This paper looks at economic growth and its fundamental determinants in Russia over the last decades. It starts by … showing that, contrary to the views of some political commentators, growth is highly important for the popularity of president … Putin. Furthermore, regular models of growth are relevant to Russia and other transition countries over the last two decades …

This Working Paper examines India's growth and employment generation performance over the last ten years in the context …

We analyze the effectiveness of an increase in government consumption for stimulating growth for diverse levels of … public debt in the European Union. We conclude, that growth rate can be stimulated in the short run by an increase in … more effective than an increase in compensation of public employees in stimulating output growth. …

income growth among regions. Empirical data seem to support the absolute convergence hypothesis for U.S. states, but the data … also show that natural resource-abundance is a significant negative determinant of growth. We find that natural resource … effects can fully explain the negative effect of natural resource abundance on growth. …