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Institutional architecture for financing Pan-Asian infrastructure connectivity
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath; Bhattacharyay, Madhurima - 2017
Asia, particularly its major economies has witnessed slower growth in recent years. To make Asia more economically … proposed. This initiative plans to create an economic zone covering Asia, Europe and Africa. To successfully promote and … finance greater physical connectivity, at the pan-Asian, sub-regional and national levels, Asia will require a strong and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638303
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Why do trade finance gaps persist : does it matter for trade and development
Auboin, Marc; DiCaprio, Alisa - 2017
Trade finance shortfalls now appear regularly. Does this matter for trade expansion and economic development in developing countries? Global trade finance has resumed following the 2009 global financial crisis. However, the pattern of recovery has been uneven across countries and categories of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011645906
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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/10012165988
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Institutions, trade and development : a quantitative analysis
Beverelli, Cosimo; Keck, Alexander; Larch, Mario; … - 2018
We propose and apply methods to quantify the impact of national institutions on international trade and development. We are able to identify the direct impact of country-specific institutions on international trade within the structural gravity framework. Our approach naturally addresses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011800710
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Cross-border patenting, globalization, and development
LaBelle, Jesse; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; … - 2023
gaining more than North post-2000, thus lowering real income inequality in the world. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014444894
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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
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Urbanization and economic development : a tale of two barriers
Bond, Eric W.; Riezman, Raymond Glenn; Wang, Ping - 2016
n this paper we determine the main driving forces underlying the structural transformation and urbanization process in rapidly industrializing countries. We use a dynamic, small open economy model with an abundant supply of surplus labor in rural areas, two types of traded goods manufactured in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421588
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Is the electricity sector a weak link in development?
Colmer, Jonathan; Lagakos, David; Shu, Martin - 2023
This paper asks whether increasing productivity in the electricity sector can yield larger long-run GDP gains than suggested by electricity's small share of aggregate economic activity. We answer this question using a dynamic model in which electricity is a strong complement to other inputs in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014450774
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450487
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Global and regional financial integration in emerging Asia : evidence from stock markets
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Gil-Alaña, Luis A.; You, Kefei - 2017
emerging Asia there is more regional than global integration, and that the former has become even stronger in the post-2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654611