cross section of countries make it clear that urbanization and industrialization are strongly associated with the rise of … social insurance. We describe a model economy in which demographics, technology, and social security are linked together. We … study an economy with two locations (sectors), the farm (agricultural) and the city (industrial). The decision to migrate …

We see industrialization in China the last 150 years as an ongoing process through which firms acquired and deepened … manufacturing capabilities. Two factors have been consistently important to this process: openness to the international economy and …

(manufacturers, merchants) are most active in lobbying for industrialization. Third, industrial concentration increases progressive … lobbying for industrialization in the British data. …

industrialization itself. We find that basic education significantly accelerated non-textile industrialization in both phases of the … Industrial Revolution. -- Human capital ; industrialization ; Prussian economic history …

century. We propose an explanation for these facts which is based on a dynamic political economy model where redistribution is …

correct the ill-effects of an oil curse. This paper takes an in-depth look into the UAE economy as a model but also as a … diversify its economy. However, the drivers of economic growth in the UAE are vulnerable to external shocks outside of the … facilitate the involvement of the private sector in the economy. …