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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development

Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004

Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...

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Cultural assimilation, cultural diffusion and the origin of the wealth of nations

Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2007

This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion,...

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India's economic growth: From socialist rate of growth to Bharatiya rate of growth

Virmani, Arvind - 2004

Paper reviews India's growth performance since independence. Phrases suchas "Hindu Rate of Growth," sometimes make a telling comment and expose obscureeconomic data to a wider audience, but they can just as readily obscure reality byfocussing attention on the wrong issue. There is nothing in the...

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What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from Purchasing Power Comparisons?

Heston, Alan - 2008

Comparisons of India and China have been made for over 50 years. This paper focuses on purchasing power estimates in China and India in the 2005 round of the UN International Comparison Programme (ICP) that was coordinated by the World Bank, the Regional Banks and Economic Commissions. The 2005...

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The resource curse and its potential reversal

Boschini, Anne; Pettersson, Jan; Roine, Jesper - 2012

Several recent papers suggest that the negative association between natural resource intensity and economic growth can be reversed if institutional quality is high enough. We try to understand this result in more detail by decomposing the resource measure, using alternative measures of both...

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The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy

Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007

This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...

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Corruption and the shadow economy: An empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. …

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Shadow economy, tax morale, governance and institutional quality: A panel analysis

Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007

This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...

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Turkish Voter Response to Government Incompetence and Corruption Related to the 1999 Earthquakes

Akarca, Ali T.; Tansel, Aysit - 2012

, and exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations, as a factor magnifying the … on the other hand, were responsible for the incompetence shown in providing relief, for involvement in corruption related … responsible for different types of corruption and mismanagement provided us with a unique data to differentiate between voter …

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Sustainability of Public Debt and Budget Deficit: Panel cointegration analysis for the European Union Member countries

Prohl, Silika; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006

In this study, we analyse the sustainability of fiscal policy of EU member countries within the panel cointegration and …

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