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Iran's unimpressive economic performance came about as a result of the Iran-Iraq War and the inevitable collapse of oil prices, both of which were beyond the government’s control, in combination with economic sanctions and many self-inflicted and self-destructive policies. Foremost among the...
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negative effect on economy. Also, an increase in employment in service sector was better than industrial sector in supporting … economic growth. Thus, government of Thailand should no longer support agricultural sector but service-based economy instead. …
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This article assesses the role of the public sector in adaptation to climate change. We first offer a definition and categorization of climate change adaptation. We then consider the primary economic principles that can guide the assignment of adaptation tasks to either the private or the public...
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In this paper we consider relationship between foreign direct investment (as one of the mechanisms of technological development) and long-term economic growth. In the beginning we discuss the role of FDI in the increase of total factor productivity from the viewpoint of endogenous growth theory....
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country like China; (b) will a stockmarket be system-compatible; and (c) if a full-fledged stockmarket is indeed introduced in … a socialist economy, can its “negative influences” (speculation, booms and crashes) be minimized? These issues are … economies. Although the paper considers the specific case of China, the argument is more general and has application to other …
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establishments to quantify the potential extent of misallocation in China and India versus the United States. We measure sizable gaps … in marginal products of labor and capital across plants within narrowly defined industries in China and India compared … observed in the United States, we calculate manufacturing TFP gains of 30%–50% in China and 40%–60% in India. …
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As an innovator in the financial system, China was the first to use paper currency. Eventually the form of currency was … control inflation and to maintain financial stability as the government transforms itself from a planned economy to a mixed … market economy. The transforming economy is moving toward a free market system through series of economic reforms. The …
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-synonymous with Beijing’s export-oriented strategy, the Article first discusses the state of the Chinese economy in the post …-global financial crisis era. After reviewing some key indicators of the country’s economy, the Article presents a comparison between a … evolving model in this new era, China’s trade and finance models prospectively present a distinctive modeling of capitalism and …
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This paper estimates trends in absolute poverty in urban China from 1988 to 2002 using the Chinese Household Income …
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culture and religion merely reflect the latter? We explore this issue by studying the case of Protestantism in China during …-term economic growth through other channels, such as through transformed social values. If so, then a significant amount of China …
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