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Pyramid capitalism : political connections, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
Diwan, Ishac; Keefer, Philip; Schiffbauer, Marc Tobias - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325900
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Political connections and financial constraints : evidence from transition countries
Bussolo, Maurizio; De Nicola, Francesca; Panizza, Ugo; … - 2019
This paper examines whether political connections ease financial constraints faced by firms. Using firm-level data from six Central and Eastern European economies, the paper shows that politically connected firms: (i) have high levels of leverage, (ii) have low levels of profitability, (iii) are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113824
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Do politically connected firms innovate, contributing to long-term economic growth?
Francis, David; Hussain, Sahar; Schiffbauer, Marc - 2018
-rival their competitors by lobbying for privileges instead of innovating. In the aggregate, these policy privileges reduce Egypt … activities. The analysis is based on novel establishment survey data from The Arab Republic of Egypt which provides information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902856
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Infrastructure and economic growth in Egypt
Loayza, Norman; Odawara, Rei - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919036
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Egypt beyond the crisis : medium-term challenges for sustained growth
Herrera Aguilera, Santiago; Selim, Hoda; Youssef, Hoda; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665576
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Saving and growth in Egypt
Hevia, Constantino; Loayza, Norman - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901518
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Poverty and economic growth in Egypt, 1995 - 2000
El-laithy, Heba; Lokshin, Michael; Banerji, Arup - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001778476
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On financial development and economic growth in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Mohieldin, Mahmoud Safwat; Hussein, Khaled A.; Rostom, Ahmed - 2019
Arab Republic of Egypt. The paper examines empirically the relationship between the development of the financial sector and … economic growth in Egypt between 1980 and 2016. It draws comparisons based on critical financial indicators between Egypt and … financial development, to assess the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Egypt, yields three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114416
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The role of sectoral growth patterns in labor market development
Arias-Vazquez, Francisco Javier; Lee, Jean N.; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009659423