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Problems in the structure of Romania’s economy
Albu, Lucian-Liviu; Georgescu, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994
The study focused on the early stage of Romania’s transition to the market economy during 1990-1992, based on statistical data available at that time. Because of the inherited structural distortions, the persistence of strong forces of inertia and the incoherence of economic and monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876890
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Oil price shocks and their short- and long-term effects on the Chinese economy
Tang, Weiqi; Wu, Libo; Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
economies. However, there has been a lack of empirical study of this kind on China and other developing countries. This paper … attempts to fill this gap by answering how and to what extent oil-price shocks impact China’s economy, emphasizing on the price … differentiated price control policies for materials and intermediates on the one hand and final products on the other hand in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835871
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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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Economic Geography of Industrial Location: Evidence from Indian States
Ghosh, Saibal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using state-industry data for 1981-98, the paper examines the Rajan-Zingales (1998) hypothesis at the country level. In particular, we examine whether industrial characteristics influence state-level industrial growth. The findings suggest that industries with higher fixed capital and bigger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560966
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The Incentive Role of Creating "Cities" in China
Li, Lixing - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
"cities". In China, awarding city status to existing counties is the dominant way of creating new urban administrative units …, during which the local government gets many benefits. Using a large panel data set covering all counties in China during 1993 … about China’s politics of governance: where does power lie in China? …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835975
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The laffer curve and the debt-growth link in low-income Sub-Saharan African economies
Megersa, kelbesa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The study of the link between debt and growth has been full of debates, both in theory and empirics. However, there is a growing consensus that the relationship is sensitive to the level of debt. Our paper tries to address the question of non linearity in the long term relationship between...
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Comparative analysis of monetary and fiscal Policy: a case study of Pakistan
Jawaid, Syed Tehseen; Arif, Imtiaz; Naeemullah, Syed … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This study investigates the comparative effect of fiscal and monetary policy on economic growth in Pakistan using annual time series data from 1981 to 2009. The cointegration result suggests that both monetary and fiscal policy have significant and positive effect on economic growth. The...
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Capital Flight and Economic Performance
Beja, Edsel Jr. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Capital flight aggravates resource constraints and contributes to undermine long-term economic growth. Counterfactual calculations on the Philippines suggest that capital flight contributed to lower the quality of long-term economic growth. Sustained capital flight over three decades means that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260151
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An Analysis of Optimal Government Size for Growth: A Case Study of Pakistan
Zareen, Shumaila; Qayyum, Abdul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The government size is important for the development of the economy. We estimated optimum government size for growth in Pakistan by using Heerden (2008) methodology for period from 1973 to 2012. The results for the optimal size of the government show that all the variables are significant. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109756
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A Fresh Look at the Development of a Market Economy in China
Arvanitis, Rigas; Miège, Pierre; Zhao, Wei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
The Chinese economy does still not qualify as demand-driven economy. Its growth is based on investment. In fact successive waves of investment have emerged during the eighties and produced a piling-up of productive systems. A wave of small national enterprises and entrepreneurs, a second large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837180