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China's march to prosperity : reforms to avoid the middle-income trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
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Managerial capital and business R&D as enablers of productivity convergence
Andrews, Dan; Westmore, Ben - 2014
productivity (MFP) convergence in a panel of 42 countries. The OECD long-term growth model is augmented to show that, in addition … to trade openness, an economy’s speed of convergence to its long-run steady state level of MFP is an increasing function …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465017
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Structural policy indicators database for economic research (SPIDER)
Égert, Balázs; Gál, Peter; Wanner, Isabelle - 2017
This document describes the OECD’s new Structural Policy Indicators Database for Economic Research (SPIDER). The database compiles data from various existing databases. It contains indicators capturing structural policies (including institutions, framework condition policies and policies...
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Is there convergence of Russia's regions? : exploring the empirical evidence ; 1995 - 2010
Lehmann, Hartmut; Silvagni, Maria Giulia - 2013
This paper analyses convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia’s regions during the period 1995 …-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we … regional product confirm this outcome as do non-parametric estimates of convergence, namely estimates using Markov transition …
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Keeping regional inequality in check in Sweden
André, Christophe - 2021
, enhancing public service efficiency, especially through digitalisation, and promoting regional convergence further, especially …
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The spatial dimension of productivity : connecting the dots across industries, firms and places
Tsvetkova, Alexandra; Ahrend, Rudiger; … - 2020
This working paper offers a synthesis of the current knowledge on the determinants of productivity. It carefully reviews both “spatial” (e.g. agglomerations, infrastructure, geography) and “aspatial” (e.g. human capital, labour regulations, industry-level innovation and dynamism)...
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Regional GDP in OECD countries : how has inequality developed over time?
Arnold, Felix; Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2016
This paper surveys the state and evolution of GDP per capita in 281 regions of OECD countries for the time period 1995 – 2013. It puts a special focus on the disparities between the regions. These can be substantial: In 2013, GDP per capita of the least and most developed region varied by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011577934
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Fiscal decentralisation and regional disparities
Bartolini, David; Stossberg, Sibylle; Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2016
Fiscal decentralisation can lead to a more efficient provision of local public goods and services and promote a better match between policies and citizens’ preferences. At the same time, however, there are concerns about whether all regions will gain from more autonomy. Decentralisation may...
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Improving public sector efficiency for more inclusive growth in Latvia
Klein, Caroline; Price, Robert W. - 2015
to achieve convergence of policy outcomes to OECD upper standards is challenging. Efficiency gains in the tax system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399630
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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - 2013
As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769652