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Gender, quality of life, and growth in Asia 1070 to 1990
Seguino, Stephanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970-90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836758
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Innovations and Economic Growth in a Fast Changing Global Economy: Comparative Experience of Asian Countries
Singh, Lakhwinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Innovations spur growth and economic transformation is widely acclaimed in economic growth literature. The transition in the national innovation system is the fundamental determinant of long-run economic growth and development. This is being reflected through the changes which are occurring in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616771
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The Asian Model: A Crisis Foretold?
Singh, Ajit - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
The East Asian countries achieved extraordinarily fast economic growth during the last four decades. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to say that they represented the most successful case of rapid industrialisation and sustained economic growth in the history of mankind. An economy like South...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614995
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Growth and Pattern of Intra-Industry Trade in Manufactures in Inida's Overall Trade:A Quantitative Analysis
Das, Gouranga G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
This paper analyses empirical evidences of growing volume of Intra-industry trade in India during 1975-1992. Quantitative evidences show that trade in manufactured products has increased with rapid industrialisation leading to genesis of intra-industry trade. Measures of Grubel-Lloyd...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259248
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Education does not seem to improve health: Evidence from Indonesia
Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
I examine the effects of education on health in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an extension of Indonesia's school term length in 1978-1979, a natural experiment that fits a regression discontinuity design. I find the longer school year increases educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210848
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China Integrates Asia with the World: An Empirical Study
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The paper focuses on China’s economic integration with Asia region and the world. It also attempts to find the long run … relation with short run dynamics of China’s trade in Asia and the world. The augmented Dicky-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips …’s import from Asia depends on China’s export to the US. China has double role in international trade – (i) China acts as an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271304
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Climate Change Creates Trade Opportunity in India
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Climate change is an emerging challenge to developing economy like India however it also creates opportunity to grow through climate friendly goods production and new direction of trade. This paper focuses India’s potential export trade in climate friendly goods. The estimated gravity model is...
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A Cointegration Approach to Estimate Private Investment Demand Function of Pakistan
Ali, Sharafat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The present study estimates the long run private investment function for the period from 1972 to 2011 by using Johansen cointegration approach. The results suggest debt servicing, inflation and private investment to be negatively associated. The study concludes positive impact of GDP growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259941
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Role of regulation in micro finance: application of the Micro Savings Requirement Scheme in informal sectors
Marianne, Roedl - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
An innovative aspect of this paper is evidenced through its recommendation of the Micro-Savings Requirement Scheme - which offers numerous benefits – as will be highlighted in this paper. Furthermore, the paper not only addresses how linkages, direct and facilitating linkages, can benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260333
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Role of regulation and micro finance in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Marianne, Roedl - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
An innovative aspect of this paper is evidenced through its recommendation of the Micro-Savings Requirement Scheme - which offers numerous benefits – as will be highlighted in this paper. Furthermore, the paper not only addresses how linkages, direct and facilitating linkages, can benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261110