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towards growth where cultural inertia gives way to technological progress led by established businesses. A human capital shock … where existing business expertise is less useful, in contrast, causes growth through the emergence of a new class of …
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more specifically the impact of human capital on per capita economic growth in transition economies in the Russian … economic growth. We estimate a system of linear and log-linear equations accounting for different time lags in the possible … impact of human capital on economic growth. …
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The paper considers a two-country model of overlapping generations heterogenous
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In this article we propose a model of growth with human capital accumulation, in which individuals allocate their time … predicts that economies with a more egualitarian presence of females and males in employment and higher population growth rates … simulate the model on some European countries with different female/male employment rates, population growth rates and capital …
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possible implications of this key fact by surveying and adapting literature on growth and inequality. I focus especially on the …
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growth and income distribution in Rwanda. Using a disaggregated SAM for Rwanda and with the assistance of structural path … analysis, the paper explores the macroeconomic implications of family size for human capital, sectoral growth and income … planning programs seems to be a viable strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction. …
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though if its growth is caused by capital accumulation (perspiration factors) or driven by Total Factor Productivity (TFP …) growth (inspiration factors). The difference between both stances is quite substantial since, if the perspiration theory is … correct, one expects the growth of the Chinese economy to slow down over time as the capital accumulation grows increasingly …
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Economic growth and unemployment exhibit an ambiguous relationship – according to empirical studies. This ambiguity can …, unemployment may be absorbed by underground firms, which adopt backward technology, at the cost of reduced economic growth … heterogeneous entrepreneurial ability, and by assuming skill-driven growth. Economic growth thus becomes endogenous, and both the …
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This paper examines the effects and origins of balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs. In a first step we apply Lazear’s jack-of-all-trades theory to investigate performance effects of a balanced skill set. Second, we investigate potential sources of balanced skills, thereby testing the...
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We analyse the decision to become an entrepreneur by either taking over an established business or starting a new venture from scratch. A model is developed which predicts how several individual- and firm-specific characteristics influence entrepreneurs' entry mode. The new venture creation mode...
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