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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010
We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274814
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Growing apart?: a tale of two republics: Estonia and Georgia
Gylfason, Thorvaldur; Hochreiter, Eduard - 2007
of capital (extensive growth). We infer that advances in education at all levels, good governance, and institutional … marred by various problems related to weak governance in the public and private spheres. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264255
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Socio-political conflict and economic performance in Bolivia
Evia, Jose Luis; Laserna, Roberto; Skaperdas, Stergios - 2008
how levels of conflict, economic performance, and governance might be related in Bolivia's recent history. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273773
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Growing together: Croatia and Latvia
Gylfason, Thorvaldur; Hochreiter, Eduard - 2010
governance, and institutional reforms have played a significant role in raising economic output and efficiency in both Croatia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274848
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Natural resource endowment: A mixed blessing?
Gylfason, Thorvaldur - 2011
good governance, including democracy. The paper then turns from anecdotal to econometric analysis by offering a quick …
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