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The Significance of Research and Development for Economic Growth: The Case of Pakistan
Khan, Jangraiz; Khattak, Rehman; Ur, Naeem - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper concentrates on the significance of Research and Development (R&D) for economic growth in the developing economy of Pakistan. The paper also questioned the major macro determinants of R&D in Pakistan. The study used time series data for the period 1971- 2008. The results obtained from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110291
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Productivity-wage-growth nexus: an empirical study of Singapore
Freddy, Liew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between labor productivity, real wages and real GDP in Singapore … from 1997 to 2011. The paper begins with a review of productivity, wage and growth situations in Singapore in the past … across industries. The empirical results suggest that in the Singapore economy, there exist a bi-directional causality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359942
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Macroeconomic Determinants of Direct Investment Abroad of Singapore
Kueh, Jerome Swee-Hui; Puah, Chin Hong; Liew, Venus Khim-Sen - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The objective of this study is to discover the determinants of Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) of Singapore. It also … measures the impacts of various determinants on the DIA of Singapore. Based on theoretical justification, several potential …. Meanwhile, the increase (decrease) of DIA of Singapore is significantly related to the appreciation (depreciation) of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108077
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The role of education in economic development: a theoretical perspective
Ozturk, Ilhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001
Education in every sense is one of the fundamental factors of development. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. Education enriches people’s understanding of themselves and world. It improves the quality of their lives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619571
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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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Do Sufficient Institutions Alter the Relationship between Natural Resources and Economic Growth?
Zeynalov, Ayaz - 2014
The purpose of this paper is to test whether institutional governance and its performance is a main driving force to achieve a positive relationship between natural resources and economic growth in the long run. The main objective is to ascertain what kind of institutional governance would be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056564
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Revisiting the Relationships Between Non-Renewable Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in Iran
Nasre Esfahani, Mohammad - 2016
Exploring the short-run and long-run relationships between consumption of various sources of non-renewable energy, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions would be considered as a golden key to provide rational energy policies of Iran in the post sanctions era. The aim of this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992709
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Do University Rankings Matter for Growth?
Tan Kuan Lu, Clifford - 2014
I investigate the relationship between university rankings and economic growth and found that the relationship is statistically significant. The more the number of universities that a country has in international university rankings, the higher its GDP per capita. What is more surprising is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013061096
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Economic Growth Dynamics Across Countries
Lechman, Ewa - 2014
The main purpose of the paper is to analyze GDP PPP per capita growth rates across countries in the period 1980-2008, as well as to identify top and bottom country performers. In addition, the author verifies the statistical relationship between GDP PPP per capita and some arbitrary selected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014147300
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Crecimiento Económico de Largo Plazo en Antioquia, Colombia : Estimación del PIB, 1800-1913 (Long Term Economic Growth in Antioquia, Colombia: GDP Estimates, 1800-1913)
Mejia, Javier - 2012
Este trabajo realiza el primer análisis cuantitativo detallado del nivel de actividad económica de Antioquia para el siglo XIX y la primera parte del XX. A partir de los datos existentes para la economía colombiana, se reconstruye la que es, además, una de las primeras series de PIB regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014167721