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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
capital, and infrastructure capital; the infusion of new technology and its regional spread; and market reforms, with a major … infrastructure capital on regional inequality. We conclude that investing in human capital will be an effective policy to reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822282
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Public-Private Entanglement: Entrepreneurship in a Hybrid Political Order, the Case of Lebanon
Stel, Nora; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The instability and informality that characterize hybrid political orders and its effects on entrepreneurs remains largely unexplored in the scholarly literatures. In this paper we provide initial findings from the case of entrepreneurs' access to electricity in Lebanon. Using quantitative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884305
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Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth for Chinese Provinces: A Panel Data Analysis
Shiu, Alice; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We present in this paper the panel econometrics estimation approach of measuring the technical change and total factor productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic variances has been used for the estimation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233841
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The Babeldaob Road: The Impact of Road Construction on Rural Labor Force Outcomes in the Republic of Palau
Akee, Randall - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This research examines the impact of road construction on rural labor force outcomes in a developing country. A new road built in the Republic of Palau links formerly inaccessible rural areas to more urban wage sector employment. We use two censuses conducted five years apart which perfectly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761647
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Public Budget Composition, Fiscal (De)Centralization and Welfare
Arcalean, Calin; Glomm, Gerhard; Schiopu, Ioana; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
, education and infrastructure funding, and governments decide optimally on budget size (tax rate) and its allocation across the … two outlays. Productivity of government infrastructure spending can differ across regions. This assumption follows well … revenue and expenditure decisions is the optimal fiscal arrangement for the country when infrastructure spending productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703092
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The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
Chinn, Menzie D.; Fairlie, Robert W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
), infrastructure indicators (telephone density, electricity consumption), telecommunications pricing measures, and regulatory quality … generally very similar. Our results suggest that public investment in human capital, telecommunications infrastructure, and the … regulatory infrastructure can mitigate the gap in PC and Internet use. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822834
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A Model for Industrial Development of the Federal Region of Kurdistan: Science and Technology Policy, Instruments and Institutions
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
security and self-sufficiency is followed by a presentation of infrastructure organizations and their cooperation to implement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762411
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Where Are the Real Bottlenecks? Evidence from 20,000 Firms in 60 Countries about the Shadow Costs of Constraints to Firm Performance
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We use data from over 20,000 firms in 60 countries to identify constraints on the growth of firms. We interpret managers’ answers to survey questions on the extent to which various aspects of their external environment inhibit the performance of their firm as measuring the shadow cost of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763555
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Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia
Grimm, Michael; Sparrow, Robert; Tasciotti, Luca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764622
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Do Rising Top Incomes Lift All Boats?
Andrews, Dan; Jencks, Christopher; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Pooling data for 1905 to 2000, we find no systematic relationship between top income shares and economic growth in a panel of 12 developed nations observed for between 22 and 85 years. After 1960, however, a one percentage point rise in the top decile's income share is associated with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506067