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Precipitation and economic growth
Berlemann, Michael; Wenzel, Daniela - 2018
As the ongoing process of global warming goes along with changes in both mean precipitation and precipitation extremes, the scientific interest in the effects of rainfall on economic prosperity has recently grown significantly. However, the few existing empirical studies of short-run growth...
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Projecting the impact of rising temperatures : the role of macroeconomic dynamics
Casey, Gregory; Fried, Stephie; Goode, Ethan - 2023
We use theory and empirics to distinguish between the impact of temperature on transition (temporary) and steady state (permanent) growth in output per capita. Standard economic theory suggests that the long-run growth rate of output per capita is determined entirely by the growth rate of total...
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Local employment multiplier : evidence from relocation of public-sector entities in South Korea
Lee, Hwanoong; Ko, Changsu; Kim, Wookun - 2023
sector employment to estimate the local employment multiplier. We find that the introduction of one public sector employment … position increases private sector employment by one unit, primarily driven by the service sector. Consistent with existing … literature, we document that the effect of public employment on private employment is highly localized. In addition to changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014450751
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Digital infrastructure and local economic development : early internet in Sub-Saharan Africa
Goldbeck, Moritz; Lindlacher, Valentin - 2024
find that early internet availability increases nighttime light intensity by 10 percent. We consider increased employment …
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Is favoritism a threat to Chinese aid effectiveness? : A subnational analysis of Chinese development projects
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, Bradley - 2019
Chinese aid comes with few strings attached, allowing recipient country leaders to use it for domestic political purposes. The vulnerability of Chinese aid to political capture has prompted speculation that it may be economically ineffective, or even harmful. We test these claims by estimating...
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Institutional framework and poverty : a transition economy perspective
Ahsan, Syed M. - 2001
This paper focuses on the role of institutions in poverty alleviation, where both poverty and institutions are interpreted broadly. The broadening of the poverty notion is important at least from the policy perspective. Even if one were convinced that higher growth would reduce income poverty to...
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Inequality, well-being and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oberoi, Jaideep; Ahsan, Syed - 2003
This paper focuses on the role of institutions in the fight against poverty and inequality. Our view of institutions encompasses formal rules designed by polity (including those in the legal and economics sphere such as rules of property rights, contracts and liabilities) as well as informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514135
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The role of the state in economic development
Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 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,...
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Dualism and cross-country growth regressions
Temple, Jonathan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
differential across sectors in the marginal product of labour, changes in the structure of employment can raise aggregate total …
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Significance of development stage theory for explaining industrial growth pattern between Asian NICs and selected advanced economies
Nam, Chang-woon - 2002
The East Asian miracle was real. Prior to the 1997 economic and currency crises, Asian NICs Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan achieved remarkable annual GDP growth. In these countries the overall economic performance was significantly determined by the industrial development triggered by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409015