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The Pacific speed of growth : how fast can it be and what determines it?
Yang, Yongzheng; Chen, Hong; Singh, Shiu Raj; Singh, Baljeet - 2013
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518290
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Export diversification in low-income countries and small states : do country size and income level matter?
Lee, Dongyeol; Zhang, Huan - 2019
Export structure is less diversified in low-income countries (LICs) and especially small states that face resource constraints and small economic size. This paper explores the potential linkages between export structure and economic growth and its volatility in LICs and small states, using a...
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The Pacific Speed of Growth : How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?
Yang, Yongzheng - 2013
This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395243
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Tourism Specialization and Economic Development : Evidence from the UNESCO World Heritage List
Piotrowski, John M. - 2009
UNESCO World Heritage List. We find that there is a positive relationship between the extent of tourism specialization and …The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402466
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We Just Averaged Over Two Trillion Cross-Country Growth Regressions
Steel, Mark F. J. - 1999
We investigate the issue of model uncertainty in cross-country growth regressions using Bayesian model averaging (BMA). We find that the posterior probability is distributed among many models, suggesting the superiority of BMA over any single model. Out-of-sample predictive results support that...
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Tax Composition and Growth : A Broad Cross-Country Perspective
Acosta Ormaechea, Santiago - 2012
We investigate the relation between changes in tax composition and long-run economic growth using a new dataset covering a broad cross-section of countries with different income levels. We specifically consider 69 countries with at least 20 years of observations on total tax revenue during the...
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Are the Asia and Pacific small states different from other small states?
Tumbarello, Patrizia; Cabezon, Ezequiel; Wu, Yiqun - 2013
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Increasing productivity growth in middle income countries
Abdychev, Aidar; Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah; Jonelis, Andrew - 2015
Many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced a moderation in growth in recent years. Although factor accumulation, most notably capital deepening, was crucial to the success of many SMICs historically, this growth model appears to have run its course....
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Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States?
Tumbarello, Patrizia - 2013
The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living standards relative to other small states due to their small populations, geographical isolation and dispersion, narrow export and production bases, exposure to shocks, and heavy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395181