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Regional disparities, growth, and inclusiveness

Floerkemeier, Holger; Spatafora, Nikola; Venables, Anthony - 2021

We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. We first set out some key facts, and provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such disparities are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. We examine whether policy attempts to reduce...

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Harnessing digital technologies to promote SMEs and inclusive growth in the MENAP region

Lukonga, Inutu - 2020

Policy makers in the MENAP region have been formulating policies and designing programs to develop small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a view to create jobs and achieve inclusive growth. But while the programs have helped increase the number of enterprises, growth of SMEs continues to...

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China's Provincial Growth Dynamics

Aziz, Jahangir - 2001

China''s rapid overall growth since 1978 masks significant differences in relative economic performance across its provinces. This paper finds that, while per capita income of poor provinces are catching up with those in the rich, the relative income distribution appears to be stratifying into a...

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Regional Impact of Cote D'Ivoire'S Sociopolitical Crisis : An Assessment

Engmann, Dorothy - 2003

This paper evaluates the impact of the sociopolitical crisis in Côte d''Ivoire on the economies of its neighbors. Using a nonsubjective weighted index of regional instability in cross-country time-series regressions, it shows that the increase in regional instability caused by domestic...

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Regional Convergence and the Role of Federal Transfers in Canada

Swagel, Phillip - 2003

Differences in per capita output across Canadian provinces have narrowed less than disparities in per capita income in past decades. Using a panel regression framework, this paper studies the differential impact of federal transfer programs on output convergence. The evidence suggests that while...

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Growth and Convergence in a Two-Region Model : The Hypothetical Case of Korean Unification

Funke, Michael - 2002

The paper discusses the impact and implications of Korean unification by setting up a two-region endogenous growth model. The numerical solutions are based on the formal analytical model, and have been calibrated so that they reflect the observed features of the North and South Korean economies....

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Russia's Regions : Income Volatility, Labor Mobility and Fiscal Policy

Kwon, Goohoon - 2005

Russia''s regions are heavily exposed to regional income shocks because of an uneven distribution of natural resources and a Soviet legacy of heavily skewed regional specialization. Also, Russia has a limited mobility of labor and lacks fiscal instruments to deal with regional shocks. We assess...

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Fair and inclusive markets : why dynamism matters

Aghion, Philippe; Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2021

a high level of competition. What a country produces and how much it competes domestically and internationally are …

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Competition, innovation, and inclusive growth

Aghion, Philippe; Chérif, Réda; Hasanov, Fuad - 2021

We provide an overview of the theories and empricial evidence on the complex relationship among innovation, competition …, and inclusive growth. Competition and innovation-led growth are critical to drive productivity gains and support broad … marked increase in inequality. Beyond consumer welfare in a narrow market, competition policy should adapt to this new …

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Competition and bank risk : the role of securitization and bank capital

Altunbaş, Yener; Marqués Ibáñez, David; … - 2019

We examine how bank competition in the run-up to the 2007-2009 crisis affects banks' systemic risk during the crisis … competition at the industry level lead to higher realized systemic risk. The results suggest that the use of securitization …

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