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Hall, Bronwyn H.; Khan, Beethika - EconWPA - 2004

The contribution of new technology to economic growth can only be realized when and if the new technology is widely diffused and used. Diffusion itself results from a series of individual decisions to begin using the new technology, decisions which are often the result of a comparison of the...

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The Inequality of Influence

Hellman, Joel; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003

This paper develops a proxy measure of the inequality of influence on the basis of survey evidence from 2002 Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) conducted among 6,500 firms in 27 transition countries. We refer to the resulting inequality as crony bias in the political...

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Far From Home: Do Foreign Investors Import Higher Standards of Governance in Transition Economies?

Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003

Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) of firms in transition countries, which unbundles corruption to measure different types of corrupt transactions and provide detailed information on the characteristics and performance of firms, we find that: i)...

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Measuring Governance, Corruption and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies

Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel; … - EconWPA - 2003

Recent studies have focussed on the characteristics and policies of the state to explain the extent and causes of corruption, with little attention paid to the role played by firms. Consequently, the links between corporate governance and national governance have been unexplored. This paper...

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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow

Holz, Carsten A. - EconWPA - 2005

Views of the future China vary widely. While some believe that the collapse of China is inevitable, others see the emergence of a new superpower that increasingly poses a threat to the U.S. This paper examines the economic growth prospects of China over the next two decades. Extrapolating past...

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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow

Holz, Carsten A - EconWPA - 2005

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An interdisciplinary study of information systems: Christopher Alexander and IS failure.

Kimble, Chris; Selby, William - EconWPA - 2005

This paper describes work carried out at the University of York; its contents do not represent the views or opinions of BT. It provides an example of how insights into the field of IS can be gained by looking at it from the perspective of other academic disciplines. Based on the idea that...

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Working-age Adult Mortality and Primary Sschool Attendance in Rural Kenya

Yamano, Takashi; Jayne, Thomas S. - EconWPA - 2005

The rapid increase in adult mortality due to the AIDS epidemic in sub- Saharan Africa raises great concern about its impact on child welfare. This article estimates the impact of AIDS-related adult mortality on primary school attendance in rural Kenya using a panel of 1,266 households surveyed...

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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en Guatemala

Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some...

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The Long Walk to School: International education goals in historical perspective

Clemens, Michael A. - EconWPA - 2004

mountain of empirical evidence now shows, economic conditions and slowly-changing parental education levels determine children …'s school enrollment to a greater degree than education policy interventions. A succession of international meetings has … nevertheless adopted a litany of utopian international goals for universal school enrollment and gender parity in education based …

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