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Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk; Wood, Jacob - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 3/65, pp. 1-18

-off that exists between delivering generous welfare provisions and strong economic growth. Such dynamics have stimulated a need …

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Social security and fighting poverty in Tunisia

Khemili, Hasna; Belloumi, Mounir - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-17

The objective of this study was to examine the role of social security in fighting poverty in Metlaoui, Tunisia, using …

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An investigation of (non-) inclusive growth in Nigeria’s sub-nationals : evidence from elasticity approach

Udoh, Enobong; Ndiyo, Ndem Ayara - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 4, pp. 1-17

index of inequality elasticity of poverty. The study puts forward a scenario matrix to hypothesize the four qualities of … growth according to its interactions with inequality and poverty. This model is useful for developing countries that lack GDP … poverty measures. …

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Understanding the growth of the middle class in Bolivia

Beverinotti, Javier; Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; … - 2021

In this paper we aim to disentangle how sectoral economic growth affects the size of the middle class, using state-level data of Bolivia from 2000 to 2017 and breaking the three main economic activities into subsectors to attain more-specific results. Because the data from Bolivia are limited,...

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Falling behind, forging ahead and falling behind again : Thailand from 1870 to 2014

Booth, Anne - In: Economies : open access journal 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-17

The paper argues that Thailand's economic and social development from the late 19th century to the early 21st century …

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Institutions do not rule : reassessing the driving forces of economic development

Wen, Yi; Luo, Jinfeng - 2015

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In search of larger per capita incomes : how to prioritize across productivity determinants?

Izquierdo, Alejandro; Llopis, Jimena; Muratori, Umberto; … - 2016

This study is a first contribution to prioritization across productivity determinant capabilities that attempts to obtain the equivalent of a "shadow price" for each of these capabilities by estimating their impact on the success a country may have in reaching higher income per capita groups....

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The productivity gap in Latin America : lessons from 50 years of development

Fernández Arias, Eduardo; Rodríguez-Apolinar, Sergio - 2016

This paper combines development accounting exercises with economic theory to assess the importance of total factor … successful development benchmarks are explained by subpar productivity gains rather than slower factor accumulation. The … empirical analysis of the interplay between productivity and accumulation in the process of development suggests that one …

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Demographics in MENA countries : a major driver for economic growth

Forouheshfar, Yeganeh; Mekkaoui-de Freitas, Najat el-; … - 2019

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Air traffic and economic growth : the case of developing countries

Bourguignon, François; Darpeix, Pierre-Emmanuel - 2016

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