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Will the AI revolution cause a great divergence?

Alonso, Cristian; Berg, Andrew; Kothari, Siddharth; … - 2020

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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How do local-level legal institutions promote development?

Gauri, Varun - 2009

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Political institutions and human development : does democracy fulfill its 'constructive' and 'instrumental' role?

Vollmer, Sebastian (contributor); Ziegler, Maria (contributor) - 2009

"Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this … discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human … development. First, they elaborate a theoretical argument why and under what conditions democracies compared to autocratic …

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Creative trade for human development

Kabanda, Patrick - 2016

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Income inequality in small states and the Caribbean : stylized facts and determinants

McIntyre, Meredith A.; Bejar, Pablo; Komatsuzaki, Takuji; … - 2021

Rising income inequality has emerged as a major policy issue facing policymakers, but there is a dearth of empirical work on inequality in small states, including the Caribbean. Despite data limitations, the empirical analysis using a sample of small states finds that increased openness and...

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Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in small developing states with climate vulnerabilities : cost and financing

Tiedemann, Johanna; Piatkov, Veronica; Prihardini, Dinar; … - 2021

Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these … countries to the impact of climate change and natural disasters. Meeting SDS sustainable development goals goes hand …-in-hand with building their climate resilience. But the additional costs to meet development and resilience objectives are …