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Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Convergence

Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004

This paper provides an empirical analysis of energy- and labour-productivity convergence at a detailed sectoral level … for 14 OECD countries, covering the period 1970-1997. A fã-convergence analysis shows that the development of cross …-country variation in productivity performance depends on the level of aggregation. Both patterns of convergence as well as divergence …

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International Comparisons of Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Performance: Stylised Facts and Decomposition of Trends

Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004

This paper addresses the interplay between economic growth, energy use, change in sectoral composition and technological change, by exploring trends in energy- and labour productivity development for 14 OECD countries and four sectors over the period 1970-1997. A cross-country decomposition...

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Decoupling Economic Growth and Energy Use. An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis for 10 Manufacturing Sectors

Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2004

This paper provides an empirical analysis of decoupling economic growth and energy use and its various determinants by exploring trends in energy- and labour productivity across 10 manufacturing sectors and 14 OECD countries for the period 1970-1997. We explicitly aim to trace back aggregate...

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Global Aging and Economic Convergence: A Real Option or Still a Case of Science Fiction?

van Dalen, Hendrik P. - 2007

How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world …

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Structural Change and Convergence of Energy Intensity across OECD Countries, 1970-2005

Mulder, Peter; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2012

aggregate energy intensity dynamics. A convergence analysis reveals that only after 1995 cross-country variation in aggregate … convergence in Services. Moreover, we find evidence for the hypothesis that across sectors lagging countries are catching-up with … leading countries, with rates of convergence on average being higher in Services than in Manufacturing. Aggregate convergence …

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Economic Growth and the Volatility of Foreign Aid

Chervin, Michal; van Wijnbergen, Sweder - 2010

Foreign aid’s effectiveness in promoting economic growth remains mired in controversy.We examine the impact of the volatility of aid on economic growth, controlling for the level of aid. A four-year panel analysis is conducted encompassing 155 countries over the period 1966-2001. We find that...

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Is the threat of foreign aid withdrawal an effective deterrent to political oppression? : evidence from 53 African countries

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

This study complements existing literature on the aid-institutions nexus by focusing on political rights, aid volatilities and the post-Berlin Wall period. The findings show that while foreign aid does not have a significant effect on political rights, foreign aid volatilities do mitigate...

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A development consensus reconciling the Beijing Model and Washington Consensus : views and agenda

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014

Reconciling the two dominant development models of the Washington Consensus (WC) and Beijing Model (BM) remains a critical challenge in the literature. The challenge is even more demanding when emerging development paradigms like the Liberal Institutional Pluralism (LIP) and New Structural...

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On foreign aid distortions to governance

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014

The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could seriously affect debates in academic and policy making circles. Using the theoretical underpinnings of the celebrated Eubank (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's...

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Governance and renewable energy consumption in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021

The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between governance and renewable energy consumption in sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data from 1996 to 2016. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. It is apparent from the findings that...

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