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COVID-19 age-mortality curves are flatter in developing countries

Demombynes, Gabriel Maurice Gaudefroy - 2020

A greater share of reported COVID-19 deaths occur at younger ages in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to high-income countries (HICs). Based on data from 26 countries, people age 70 and older constitute 37 percent of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in LMICs on average, versus 87...

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Is 3D printing a threat to global trade? : the trade effects you didn’t hear about : World Development Report 2020 background paper

Freund, Caroline L.; Mulabdic, Alen; Ruta, Michele - 2019

In the mid-2000s, the production of hearing aids shifted almost entirely to 3D printing. Using difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods, this paper examines the effects of this shift on trade flows. The analysis finds that trade increased roughly 60 percent following the...

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Perceptions of intellectual property: a review

Ghafele, Roya - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

discourse on IP and globalization. The one is interested in advancing the knowledge economy, an approach based on the belief … advance the process of globalization. While the former is strongly motivated by new economic growth theory, as for example … advanced by Stanford professor Paul Romer, the latter is based on typical anti-globalization arguments, such as for example the …

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De makroøkonomiske reformer i teoretisk belysning

Tarp, Finn - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994

Gældskrisens udbrud blev startsignalet til omfattende makroøkonomiske reformer i u-Iandene i 1980erne. De chok, som forårsagede krisen, udgjorde sammen med kraftigt voksende uligevægte i eksterne og interne samfundsøkonomiske balancer en virkningsfuld advarsel. Det blev klart, at de...

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Baggrunden forudviklingslandenes grældskrise

Tarp, Finn - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994

Udenlandsk låntagning er en integreret del af udvikJingsprocessen, og der var indtil i al fald begyndelsen af 1980erne udbredt enighed om det nyuige I at overføre udenlandske opsparingsoverskud til u-Iandene. Sådanne overførsler giver for det første mulighed for at øge investeringerne og...

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Vækst og indkomstfordeling i udviklingslandene

Tarp, Finn - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1981

This article analyzes the relationship between growth and income distribution in developing countries. Three important hypotheses are scrutinized: The U-hypothesis, the absolute income hypothesis and the hypothesis of conflict between growth and a more equal income distribution. After a review...

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Determinants of FDI inflows to developing countries: a panel data analysis

Khachoo, Ab Quyoom; Khan, Mohd Imran - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The aim of this paper is to identify, by estimating a panel econometric model, the factors determining FDI inflows to developing countries over a long period. The study is based on a sample of 32 developing countries. In our analysis, FDI inflows are modeled as a function of the market size,...

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Do Economic Growth, Human Development and Political Stability favour sovereign Creditworthiness of a Country? A Cross Country Survey on Developed and Developing Countries

Bundala, Ntogwa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

One of the challenges face a country or firm when deciding to lend a foreign country or firm is how to appraise the creditworthiness of that firm or country? It is experienced and commonly use of credit ratings established by Credit Rating Agencies (Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and Pitch) as...

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Finansal Liberalizasyon ve Küresel Krizin Yapısal Nedenleri: Gelişmekte Olan Ülkeler İçin Dersler

TUNCEL, Cem Okan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The main aim of this study is to analyze the connection between financial liberalization and financial crises in historical context. The global economy is experiencing crisis which has been hailed as the most devastating crisis of capitalism since the great depression of 1929. Post World War II...

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An institutional analysis of some monetary issues in developing economies

Strachman, Eduardo; Vasconcelos, Marcos Roberto - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

The paper shows the difficulties that the increasing international mobility of capitals set to the execution of monetary policy in the development countries. In modern capitalist economies, more than ever, money should be viewed as an institution. Therefore, it is first necessary to understand...

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