, the sector also contributed in an indirect way to economic growth by generating knowledge and productivity spill-overs for … characterised by a relatively weak productivity growth. Does this contribute to growth stagnation tendencies à la the so …-called “Baumol disease”? The paper argues that there is no reason to expect this as long as the productivity and growth spill …

This article investigates the relationships among economic growth, income distribution and poverty in Brazil during the … variations in the poverty indicators and the main components that answer for this variation - decomposition model;another that … simulates the effects of the variation of the income and the concentration indicators on the poverty level - model of elasticity …

– Inflation) x GDP = K_Index_Infl. Productivity Index: K_Index / Labor Force = K_PROD Inflation indexed Productivity Index: K …

This paper examines the trajectory of economic development in Botswana between the years 1820 and 1966, when it … then proceed to analyze what factors have encouraged or hindered economic development in Botswana: In particular, I focus …, demographic trends, as well as on ethnic divisions and cultural belief systems. Finally, I discuss how prepared Botswana was for …

The paper explores a novel extension of the R&D-productivity literature. It puts forward an empirical model where … sectoral productivity growth is related to the characteristics of technological regimes and a set of other industry … show, in particular, that sectoral differences in productivity growth in Europe are related to cross-industry differences …

from low to high productivity; and diversified from monoculture to manufacturing and exports of finished products, and were … thus able to significantly reduce poverty during the last three decades. The paper concludes that political stability … transformation and poverty reduction. …