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Examining the growth patterns of Brazilian cities

Da Mata, Daniel - 2005

"The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban...

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Determinants of city growth in Brazil

Da Mata, Daniel - 2005

"The authors examine the determinants of Brazilian city growth between 1970 and 2000. They consider a model of a city that combines aspects of standard urban economics and the new economic geography literatures. For the empirical analysis, the authors construct a dataset of 123 Brazilian...

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Measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of China and Brazil

Subramanian, Uma - 2005

China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of … time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In … the case of China, state-owned firms and firms located in the interior are shown to be much less productive than privately …

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Sustaining urban growth through innovative capacity : Beijing and Shanghai in comparison

Wang, Jici - 2005

data collected for this study through surveys. Beijing is the first choice for companies locating in China, but foreign …

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Investment climate and international integration

Taye Mengistae - 2004

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