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planner is interested in the average technology whereas the private researcher is interested in the leading edge technology …
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This article analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries (IMF, 2009), and inks the results to the "Re … contemporary economic growth and social performance. In a Schumpeterian fashion, MNC penetration reflects the power, which …
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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, IKC growth has flowed more toward higher-tech, export-oriented industries, while among foreign invested enterprises …
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This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on variables that capture social, economic and political...
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the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous growth models, we show that the labor market need not contain all the … is meant to ensure that unemployment is not trended in response to growth in the capital stock, the labor force, or …
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endogenous growth approach – will be contrasted with the Schumpeterian and evolutionary views pointing to the role of … capabilities and knowledge, considered as key inputs to foster economic growth. Then, attention will be turned to structural change …
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cointegration theory, is coupled with the general impulse response function. Empirical evidence on relationships is found lending …
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-biased technological shock on the growth path and income distribution of a developing economy. The model builds on the theoretical …, 1969) with sector-level increasing returns to scale. We find that a scenario of catching-up to the high-growth steady state … the short run. Conversely, economies initially suffering from significant skill shortages remain trapped in a low-growth …
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This essay starts, after a short introduction on the importance and dimensions of “inclusive growth”, with a brief …
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This paper examines empirically the interaction between immigration and host country economic conditions. We employ panel VAR techniques to use a large annual dataset on 22 OECD countries over the period 1987-2009. The VAR approach allows to addresses the endogeneity problem by allowing the...
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