and free trade aimed at a complete restructuring of its economy. Surprisingly, the reform process seems to have had little impact on unemployment. An analysis of trends indicates that, even in the worst years of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408347
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
In the next ten years, advocates of microfinance organizations (MFOs) will seek more than $20 billion to provide small loans to 100 million of the poorest families worldwide. In the United States, the newest federal budget proposes a 159-percent increase in the about $200 million spent per year...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118666
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A Framework of Asset-Accumulation Stages and Strategies
Beverly, Sondra; Moore, Amanda; Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
We propose that asset accumulation occurs in three stages. In the first stage (reallocation), current resource inflows must exceed current outflows. To meet this objective, people reallocate resources from current consumption, current leisure, or future consumption or leisure. In the second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118711