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Democratization, Violent Social Conflicts, and Growth
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper investigates the empirical role of violent conflicts for the causal effect of democracy on economic growth. Exploiting within-country variation to identify the effect of democratization during the “Third Wave”, we find evidence that the effect of democratization is weaker than...
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Intangible Knowledge Capital and Innovation in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; McGuire, William H.; Smith, Adam … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Intangible knowledge capital (IKC) – technology produced by workers but not embodied in them – can offset the "middle income trap" as China exhausts the benefits of international technology transfer. IKC is productivity-enhancing among Chinese enterprises – more so in domestically owned...
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Euroskepticism in the Crisis: More Mood than Economy
Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Wehner, Caroline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Before the Great Recession, rising income inequality within the European Union member states has been considered to be one driver for an increasing Euroskepticism. Using rich data on attitudes towards European integration from the Eurobarometer (EB) surveys, we revisit the issue by analyzing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010748385
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Does Wealth Inequality Matter for Growth? The Effect of Billionaire Wealth, Income Distribution, and Poverty
Bagchi, Sutirtha; Svejnar, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
A fundamental question in social sciences relates to the effect of wealth inequality on economic growth. Yet, in tackling the question, researchers have had to use income as a proxy for wealth. We derive a global measure of wealth inequality from Forbes magazine's listing of billionaires and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720691
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Volatility and Growth: Governments are Key
Jetter, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
volatility is then ambiguous. The paper reveals the underlying endogeneity of government size in a balanced panel of 95 countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959641
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Women’s Liberation: What’s in It for Men?
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michèle - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this paper, we investigate men’s incentives for sharing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763642
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Financial Development, Environmental Quality, Trade and Economic Growth: What Causes What in MENA Countries
Omri, Anis; Daly, Saida; Rault, Christophe; Chaibi, Anissa - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
simultaneous-equation panel data models for a panel of 12 MENA countries over the period 1990-2011. Our results indicate that there … is evidence of bidirectional causality between CO2 emissions and economic growth. Economic growth and trade openness are … interrelated i.e. bidirectional causality. Feedback hypothesis is validated between trade openness and financial development …
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Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten New EU Members
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
relationship between financial development and economic growth in these countries by estimating a dynamic panel model over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011096765
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Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from Indonesia
Pal, Sarmistha; Wahhaj, Zaki - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Using data from the Indonesian Family Life Surveys, this paper studies the impact of fiscal decentralisation in Indonesia on local public spending across communities with different types of local institutions. Our results provide evidence of heterogeneity in access to public goods across...
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Steuerstrukturreform trotz leerer Kassen?!
Hetzer, Nina; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In Deutschland wird eine umfassende Steuerstrukturreform bereits seit Jahren kontrovers diskutiert. Mit dem Eintritt der FDP in die Regierungsverantwortung erhält diese Debatte derzeit besondere Aktualität. Dieser Beitrag argumentiert, dass trotz oder gerade wegen leerer öffentlicher Kassen...
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