the first time the negative impact of cronyism on economic growth. In the early 2000s, a policy shift in Egypt led to the … 1996 and 2006 experienced lower aggregate employment growth during the period than those that did not. A wide array of …

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. …

This article challenges recent findings that democracy has sizable effects on economic growth. As extensive political … called endogenous, and those grounded in reasons more exogenous to economic growth. The behavior of economic growth following … these more exogenous democratizations strongly indicates that democracy does not cause growth. Consequently, the common …

: an increase of 1°F in the average summer temperature is associated with a reduction in the annual growth rate of state … it is found that a reduction of U.S. economic growth by up to one third could occur over the next century. …

This study addresses why Mexico continues to show below-average economic growth rates in spite of displaying … system, their influence on economic growth may remain limited. …

The growth prospects of a nation are stymied by the burden of government debt. This study has two goals: first, it … tests whether public debt hinders growth; and, second, it explores whether economic policy ameliorates this effect. A large … panel data of countries for 1970–2010 reveal a negative and robust effect of public debt on growth. Strong institutions …