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Neoclassical convergence versus technological catch-up : a contribution for reaching a consensus
Desdoigts, Alain - 2002
New macro empirical evidence is provided to assess the relative importance of object and idea gaps in explaining the world income distribution dynamics over a benchmark period 1960-1985. Results are then extended through 1995. Formal statistical hypothesis tests allow us to discriminate between...
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Global demographic change and international capital flows : theory and empirics
Liu, Weifeng - 2021
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Environmental innovations, local networks and internationalization
Cainelli, Giulio; Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Montresor, Sandro - 2011
This paper investigates the drivers of the environmental innovations (EI) introduced by firms in local production systems (LPS). The role of firm network relationships, agglomeration economies and internationalization strategies is analysed for a sample of 555 firms in the Emilia-Romagna region,...
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Global boom, local impacts : mining revenues and subnational outcomes in Peru 2007 - 2011
Zambrano, Omar; Robles, Marcos; Laos, Denisse - 2014
The relationship between the abundance of natural resources and socio-economic performance has been a main object of study in the economic development field since Adam Smith. Dominated by the verification of the so called curse of natural resource, the mainstream literature on the topic has been...
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Natural resources : a blessing or a curse?
Papyrakis, Elissaios; Gerlagh, Reyer - 2003
We examine empirically the effect of natural resource abundance on economic growth. We find that natural resources have a negative impact on growth when considered in isolation, but a positive impact on growth when including in the analysis other variables such as corruption, investments,...
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The global rise of corporate saving
Chen, Peter; Karabarbounis, Loukas; Neiman, Brent - 2017 - Revised March 2017
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Adaptation for mitigation
Ikefuji, Masako; Magnus, Jan R.; Sakamoto, Hiroaki - 2014
This paper develops a dynamic model consisting of two regions (North and South), in which the accumulation of human capital is negatively influenced by the global stock of pollution. By characterizing the equilibrium strategy of each region, we show that the regions’ best responses can be...
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Can countries rely on foreign saving for investment and economic development?
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Eichengreen, Barry; Panizza, Ugo - 2016
investment was financed via private capital inflows. That said, foreign savings are not a good substitute for domestic savings … over the deficit episode and its aftermath, growth is slower than when countries rely on domestic savings. The paper … concludes that financing growth and investment out of foreign savings, while not impossible, is risky. …
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Becoming immune to the competition: global trade flow and characteristics of major exporters of immunological products
Tellios, Demi; Letostak, Maureen; Catalano, Jennifer - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013263463
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Two views on institutions and development: the grand transition vs the primacy of institutions
Paldam, Martin; Gundlach, Erich - 2007
The Grand Transition (GT) view claims that economic development is causal to institutional development, and that many institutional changes can be understood as transitions occurring at roughly the same level (zones) of development. The Primacy of Institutions (PoI) view claims that economic...
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