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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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Trade and inclusive growth
Bacchetta, Marc; Cerra, Valerie; Piermartini, Roberta; … - 2021
This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and...
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Mind the Gap : Is Economic Growth in India Leaving Some States Behind?
Purfield, Catriona - 2006
This paper examines how growth has varied across India''s states. It finds that (i) the income gap between rich and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402296
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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 … traditional methodologies: using export categories that lead to diversification (for example, manufactures) as dependent variables …
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Exports and Economic Development
Villanueva, Delano - 1993
diversification of the export sector. The latter, in turn, has been influenced by capital accumulation and economic growth. The growth … export expansion and its interaction with saving and investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398124
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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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Make in India : which exports can drive the next wave of growth?
Anand, Rahul; Kochhar, Kalpana; Mishra, Saurabh - 2015
Structural transformation depends not only on how much countries export but also on what they export and with whom they … trade. This paper breaks new ground in analyzing India's exports by the technological content, quality, sophistication, and … complexity of the export basket. We identify five priority areas for policies: (1) reduction of trade costs, at and behind the …
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Gender inequality and economic growth : evidence from industry-level data
Bertay, Ata Can; Dordevic, Ljubica; Sever, Can - 2020
We study whether higher gender equality facilitates economic growth by enabling better allocation of a valuable resource: female labor. By allocating female labor to its more productive use, we hypothesize that reducing gender inequality should disproportionately benefit industries with...
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Does an inclusive citizenship law promote economic development?
Imam, Patrick; Kpodar, Kangni - 2019
This paper analyzes the impact of citizenship laws on economic development. We first document the evolution of citizenship laws around the world, highlighting the main features of jus soli, jus sanguinis as well as mixed regimes, and shedding light on the channels through which they could have...
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Does child marriage matter for growth?
Mitra, Pritha; Pondi Endengle, Eric M.; Pant, Malika; … - 2020
Global attention to ending child marriage and its socio-economic consequences is gaining momentum. Ending child marriage is not only critical from a development perspective but it also has important economic implications. This paper is the first to quantify the relationship between child...
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