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Assessing the Impact of Ease of Doing Business and Corruption on Economic Growth for Africa Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) Member States
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2018
A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910879
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The Employment Cycles of Neighboring Cities
Wall, Howard J. - 2011
This paper examines the spatial interaction of neighboring cities over their employment cycles. The cycles of …-similar employment cycles, but neighboring cities with similar racial compositions tend to have less-similar employment cycles …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126966
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Macroeconomic Effects of a Low-Carbon Electricity Transition in Kenya and Ghana : An Exploratory Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a disaggregated country-specific representation of the power sector to simulate the prospective medium-run growth and distributional implications associated with a shift towards a...
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Formation of SEZ, Agricultural Productivity and Urban Unemployment
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit; Yabuuchi, Shigemi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
aggregate employment in the economy may also improve. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617186
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The Key Success Factors of Penang as the Silicon Valley of the East
Wahyuni, Sari; Anoviar, Alia Noor; Santoso, Anom Jati - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The aims of this study is to analyze the key success factors of SEZs in Malaysia especially Penang as a centre of investment which is recognised as the Silicon Valley of the East. By employing qualitative research, the result of this study shows that Penang sources of competitiveness laid on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108925
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Resilience to crisis and GDP recovery at county level in Romania
Zaman, Gheorghe; Georgescu, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
to the crisis impact on employment, focusing on R&D sector as revealing the endogenous growth generating potential at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011211855
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Air pollution, foetal mortality, and long-term health: Evidence from the Great London Smog
Ball, Alastair - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper provides new evidence on the consequences of foetal exposure to high levels of pollution for the risk of stillbirth, and for the long-term health and labour market outcomes of those that survive. Variation in in utero exposure comes from a persistent weather system that affected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212579
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Credibility and monetary policy under inflation targeting
mhamdi, ghrissi; aguir, abdelkader; farhani, ramzi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
After more than two decades of inflation targeting in the world, it is important to evaluate if the adoption of this regime in a relevant developing country contributed to the creation of a better environment for the process of entrepreneurs' expectations formation. Brazil is part of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271311
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大型外资零售商的进入对中国地区劳动力市场的影响
Zhang, Chuanchuan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper examines the effect of entry of large foreign retailers on local employment at the city level. Using a panel … data for the period 2000-2006, we find that entry of large retailers largely increases employment in wholesale and retail … sector and other related sector in the year of entry. The positive effect on employment in wholesale and retail sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258697
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Does Chinese Investment Contribute to The US Economy? An Analysis of Selected US States’ Growth, Employment and Exports
Hasanat Shah, Syed; Li, Jun Jiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Our paper analyzed the impact and causal relation of outbound Chinese FDI on growth, employment and export performance … the impact of Chinese outbound FDI on employment and export are insignificant. However, the impact of FDI on growth is … refined dynamic panel model indicates that Chinese FDI does not cause GDP, exports and employment while the results of reverse …
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