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the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …
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Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
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The use of dynamic models to address the problem of environmental degradation is central to environmental policy because decisions taken now affect not only the current generation but have a profound impact on the future. In this innovative book, Frank Hettich uses dynamic modelling to study the...
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dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment … endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization …
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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...
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of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …
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The relationship between public investment and regional economic development is of perennial interest and is … particularly topical now as issues of infrastructure and innovation are high on policy agendas in many countries. Public investment … continued development of more prosperous regions. Public Investment and Regional Economic Development provides a systematic …
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preferences: history and theory -- Politics and income distribution -- Income distribution and the interaction between cycles and …
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economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical …
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This modern and comprehensive book offers a broad survey of economic growth theory, with special emphasis on the impact … extends its analysis to the so-called 'new' growth theory, in which the long-term growth rate of an economy becomes an … process are carefully studied. Using models and empirical illustration, the author evaluates to what extent growth theory is …
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