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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
new technological paradigm, which delayed their industrialization and, hence, their take-off to a state of sustained … development in the agricultural stage but has had a negative impact on income per capita in the course of industrialization; and … economic development in the process of industrialization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282579
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Establishment of science parks in the federal region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - 2007
New growth models consider the role of technology in production. The link between product flows and information flows in international trade suggests investment in information technology as a leading sector in the developing countries growth. Several studies establish relationships between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268556
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Reversing Fortunes of German Regions, 1926-2019: Boon and Bane of Early Industrialization?
Berbée, Paul; Braun, Sebastian Till; Franke, Richard - 2022
This paper shows that 19th-century industrialization is an important determinant of the significant changes in Germany …, economic ascent in the South. Exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in access to coal, we show that early industrialization … industrialization explains most of the decline in regional inequality observed in the 1960s and 1970s and about half of the current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426312
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Cultural Diversity, Geographical Isolation, and the Origin of the Wealth of Nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
new technological paradigm, which delayed their industrialization and, hence, their take-off to a state of sustained … development in the agricultural stage but has had a negative impact on income per capita in the course of industrialization; and … economic development in the process of industrialization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646291
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Establishment of Science Parks in the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
New growth models consider the role of technology in production. The link between product flows and information flows in international trade suggests investment in information technology as a leading sector in the developing countries growth. Several studies establish relationships between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763920
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Age and gender composition of the workforce, productivity and profits: Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
This empirical paper documents the relationship between composition of a firm's workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282402
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Does corporate governance reform necessarily boost firm performance? Recent evidence from Russia
Kuznecovs, Mihails; Pal, Sarmistha - 2012
This paper examines whether the introduction of corporate governance (CG) reforms in general and that of transparency and disclosure (T&D) rules in particular can necessarily boost firm performance. Existing literature suggests that CG reforms can boost performance because it can resolve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282468
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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship and economic development: growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267484
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Monotheism (from a sociopolitical and economic perspective)
Iyigun, Murat - 2007
The Axial Age, which lasted between 800 B. C. E. and 200 B. C. E., covers an era in which the spiritual foundations of humanity were laid simultaneously and independently in various geographic areas, and all three major monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam were born between 1200 B. C....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268511
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Cultures, clashes and peace
Fletcher, Erin; Iyigun, Murat - 2009
Ethnic and religious fractionalization have important effects on economic growth and development, but their role in internal violent conflicts has been found to be negligible and statistically insignificant. These findings have been invoked in refutation of the Huntington hypothesis, according...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269143