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Happiness and economic growth: does the cross section predict time trends? ; evidence from developing countries
Easterlin, Richard A.; Sawangfa, Onnicha - 2009
Based on point-of-time comparisons of happiness in richer and poorer countries, it is commonly asserted that economic growth will have a significant positive impact on happiness in poorer countries, if not richer. The time trends of subjective well-being (SWB) in 13 developing countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271238
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Social capital, innovation and growth: evidence from Europe
Akçomak, I. Semih; ter Weel, Bas - 2008
This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277206
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Happiness and growth the world over: time series evidence on the happiness-income paradox
Easterlin, Richard A.; Angelescu, Laura - 2009
There is no significant relationship between the improvement in happiness and the long term rate of growth of GDP per capita. This is true for three groups of countries analyzed separately - 17 developed, 9 developing, and 11 transition - and also for the 37 countries taken together. Time series...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269194
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Entrepreneurship in advanced and developing countries: A microeconomic perspective
Vivarelli, Marco - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to provide a contribution to the identification of the role of entrepreneurship in economic growth by mapping out: 1) alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing 'creative destruction' from simple 'turbulence'; 2) the different microeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282123
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The long-run effects of mortality decline in developing countries
Lehmijoki, Ulla; Palokangas, Tapio - 2011
Since World War II, mortality has declined in the developing world. This paper examines the effects of this mortality decline on demographic and economic growth by a family-optimization model, in which fertility is endogenous and wealth yields utility through its status. The decline in mortality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276154
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Innovation, employment and skills in advanced and developing countries: A survey of the literature
Vivarelli, Marco - 2012
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282387
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What is the value of entrepreneurship? A review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277005
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Determinants of International Migration: Empirical Evidence for Migration from Developing Countries to Germany
Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - 1998
By means of a descriptive survey of theoretical literature the paper first works out the potential determinants that may drive international migration from developing to developed countries. Furthermore, we look on the relationship between trade, development and migration. Empirical studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262258
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The Effects of Development on Migration: Theoretical Issues and New Empirical Evidence
Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - 1999
Empirical research on the determinants of international migration including the LDCs has so far neglected one important issue: the complex relationship of development and migration. Since the beginning of the 1990s several arguments have been discussed which hint at the possibility that progress...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262276
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Intergenerational persistence in health in developing countries: The penalty of gender inequality?
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Rawlings, Samantha - 2010
This paper is motivated to investigate the often neglected payoff to investments in the health of girls and women in terms of next generation outcomes. This paper investigates the intergenerational persistence of health across time and region as well as across the distribution of maternal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278543