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Social Development – A Multidimensional Approach To Social Development Analysis. Country Level Evidence for Year 2011
Lechman, Ewa - 2014
The study investigates disparities in social development in 144 countries worldwide. In the paper we aim to investigate cross-country differences in social development level in year 2011, as well as to estimate inequalities on the field. Secondly, we assess relative social development level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014147310
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The first qualitative survey on Albanian firms: preliminary results
D'Elia, Enrico - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The Banks&Businesses Regional Observatory on Economy and Finance (OBI) and the University of Tirana carried on the first qualitative survey on Albanian enterprises between July and September 2008. The main advantages of qualitative surveys are that they are able to catch the “business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009418487
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Modest expectations: Causes and effects of migration on migrant households in source countries
Hagen-Zanker, Jessica - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This research, mainly looking at Albania and Moldova, investigates the reasons why people migrate internationally and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008873555
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How has internal migration in Albania affected the receipt of transfers from family and friends?
Tomini, Florian; Hagen-Zanker, Jessica - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
massive internal migration flows towards the big cities in the transition countries like Albania can seriously affect such … and the family left behind. This study analyses households that migrate together to the peripheries of Tirana (Albania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004045
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State Enterprises Restructuring in Bulgaria, Albania and Romania
Dimitrov, Mitko; Estrin, Saul; Richet, Xavier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
been experienced, in Bulgaria, Albania and Romania, adjusting to the new market environment has followed different paths …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108612
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Foreign Direct Investments in Albanian Market as part of Global Market and Globalization.
Kodhelaj, Mimoza; Molla, Jonida - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
York City Taking inspiration from the above quotation, through this paper we will present the changes occurring in Albania … aware of our limited abilities to change the actual economic situation in Albania. However, our research is an indicator not … potential Albania has to realize in order to fully integrate in the global markets. This paper will attempt to provide answers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257812
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Inclusive Growth Through Creation of Human and Social Capital
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper analyses inclusive growth that focuses on the creation of opportunities for all. Inclusive growth allows people to contribute to and benefit from economic growth, while pro-poor growth approaches focusing on welfare of the poor only to reduce inequality. Recently, economics literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271694
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Comment on "Multinational Firms and Backward Linkages" by Ping Lin and Kamal Saggi
Keane, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
I highlight some of the key econometric problems facing the literature on FDI spillovers. For the most part, the existing literature takes the approach of estimating production functions in which the total factor productivity (TFP) of the domestic firms in a particular industry/country is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250912
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Taxes, National Identity, and Nation Building: Evidence from France
Johnson, Noel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
What is the relationship between state capacity, national identity, and economic development? This paper argues that increases in state capacity can lower the collective action costs associated with political and economic exchange by encouraging the formation of a common identity. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252300
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UNFPA’s View on Population: an Economic Analysis
Alejandro, Cid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
Recently, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) published “State of World Population 2002” which holds a Malthusian view on demography: population growth harms economic development. Based on that assumption, the UNFPA directs funds to reduce the fertility of Third World women. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258603