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support sustainable growth. Since export diversification takes a long time, it has to start now. We argue that the failure to …
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fostering economic growth and development. This paper provides a selective review of the literature, as well as new empirical … evidence on the relationship between financial development and economic growth for a large cross-section sample of countries …. While the results indicate that the effect of financial development on growth is positive, the size of the effect varies …
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that resource-rich economies tend to fail in accelerating growth, Botswana has experienced the most remarkable economic … resource abundance can contribute to growth. It finds that governance determines the extent to which the growth effects of … most important for effective natural resource management and growth. …
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The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration...
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This paper elaborates on a number of key principles that need to underpin a coherent and development …
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deficits; (ii) they run budget surpluses; (iii) the terms of trade improve; (iv) they are less open; and (v) GDP growth … declines. Monetary policy, financial development, per capita GDP, and the de jure exchange rate classification matter less …
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behavior of the strong toward the weak, in preconditions for economic development. …
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effect, and promote financial development. These findings hold even after factoring in the reverse causality between … remittances, poverty and financial development. The paper posits that formalizing such flows can serve as an effective access …
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We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining cross-country income levels using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of institutions "trumps" everything else. Controlling for institutions,...
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India has followed an idiosyncratic pattern of development, certainly compared with other fast-growing Asian economies …'s independence. Using the growth of fastmoving Indian states as a guide, we conclude that India may not revert to the pattern …
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