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contracts in the absence of the rule of law. Economic theory has made less progress, however, on the thornier (but equally …
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, and economic historians. Frequently used global data come from the Penn World Table (PWT) and the World Bank's World … Development Indicators; a substantial fraction of the world is also covered in the PPP accounts produced by the OECD and the …; version 7.0 of the Penn World Table will soon incorporate these results. The 2005 ICP, like earlier rounds, involved …
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to be the peak capitalist economy in the new information economy. This paper develops criterion for judging peak status … workers, continued full employment will greatly strengthen the case for the US as peak economy. But with anything less than … full employment the US economy will lose its luster. Even if this occurs, however, the US record in employing women and …
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of the economy and the impact on vulnerable people. Indeed, a 20 percent reduction in water supply with changes in crop …
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The world of tomorrow will be driven by digital transformation across sectors and industries, and the global … role in the West Bank and Gaza (WB and G), and development of the digital economy is among the national priorities. This … report aims to assess the state of digital economy development in WB and G, identify opportunities for further growth, and …
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How much has the US-China tariff war impacted economic outcomes in China? We address this question using high-frequency night lights data, together with measures of the trade exposure of fine grid locations constructed from Chinese firms' geo-coordinates. Exploiting within-grid variation over...
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The Inca Empire was the last of a long series of highly developed cultures in pre-colonial South America. It stretched across parts of the current territories of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the whole of Peru. The Inca Road was its 30,000-kilometer-long transportation system....
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Iran's economy witnessed a modest recovery in the second half of 2020 following more than two years of economic … pace of global economic recovery, and the possibility of easing of US sanctions. The economy is at a crossroads and … investment in green infrastructure, digital economy, and renewable energy can help lead the economy out of the pandemic and …
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