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How Important is Selection? Experimental Versus Non-Experimental Measures of the Income Gains from Migration

McKenzie, David J. - 2016

Measuring the gain in income from migration is complicated by non-random selection of migrants from the general … overcome this problem, providing an experimental measure of the income gains from migration. New Zealand allows a quota of … the authors in these two countries allows experimental estimates of the income gains from migration by comparing the …

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Migration, School Attainment, and Child Labor : Evidence from Rural Pakistan

Mansuri, Ghazala - 2016

proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …

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Determinants of Social Distancing and Economic Activity During COVID-19 : A Global View

Maloney, William F. - 2020

The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...

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Capital Fundamentalism, Economic Development, and Economic Growth

Grigorian, David - 2017

Few economic ideas are as intuitive as the notion that increasing investment is the best way to raise future output. This idea was the basis for the theory quot;capital fundamentalism.quot; Under this view, differences in national stocks of capital were the primary determinants of differences in...

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Finance and Growth : Schumpeter Might Be Right

Drebentsov, Vladimir - 2017

Joseph Schumpeter argued in 1911 that the services provided by financial intermediaries - mobilizing savings, evaluating projects, managing risk, monitoring managers, and facilitating transactions -stimulate technological innovation and economic development. The authors present evidence that...

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Hunting for Leopards : Long Run Country Income Dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba - 2016

This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence of...

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Gender Equality, Poverty and Economic Growth

Sinha, Nistha - 2016

This paper reviews empirical findings from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and women's empowerment in reducing poverty and stimulating growth. Going beyond the large literature documenting the impact of female education on a range of development outcomes, the paper presents...

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Exploring Lebanon's Growth Prospects

Berthelemy, Jean-Claude - 2016

This paper attempts to identify Lebanon's greatest constraints to economic growth, following a growth diagnosis approach. It concludes that fiscal imbalances and barriers to entry are most binding on long-term growth. Macroeconomic imbalances and related perceived risks affect the nature of...

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Specialization and Adjustment During the Growth of China and India : The Latin American Experience

Lederman, Daniel - 2016

This paper examines the extent to which the growth of China and India in world markets is affecting the patterns of trade specialization in Latin American economies. The authors construct Vollrath's measure of revealed comparative advantage by 3-digit ISIC sector, country, and year. This measure...

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How Might Climate Change Affect Economic Growth in Developing Countries? A Review of the Growth Literature With a Climate Lens

Lecocq, Franck - 2016

This paper reviews the empirical and theoretical literature on economic growth to examine how the four components of the climate change bill, namely mitigation, proactive (ex ante) adaptation, reactive (ex post) adaptation, and ultimate damages of climate change affect growth, especially in...

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