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In this paper, we first, perform a quantitative assessment of the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on growth. Second, we …, population and labor force. That is, we disentangle the effect on the different sources of short and long run growth. Using a … and long-lasting effects on demography and growth. According to the estimates presented, GDP per working age population …
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The empirical evidence on the determinants of growth across countries has found that growth is lower when natural … which these three variables can impact growth, but has tended to address them separately. In this paper we argue that … these investments, output levels and growth. In this context, inequality plays a key role both as a determinant of the …
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The estimation of the relationship between education and economic growth is marked by contradictions. These …, makes it possible to confirm or not the positive relationship between education and growth. Taking into account the … endogeneity of education, we measure a positive effect of qualitative indicators of human capital and the growth of countries …
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used in the abatement sector determines the existence and the direction of the growth-effect. A tighter environmental tax …
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We develop a new mechanism through which skilled migration may influence economicperformance in the sending country. If agents can choose between acting asrent-seekers and engaging in productive activities, and only productive skills are exportable,a positive probability of migration (to a more...
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Many OECD countries have changed the rules for immigrants in recent decades, generally making harder to enter and to stay. France is one example. This paper studies the immigrants' response to the 2004 reform of the immigration law, which made it harder for foreigners to obtain resident status....
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We build a simple model of self-selection into migration and immigration policy determination. We first show that the effect of any immigration policy can be decomposed into a size and a composition effect. We then explore how the optimal policy may change once the latter effect is considered.
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growth over the period 1981-2005. The econometric relationships derived in this paper suggest that future reductions in CO2 …
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We make use of a bootstrap panel analysis of causality between energy use and economic growth for a sample of sixteen … African countries over the period 1988-2010. Our results show that growth and energy use are strongly linked in Africa …. However, African countries are heterogeneous and there is no "one way" recommendation about energy-growth relationship that …
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We analyze the interplay between longevity, pollution and growth. We develop an OLG model where longevity, pollution … and growth are endogenous. The authorities may provide two types of public services, public health and environmental … maintenance, that participate to increase agents' life expectancy and to sustain growth in the long term. We show that global …
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