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States and economic development

Kohli, Atul - In: Brazilian journal of political economy 29 (2009) 2, pp. 212-227

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Nature of the state economic expanded functions in the Brazilian economy

Almeida Filho, Niemeyer - In: Brazilian journal of political economy 36 (2016) 1, pp. 91-108

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Fiscal decentralization and development : how crucial is local politics?

Pal, Sarmistha; Roy, Jaideep - 2010

Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic … institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local … development? Our study on Indonesia suggests that fiscal decentralization enhanced free and fair local elections, though the …

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Democracy and growth in pre-industrial countries

Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos - In: Brazilian journal of political economy 37 (2017) 1, pp. 88-107

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Long-term effects of equal sharing: evidence from inheritance rules for land

Bartels, Charlotte; Jäger, Simon; Obergruber, Natalie - 2020

What are the long-term economic effects of a more equal distribution of wealth? We exploit variation in historical inheritance rules for land in Germany. In some German areas, inherited land was to be shared or divided equally among children, while in others land was ruled to be indivisible....

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African poverty is falling ... much faster than you think!

Sala-i-Martin, Xavier; Pinkovskiy, Maxim - 2010

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The great happiness moderation

Clark, Andrew E.; Flèche, Sarah; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2012

This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced positive income growth over the last forty years, in particular in developed countries. This new stylized fact comes as an addition to the Easterlin paradox, which states that...

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Does development reduce migration?

Clemens, Michael A. - 2014

The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...

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Factor endowments, inequality, and paths of development among new world economies

Engerman, Stanley L.; Sokoloff, Kenneth L. - 2002

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Structural transformation and income distribution : kuznets and beyond

Kanbur, Ravi - 2017

This paper explores the question of structural transformation and income distribution through the eyes of the pioneer in such analysis, Simon Kuznets. It argues that his 1955 paper stands the test of time in providing insights which are relevant to understanding current phenomena like the...

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