We analyze the relationship between the economic growth rate and a rule of law indicator in Mexican states during the period 2006-2013. Specifically, we employ information regarding the time it takes to solve commercial disputes in local courts, which we use as a proxy variable to measure the...

We analyze the relationship between the economic growth rate and a rule of law indicator in Mexican states during the period 2006-2013. Specifically, we employ information regarding the time it takes to solve commercial disputes in local courts, which we use as a proxy variable to measure the...

Studies in economic growth have focused on the convergence hypothesis for regions, territories and groups of countries. The main idea is that on the long run, the poorer regions would catch up to the richer in terms of Gross Domestic Product Per Capita. This paper analyses the economic...

This paper contains an analysis of the economic effects of human capital onproduction, measured as Gross Value Added per full-time equivalent worker. To thisend, a Cobb-Douglas type production function has been used, with Gross Value Added(GVA) a function of human capital and private and public...

Studies in economic growth have focused on the convergence hypothesis for regions, territories and groups of countries. The main idea is that on the long run, the poorer regions would catch up to the richer in terms of Gross Domestic Product Per Capita. This paper analyses the economic...

Por mucho tiempo ha existido la idea de que los países con grandes reservas de recursos naturales tienen una gran ventaja con respecto a países con escasos recursos naturales. Sin embargo, el presente estudio muestra que dicha abundancia y la exportación creciente de los recursos naturales no...

English Abstract: Con una muestra de 323 individuos se analiza la relación entre esperanza y los atributos de los colaboradores. Por una parte, la esperanza es un constructo de la psicología positiva, abordado a nivel organizacional a partir de la década de los noventa del siglo pasado. Por...

El objetivo de este trabajo es contrastar en qué medida el capital humano contribuye al crecimiento económico de las distintas provincias españolas, y comprobar si las diferencias de dotación de este factor son explicativas de las diferencias de VAB entre las distintas provincias y de sus...

En este trabajo se analizan los efectos de largo plazo de períodos de crisis de inflación sobre el crecimiento de la Productividad Total de los Factores (PTF) para 18 países de Latinoamérica durante el período de 1961 al 2000, utilizando la metodología de estimación de Método...

This paper surveys recent developments in the empirical literature on economic growth as well as presents own estimates on the determinants of growth for the period 1960-2000. The latter is made by standardizing the set of control variables usually included in panel data regressions -those...