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Growth after war in Syria
Devadas, Sharmila; Elbadawi, Ibrahim; Loayza, Norman - 2019
of the impact of conflict point to negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth of -12 percent on average over 2011 …-18, resulting in a GDP contraction to about one-third of the 2010 level. In post-conflict simulation scenarios, the growth drivers … stable resolution of the conflict is achieved …
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The dual pillars of progress : institutional and cultural dynamics in economic development
Kafka, Kyriaki I. - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 4, pp. 1-24
This study examines the critical interplay between institutional and cultural backgrounds and their collective impact on economic development, suggesting that their synchronized evolution-timing, pace, and direction-boosts economic development, while misalignment hinders it. It seeks to...
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Breaking the Curse of Sisyphus : An Empirical Analysis of Post-Conflict Economic Transitions
Cevik, Serhan - 2013
This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the … risk of conflict recurrence as an explanatory variable in the growth regression, because post-conflict countries have a … domestic factors, including the estimated probability of conflict recurrence, as well as a range of external variables …
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Middle East Transitions : A Long, Hard Road
Yusuf, Shahid - 2014
Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined business confidence, affected tourist arrivals, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048367
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Empirical analysis of inclusive growth, information and communication technology adoption, and institutional quality
Adeleye, Bosede Ngozi; Arogundade, Sodiq; Biyase, Mduduzi - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 4, pp. 1-21
Using a sample of 193 countries from 2010 to 2019, this study investigates the impact of institutional quality index (IQI) and information and communication technology (ICT) on inclusive growth. The study engaged the panel spatial correlation consistent (PSCC-FE), instrumental...
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E-government as a key to the economic prosperity and sustainable development in the post-COVID era
Goloshchapova, Tatiana; Yamashev, Vladimir; … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 4, pp. 1-23
Our paper focuses on the role of e-government in relation to economic development within the post-COVID era. Nowadays, e-government represents the service which utilizes digital technology to create electronic pathways to improve the efficiency of public services, increase economic prosperity,...
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IMF-Supported Programs in Low Income Countries : Economic Impact Over the Short and Longer Term
Mumssen, Christian - 2014
This paper studies the short and longer-term impact of IMF engagement in Low-Income Countries (LICs) over nearly three decades. In contrast to earlier studies, we focus on a sample composed exclusively of LICs and disentangle the different effects of IMF longer-term engagement and short-term...
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Taxation and Development - Again
Keen, Michael - 2012
Issues of taxation and development, which have long been a central concern of the IMF, have attracted wider and renewed interest in the last few years. This paper reflects on three broad lessons of experience: that developing countries differ vastly in tax matters, and in ways that are less than...
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The effects of information and communication technology (ICT) use on human development : a macroeconomic approach
Karaman Aksentijević, Nada; Ježić, Zoran; … - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 3, pp. 1-12
Information and communication technology (ICT) is considered a significant factor in economic growth and development. Over the past two decades, scholars have studied the impact of ICT on economic growth, but there has been little research that has addressed the impact of ICT on human...
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Development economics through the decades : a critical look at 30 years of the world development report
Yusuf, Shahid - 2009
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