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The relative richness of the poor? : Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio - 2005

"Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? Bravo-Ortega and De Gregorio present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth...

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Traffic fatalities and economic growth

Cropper, Maureen L. - 2003

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Estimating individual vulnerability to poverty with pseudo-panel data

Bourguignon, François - 2004

larger effort in the vice presidency to improve measurement of vulnerability to poverty"--World Bank web site …

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Trade facilitation and economic development : measuring the impact

Mann, Catherine L. - 2003

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The business of product innovation : international empirical evidence

Lederman, Daniel - 2009

"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

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World product and income : international comparisons of real gross product

Kravis, Irving B.; Heston, Alan; Summers, Robert - 1982

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Does inflation targeting matter for output growth? : evidence from industrial and emerging economies

Varella Mollick, Andre - 2008

"This paper examines the effects of inflation targeting on industrial and emerging economies' output growth over the "globalization years" of 1986-2004. Controlling for trade openness and two indicators of financial globalization, the authors find systematic positive and significant effects of...

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Foreign direct investment, regulations, and growth

Busse, Matthias - 2006

"This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that countries need a sound business environment in the...

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Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries? : implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants

Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005

"This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

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Growth, inequality, and simulated poverty paths for Tanzania, 1992-2002

Demombynes, Gabriel - 2004

"Although Tanzania experienced relatively rapid growth in per capita GDP in the 1995-2001 period, household budget survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of...

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