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From Groundnuts to Globalization : A Structural Estimate of Trade and Growth
Broda, Christian M. - 2010
Starting with Romer [1987] and Rivera-Batiz-Romer [1991] economists have been able to model how trade enhances growth through the creation and import of new varieties. In this framework, international trade increases economic output through two channels. First, trade raises productivity levels...
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The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity : Nature, History, and the Role of Trade
Henderson, J. Vernon - 2016
We study the distribution of economic activity, as proxied by lights at night, across 250,000 grid cells of average area 560 square kilometers. We first document that nearly half of the variation can be explained by a parsimonious set of physical geography attributes. A full set of country...
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Please Pass the Catch-Up the Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports
Blonigen, Bruce A. - 2010
. While the substantial presence of FIEs has contributed greatly to the recent export-led growth of China, an important …
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The Economics of China : Successes and Challenges
Fan, Shenggen - 2013
This paper is the first chapter in the Oxford Companion to the Economics of China (Oxford University Press, forthcoming …). Rather than trying to summarize other contributors' views, we provide our own perspectives on the Economics of China …--the past experience and the future prospects. Our reading of China's economic development over the past 35 years raises two …
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The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
Jayachandran, Seema - 2014
patrilocality and concern for women's "purity" help explain the male-skewed sex ratio in India and China and low female employment …
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The Link between Fundamentals and Proximate Factors in Development
Keller, Wolfgang - 2013
The paper introduces a framework for studying the hierarchy of growth factors, from deep to more immediate. The specific setting we examine is 18th and 19th century Germany, when institutional changes introduced by reforms and transportation improvements converged to create city growth. We...
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What is Driving the 'African Growth Miracle'?
McMillan, Margaret - 2014
We show that much of Africa's recent growth and poverty reduction can be traced to a substantive decline in the share of the labor force engaged in agriculture. This decline has been accompanied by a systematic increase in the productivity of the labor force, as it has moved from low...
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Institutions Rule : The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development
Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind; Trebbi, Francesco - 2021
We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining income levels around the world, using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of institutions trumps' everything else. Once institutions are...
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Trade Orientation, Distortions and Growth in Developing Countries
Edwards, Sebastian - 2010
In this paper I use a cross country data set to analyze the relationship between trade orientation, trade distortions and growth. I first develop a simple endogenous growth model that emphasizes the process of technological absorption in small developing countries. According to this model...
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Economic Transformation, Population Growth and the Long-Run World Income Distribution
Chamon, Marcos - 2006
in growth for developing countries in aggregate. The rapid rise of China may hurt some developing countries in the short …
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