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The Impact of Inequality on the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean with a Mimic Model
Takanohashi, Marcos; Ribeiro, Marcel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023
Vast literature is available covering main Informal Economy (IE) causes and consequences for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), but its size estimation has been mainly limited to worldwide models applied to the region. This paper proposes a MIMIC Base Model using a data set composed by 41...
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Asset Diversification Versus Climate Action
Hambel, Christoph - 2020
. In the longer run, however, a trade-off between diversification and climate action emerges. We derive the optimal carbon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825992
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Does Energy Diversification Cause an Economic Slowdown? Evidence from a Newly Constructed Energy Diversification Index
Gozgor, Giray; Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy - 2021
system. Given this backdrop, this study introduces a new measure of energy diversification. It explores its impact on … economic growth with increasing long-run energy diversification. However, some countries (OECD and G20) experience negative … economic growth due to energy diversification in the short term. The results also disclosed that energy diversification does …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013215675
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Can integrity replace institutions? : theory and evidence
Aharonovitz, Gilad D.; Skuza, Nathan; Fahs, Faysal - 2009
Institutions are important for proper economic performance, but are replaceable by trust or other social norms. We show that when proper institutions and trust are missing, integrity of the individuals can replace them. We construct a model of a transactions-based economy with contracts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265978
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Economic geography and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bosker, E. Maarten; Garretsen, Harry - 2008
The physical or absolute geography of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often blamed for its poor economic performance. A country's location however not only determines its absolute geography, it also pins down its relative position on the globe vis-à-vis other countries. This paper assesses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271851
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The role of the state in economic development
Tabellini, Guido - 2004
This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261242
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Institutions and development : the interaction between trade regime and political system
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2004
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261261
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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship, and economic development : growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261348
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Diasporas and Economic Development : A Review of the Evidence and Policy
Bahar, Dany - 2020
The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and opportunities that these diasporas could represent for home countries. In addition, the paper discusses policies aimed at leveraging this "diaspora capital"
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841140
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The Process of Economic Development in West Sichuan : The Case of Daocheng County
Holz, Carsten A. - 2020
Economic development of a remote, mountainous region is a challenge for any country. This paper examines how this development challenge has been addressed in a high-altitude backward region of the People's Republic of China. Is this region increasingly being left behind or has it entered a...
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