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Can the UAE Avoid the Oil Curse by Economic Diversification?
Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Recent research conclude that the GCC economies have failed to address the oil curse. They are far behind other countries, especially those in the G7, which possess huge reserves of oil wealth but have undertaken economic diversification to correct the ill-effects of an oil curse. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884109
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Can the UAE Avoid the Oil Curse by Economic Diversification?
Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - 2014
Recent research conclude that the GCC economies have failed to address the oil curse. They are far behind other countries, especially those in the G7, which possess huge reserves of oil wealth but have undertaken economic diversification to correct the ill-effects of an oil curse. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333237
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Can the UAE avoid the oil curse by economic diversification?
Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - 2014
Recent research conclude that the GCC economies have failed to address the oil curse. They are far behind other countries, especially those in the G7, which possess huge reserves of oil wealth but have undertaken economic diversification to correct the ill-effects of an oil curse. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252644
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Comparative Analysis of Firm Dynamics by Size: Korean Manufacturing
Oh, Inha; Heshmati, Almas; Baek, Chulwoo; Lee, Jeong-Dong - Ratioinstitutet - 2006
productivity (TFP) of the South Korean manufacturing industry is calculated, at the firm level, and comparative analysis is … performed by size classes. The sources of the TFP growth are decomposed into various effects related to entry, exit, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419156
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Contribution of ICT to the Chinese Economic Growth
Heshmati, Almas; Yang, Wanshan - Ratioinstitutet - 2006
conclusion by examining the contribution of ICT to the Chinese economic growth. We investigate the relationship between TFP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419158
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Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth: The Case of Chinese Provinces
Heshmati, Almas; Kumbhakar, Subal C. - Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program … - 2010
technical change (a component of TFP change) into two parts. One part is driven by time (manna from heaven) and the other part … technical change and TFP growth of provinces. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511401
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A General Model of Technical Change with an Application to the OECD Countries
Heshmati, Almas; Kumbhakar, Subal C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In the neoclassical production functions model technical change (TC) is assumed to be exogenous and it is specified as a function of time. However, some exogenous external factors other than time can also affect the rate of TC. In this paper we model TC via a combination of time trend (purely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323543
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Estimation of Technical Change and TFP Growth based on Observable Technology Shifters
Heshmati, Almas; Rashidghalam, Masoomeh - 2017
This paper models and estimates total factor productivity (TFP) growth parametrically. The model is a generalization of … the traditional production model where technology is represented by a time trend. TFP growth is decomposed into …, technology and human development determinants of TFP growth. Our results show that unobservable technical changes remain the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603066
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Estimation of Technical Change and TFP Growth Based on Observable Technology Shifters
Heshmati, Almas; Rashidghalam, Masoomeh - 2016
This paper models and estimates total factor productivity (TFP) growth parametrically. The model is a generalization of … the traditional production model where technology is represented by a time trend. TFP growth is decomposed into …, technology and human development determinants of TFP growth. Our results show that unobservable technical changes remain the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653176
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Technical change and total factor productivity growth for Chinese provinces: a panel data analysis
Shiu, Alice; Heshmati, Almas - 2006
productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …, estimates of TFP growth could be obtained and its determinants were examined using regression analysis. The parametric TFP … growth measure is compared with the non-parametric Solow residual. TFP has recorded positive growth for all provinces during …
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