Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have …

We develop an endogenous growth model to study the long run consequences of offshoring with firm heterogeneity and … possibility of offshoring has favorable implications for economic growth. Yet, offshoring induced by a higher bargaining power of … the upstream division can hamper growth: while there is always a positive correlation between upstream bargaining weight …

We examine empirically the effect of natural resource abundance on economic growth. We find that natural resources have … a negative impact on growth when considered in isolation, but a positive impact on growth when including in the analysis … indirect effect on growth, that is, when we examine possible transmission channels, we find a strong negative effect of natural …

income growth among regions. Empirical data seem to support the absolute convergence hypothesis for U.S. states, but the data … also show that natural resource-abundance is a significant negative determinant of growth. We find that natural resource … effects can fully explain the negative effect of natural resource abundance on growth. …

to knowledge creation, a feature based on endogenous growth theory. We analyze the link from resource income future …

the 22 leading microfinance institutions in two climate vulnerable countries – Bangladesh and Nepal - are analysed to …