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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics
Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004
Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474031
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Path dependence and lock-in
Liebowitz, Stan J. - 2014
Since their first emergence in the work of Paul David thirty years ago, the dual issues of Path Dependence and Lock-In have become critically important subjects in the fields of economics, sociology, and business strategy. Theoretical and public policy debates on these issues have arisen,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852185
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International trade and economic growth in open economies : the classical dynamics of Hume, Smith, Ricardo and Malthus
Berdell, John - 2002
In this enlightening book, John Berdell addresses the widely-held belief that classical economics distanced itself from policy issues and public debates regarding the effects of international trade on economic growth in advanced economies. He argues, through a detailed consideration of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850822
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Sustainable welfare in the Asia-Pacific : studies using the genuine progress indicator
Lawn, Philip A. (ed.); Clarke, Matthew (ed.) - 2008
Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth experienced across the Asia-Pacific region over the past twenty years. Implicit in this description is the assumption that the Asia-Pacific region has progressed at the same rate that GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474049
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China's economic growth prospects : from demographic dividend to reform dividend
Cai, Fang - 2016
, economic growth in China must transform from an inputs-driven pattern, to a productivity-driven pattern. Academics, researchers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419847
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Foreign direct investment in Europe : a changing landscape
Liebscher, Klaus (contributor) - 2007
This book provides authoritative academic and professional insights into the effects of FDI on home and host countries. It highlights global trends and patterns, and explores related policy challenges all with a special focus on the countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419984
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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness
Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor);  … - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating productivity slowdown in the 1990s by using the KLEM database in Japan -- 3. The … sources of growth of US industries -- 4. Total factor productivity growth in Chinese industries, 1981-2000 -- 5. Growth … accounting and productivity analysis by 33 industrial sectors in Korea (1984-2002) -- 6. Industry-wide total factor productivity …
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Economic growth : new directions in theory and policy
Arestis, Philip (contributor);  … - 2007
-Cambridge controversies in capital theory for econometric practice /G.C. Harcourt --Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers : a … distribution of manufacturing productivity in the EU regions /Bernand Fingleton and Enrique López-Bazo --The role of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420046
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The new economy and beyond : past, present and future
Jansen, Dennis W. (contributor) - 2006
1. Introduction : what is the New Economy? / Dennis W. Jansen -- 2. Projecting productivity growth : lessons from the … multifactor productivity in US service industries / Jack E. Triplett and Barry P. Bosworth -- 4. The New Economy and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850857
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The dynamics of knowledge externalities : localized technological change in Italy
Antonelli, Cristiano - 2011
important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851040