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In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …
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diversification, followed by improving education outcomes at the secondary level and financial sector development …
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from countries with stronger labor protection. Workers with positive perceptions of automation also tend to respond that re-education …
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. It uses dominance tests to determine whether health and education expenditures redistribute resources to the poor. The … paper finds that social services are poorly targeted. Among the services examined, primary education tends to be most … progressive, and university education is least progressive. The paper finds that many taxes are progressive as well as efficient …
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improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …
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domestic housing markets to the rest of the world …
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Using financial statement data from the Thomson Reuter's Worldscope database for 22,333 non-financial firms in 52 advanced and emerging economies, this paper examines how fiscal stimulus (i.e., changes in structural deficit) interacted with sectoral business cycle sensitivity affected corporate...
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Using a database of up to 62 variables for 196 countries over 57 years, a hyperinflation cycle has been characterized to propose a broader setting of stylized facts. Beyond the usual facts, the findings in this paper contribute to the literature of modern hyperinflations in that these cycles...
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The Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) has extensively treated the adverse effects of climate change and the appropriate mitigation policy. We extend such a model to include optimal policies for mitigation, adaptation and infrastructure investment studying the dynamics of the transition to a low...
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