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Geography of growth : spatial economics and competitiveness
Nallari, Raj - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393741
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
authors find that the stock of human capital, the level of domestic innovation and technological adaptation, and the level of ….15 percentage point. In terms of innovation, the authors find that a 20 percent increase in the annual number of USPTO patents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522968
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Financial dependence, banking sector competition, and economic growth
Claessens, Stijn - 2005
economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper … theory. They then relate this competition measure to growth of industries and find that greater competition in countries …"The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated …
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Agriculture in Nicaragua : promoting competitiveness and stimulating broad-based growth
2003
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Agriculture in Nicaragua : Promoting Competitiveness and Stimulating Broad-Based Growth
World Bank - 2013
The report reviews basic growth, as being one of four pillars for Nicaragua's poverty reduction strategy. The well-being of the rural poor will continue its dependence on - to a great extent - agriculture. The study analyzes main agricultural development aspects, and stipulates the broad basic...
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Nigeria - Competitiveness and Growth : Country Economic Memorandum, Volume 1. Executive Summary
World Bank - 2012
The theme of this report is Nigeria's competitiveness and growth. This report consequently focuses on constraints, opportunities and strategic choices associated with increasing productivity and growth of the Nigerian economy on a sustained basis. Its objective is not to present a "blueprint"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553223
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Kenya : Growth and Competitiveness
World Bank - 2012
The conclusions of the recently-conducted Kenya Investment Climate Assessment (ICA), based on a survey of 368 firms, have a bearing on the country's growth agenda. The results have a bearing on the key issue of labor productivity and its implications on firm performance, revealing that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553413
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Malaysia : Firm Competitiveness, Investment Climate and Growth
World Bank - 2012
The objective of this report is to explore firm competitiveness, the investment climate, and growth in Malaysia. This report is structured as follows. The first two chapters provide an assessment of the investment climate. The last two chapters examine how productivity enhancing programs, skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553521
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Bulgaria : Public Expenditures for Growth and Competitiveness
World Bank - 2013
Bulgaria's economy performed relatively well during the crisis and the economy is reviving. In comparison with other Tenth European Union (EU10) countries, for Bulgaria the drop in Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth was below the median, fiscal performance deteriorated less, and public debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557334
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Nicaragua : Promoting Competitiveness and Stimulating Broad-based Growth in Agriculture
World Bank - 2013
The report argues that Nicaragua's best hope for sustained growth, and poverty reduction, probably lies with agricultural exports, which have the potential to gain from opportunities in world markets. Despite the small share of farmland devoted to the production of exports (25 percent of...
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