This dissertation examines the implementation of decentralization in Indonesia andmeasures the incentives of fiscal decentralization on state efficiency and economicgrowth. Efficiency of state governments in utilizing fiscal resources to support privatesector development and accelerate economic...

The role of exports in economic growth continues to be debated and tested in the literature on trade an development. China is a new player in this debate with its rapid entry into international makrets. This paper extends some of the previous empirical studies on the relationship between exports...

This thesis examines the relationship between the development of the financial systemand economic growth in the United Kingdom, using a time series econometricmethodology. It extends the existing literature in three ways. First, it applies adisaggregated approach, testing the relationship not...

В статье рассматриваются вопросы, связанные с необходимостью корректировкимакроэкономических показателей с целью учета в них экологической компоненты....

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. Feb. 2011. Major: Applied economics. Advisor:Terry L. Roe. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 160 pages, appendices A-D.

The relationship between financial markets and economic growth has interestedeconomists for decades. However, previous studies do not identify the unique role ofstock markets in economic growth, nor do they test explicitly if stock markets affect thelevel or the growth rate of the economy....

This dissertation is an investigation into one of the important functions of the banking system: to transform short-term liquid deposits into long-term illiquid financial assets that can fund long gestation activities and, thus, raise the rate of economic growth. To investigate this function...

This dissertation evaluates the empirical relation between the value-added tax (VAT) and the level of aggregate consumption. Furthermore, it develops a theoretical framework and an empirical analysis to study the impact of the VAT, as a form of taxing consumption, on capital accumulation,...

Regional policy has taken the centre stage in delivering current UK government efforts to promote productivity-driven economic growth. This article considers the validity of the prime indicator being used to assess regional economic performance: gross value added (GVA) per head. Evidence...

Doctor of Philosophy