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Political institutions, state building, and tax capacity : crossing the tipping point
Gaspar, Vítor; Jaramillo, Laura; Wingender, Philippe - 2016
this paper, we attempt via four case studies-Spain, China, Colombia, and Nigeria-to illustrate that the improvements in tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716283
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Avoid a fall or fly again : turning points of state fragility
Akanbi, Olusegun A.; Georgiev, Nikolaj; Honda, Jiro; … - 2021
High persistence of state fragility (a fragility trap) suggests the presence of substantial benefits from avoiding a fall into fragility and considerable hurdles to successful exit from fragility. This paper empirically examines the factors that affect the turning points of entering and exiting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012613469
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Poverty, Inequality, and Unethical Behavior of the Strong
Hillman, Arye L. - 2000
This paper is concerned with economic consequences of unethical governance. A framework is set out, based on principles of Friedrich Nietzsche, that ties poverty and inequality to unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak. The paper contributes to an understanding of why poverty and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400240
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The Security Factor in the Political Economy of Development
McGuire, Martin C. - 1998
A country’s judiciary, police, and security forces are essential to protect the State from external aggression. By virtue of the State’s monopoly of coercion, they maintain a stable legal framework and the safety of persons and property. All these activities enhance a society’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400756
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Fundamental Determinants of Inequality and the Role of Government
Tanzi, Vito - 1998
This paper discusses the fundamental determinants of inequality. These are identified as world or market forces, social norms, ownership of real and human capital, and the role of government. The change in the relative role of these factors in determining inequality during economic development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403421
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Development
Mourmouras, Alex - 2008
This paper offers possible explanations for three generally observed facts about fiscal policy and development: (F1) The relative size of government increases as an economy develops, (F2) The rise in government and taxation are associated with rising or constant economic growth rates, and (F3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401748
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China's impacts on SSA through the lens of growth and exports
Mu, Yibin; Wang, Chu; Wu, Dong - 2017
The analysis of China's impacts on the 44 SSA countries reveals that: (i) after joining the WTO in 2001, China has … started to impact significantly on SSA growth: one-percent increase in China's GDP per capita leads to 0.02 percent increase … on the SSA's GDP per capita; (ii) oil and investment-goods exporters benefit more from China's growth; (iii) compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011781254
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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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Proximity and horizontal policies : the backbone of export diversification and complexity
Salinas, Gonzalo - 2021
The lack of a clear link between general economic fundamentals and export diversification indicators in the literature has fueled the believe that industrial policies are an absolute requisite to diversify exports. This paper, however, does find a strong statistical connection between horizontal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518855
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Technological progress, artificial intelligence, and inclusive growth
Korinek, Anton; Schindler, Martin; Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 2021
Advances in artificial intelligence and automation have the potential to be labor-saving and to increase inequality and poverty around the globe. They also give rise to winner-takes-all dynamics that advantage highly skilled individuals and countries that are at the forefront of technological...
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