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Is Poland the next Spain?
Caselli, Francesco; Tenreyro, Silvana - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
We revisit Western Europe’s record with labor-productivity convergence, and tentatively extrapolate its implications for the future path of Eastern Europe. The poorer Western European countries caught up with the richer ones through both higher rates of physical capital accumulation and...
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One third of the world's growth and inequality
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper studies growth and inequality in China and India – two economies that account for a third of the world … countries. For personal income inequalities in a China-India universe, the forces assuming first-order importance are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746699
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Green chemistry and green engineering in China: drivers, policies and barriers to innovation
Matus, Kira J. M.; Xiao, Xin; Zimmerman, Julie B. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
With the world’s largest population and consistently rapid rates of economic growth, China faces a choice of whether it … in the fields of green chemistry and green engineering in China, which we find to be largely driven by energy efficiency … engineering in China. They are (1) competition between economic growth and environmental agendas, (2) regulatory and bureaucratic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071127
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Technology dissemination and economic growth: some lessons for the new economy
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper attempts to draw lessons for the New Economy from what economists know about technology dissemination and economic growth. It argues that what is most notable about the New Economy is that it is knowledge-driven, not just in the sense that knowledge now assumes increasing importance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071192
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Development thinking at the beginning of the 21st century
Sen, Amartya - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1997
There has been a shift, in recent years, in the understanding of the process of development. It is not a switch (as often portrayed) from a state-dependent view of development to a market-reliant view. Rather, it involves rejecting a "blood, sweat and tears" view of development in favour of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884495
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Economic geography and international inequality
Redding, Stephen; Venables, Anthony J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001
This paper estimates a structural model of economic geography using cross-country data on per capita income, bilateral trade, and the relative price of manufacturing goods. More than 70% of the variation in per capita income can be explained by the geography of access to markets and to sources...
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State capacity, conflict and development
Besley, Timothy; Persson, Torsten - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
We report on an on-going project, which asks a number of questions relevant to the study of state capacity. What are the main economic and political determinants of the state’s capacity to raise revenue and support private markets? How do risks of violent conflict affect the incentives to...
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R&D and absorptive capacity : theory and empirical evidence
Griffith, Rachel; Redding, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
This paper presents a single unified framework that integrates the theoretical literature on Schumpeterian endogenous growth and major strands of the empirical literatures on R&D, productivity growth, and productivity convergence. Starting from a structural model of endogenous growth following...
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Spatial agglomeration dynamics
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper develops a model of economic growth and activity locating endogenously on a 3- dimensional featureless global geography. The same economic forces influence simultaneously growth, convergence, and spatial agglomeration and clustering. Economic activity is not concentrated on discrete...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884745
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The effects of decentralisation on public investment: evidence and four lessons from Bolivia and Colombia
Faguet, Jean-Paul - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
Hundreds of studies have failed to establish the effects of decentralisation on a number of important policy goals. This paper examines the cases of Bolivia and Colombia to explore decentralisation’s effects on government responsiveness and poverty-orientation. I first summarize economic data...
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