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North-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion : Virtuous Growth Cycles in Latin America
Schiff, Maurice - 2017
This paper examines the impact on total factor productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in other …
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New Product Technology, Accumulation, and Growth
Khan, Faruk A. - 2016
for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth …
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Angola's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
Pushak, Nataliya - 2017
Infrastructure made a net contribution of around 1 percentage point to Angola's improved per capita growth performance … Angola's annual growth by about 2.9 percentage points. As a resource-rich, postconflict country, Angola has shown an …. Numerous challenges remain, however. Angola needs to upgrade its electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure …
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R&D and Aggregate Fluctuations
Artuc, Erhan - 2014
The research and development (R&D) sector is considered one of the main driving forces of sustainable growth in the long run. The sector, however, also shows excessive volatility which raises interesting questions regarding the sources of this volatility as well as the nature of the relation...
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The Dynamics of Development : Innovation and Reallocation
Buera, Francisco J. - 2019
This paper proposes a quantitative model of firm dynamics with endogenous innovation to study growth acceleration episodes triggered by reforms. The authors find that reforms removing barriers to firm entry lead to persistent growth in TFP and declining average firm size, as in the experience of...
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Technological Change and the Labor Market in Argentina and Uruguay : A Task Content Analysis
Apella, Ignacio - 2017
The objective of this paper is to analyze the employment profile trends in Argentina and Uruguay according to the task content performed by the workers in their jobs. The paper aims to produce an approximation of the impact of technological change on the labor market. The paper uses the...
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Technology Adoption and the Middle-Income Trap : Lessons from the Middle East and East Asia
Arezki, Rabah - 2019
This paper documents the existence of a "middle-income trap" for the Middle East and North Africa region. It argues that the economic woes of the Middle East and North Africa offer new insights into the debate on the trap which has thus far focused on the East Asia and Pacific region. The...
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Technology Strategies for Low-Carbon Economic Growth : A General Equilibrium Assessment
Sue Wing, Ian - 2017
with high opportunity cost elasticities of productivity improvement can lead to more accurate assessments of the …
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Creative Natives in the Digital Age : How Digital Technology Has Revolutionized Creative Work
Kabanda, Patrick - 2017
Digital technologies have permeated modern life, and their impact on creative work has been revolutionary. This revolution, as widely noted, has disrupted the making, distribution, and consumption of creative output. On the downside, key concerns include Internet-induced piracy and inequality....
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Will Digital Technologies Transform Agriculture in Developing Countries?
Deichmann, Uwe - 2017
Mobile phones and the internet have significantly affected practically all sectors of the economy, and agriculture is no exception. Building on a recent World Bank flagship report, this paper introduces a concise framework for describing the main benefits from new information and communications...
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