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This paper proposes a model of endogenous economic growth and distribution explicitly incorporating social extraction … developments in the distribution of national income and wealth and in the growth rate of per capita capacity output. When …
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Using a newly constructed dataset on trade in services for 192 countries from 1970 to 2014, this paper shows that services currently constitute one-fourth of world trade and an increasingly important component of global production. A detailed analysis of patterns and stylized facts reveals that...
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uncertainty of resources output and prices, while delivering growth benefits through higher public investment. The scaling …
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We document that publicly listed Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are less productive and profitable than publicly listed firms in which the state has no ownership stake. In particular, Chinese listed SOEs are more capital intensive and have a lower average product of capital than...
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This paper considers the implications for developing countries of a new wave of technological change that substitutes pervasively for labor. It makes simple and plausible assumptions: the AI revolution can be modeled as an increase in productivity of a distinct type of capital that substitutes...
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Recent empirical studies document that the level of resource misallocation in the service sector is significantly higher than in the manufacturing sector. We quantify the importance of this difference and study its sources. Conservative estimates for Portugal (2008) show that closing this gap,...
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of labor across sectors emerges endogenously from sectoral labor productivity growth differentials. The setup is then …
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This paper studies structural changes underlying China's remarkable and unprecedented growth in recent years. While …'s provinces suggests that credit and labor market frictions have inhibited labor productivity growth in services relatively more …, one in which the service sector will need to play a more prominent role as an engine of growth. The evidence also suggests …
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This paper takes a fresh look at the current theories of structural transformation and the role ofprivate and public fundamentals in the process. It summarizes some representative past andcurrent experiences of various countries vis-a-vis structural transformation with a focus on theroles of...
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Is rapid economic growth experienced by the East African Community during the past decade built on solid foundations … range of other sectors - bodes well for continued growth, as do gradual improvements in quality. Yet, no clear winners on … observations may instill a note of caution against projecting rapid growth into the distant future …
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