throughout the world. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating whether this impact differs across regions …, income levels, and types of economy. Using a rich dataset for 150 countries for the period 1975–2005, dynamic panel … (MENA); and in lower-income countries. Further analysis suggests that these differences might be driven by regulatory …

world during the period 1960-2010, using a dynamic panel estimation approach based on the system-generalized method of …

education reforms; (iii) labor market reforms; and (iv) further measures to reduce bottlenecks and increase productivity. With … policies capable of generating 5 percent growth, Mauritius could reach high-income status in 2021, 4 years earlier than under …

gender equality in income convergence across countries. It shows that despite the remarkable progress toward gender equality … in the law over the last five decades, the legal environment across the world is still far from providing a level playing …-country income convergence over time. The results call for action and provide a reason to be optimistic going forward. They imply …

as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital …

unanticipated increase in public debt boosts real GDP for countries that have (iii) a low-income level or (iv) completed the HIPC …

This paper uses Engel curves to estimate real income growth in Brazil. The estimated per capita household real income … that post-reform real income growth in Brazil was low …

national income is only weakly associated with increases in measured levels of well-being. It will be important for Bhutan to …-being and macroeconomic concepts such as real national income …