We consider a neoclassical growth model with endogenous corruption. Corruption and wealth, which are co-determined in … corruption, and if indeed as suggested by a number of empirical studies corruption hampers growth, then how did rich countries … corruption on wealth depends on the economy's degree of openness using cross-country data. …

This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a … also finds evidence that FDI has significant effects on economic growth. While international trade does not significantly … influence economic growth, human capital does. The presence of a democratic government also brings positive effects to growth in …

Do openness and human capital accumulation promote economic growth? While intuition argues yes, the existing empirical … price distortion and increasing openness. Human capital plays a smaller role in enhancing growth through total factor … factor productivity that include, among many others, human capital, openness, and distortion of domestic prices relative to …

as follows: (i) a higher dependence on primary commodities reduces economic growth, increases income inequality, and … slows down the rate of human capital accumulation; (ii) the negative effects of primary commodities on growth, inequality … the case of growth and inequality, the negative effect of primary commodities and the differences of the slope …

Over the past few decades, many countries have experienced a marked decline in the volatility of output. However, there … is still a significant difference between developed and developing countries in the level of output volatility. A … proposed explanation for this phenomenon is the impact of economic policies on output volatility in developing countries. The …

country regressions as a methodology of analysis of issues relating to growth, trade and other issues. Both proponents (e ….g. Sachs and Warner (1995)) and opponents (Rodriguez and Rodrik (1999)) of the view that openness to trade is linked to higher … growth have relied on such regressions. The paper systematically reviews the theoretical and empirical studies on such …

within-industry changes are con- sidered. Openness seems to be the driving force for downward movements in the industry level …

hospitality industry sample, I found that cultural competence was associated with deep acting and performance. Openness to …). Implications for the selection (based on openness) and training (for deep acting and cultural competence) of service providers in …