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Die "Europäische Seidenstraße"
Heimberger, Philipp; Holzner, Mario; Kochnev, Artem - 2018
In dieser Studie argumentieren wir für einen "Big Push" bei den Infrastrukturinvestitionen im größeren Europa. Wir … niedrigen Zinsen kann mit einem Beschäftigungseffekt von über 7 Millionen im größeren Europa gerechnet werden. Alleine auf der …The study concludes that Europe should respond to China's New Silk Road initiative with a coherent infrastructure …
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The early diffusion of the steam engine in Britain, 1700-1800: A reappraisal
Nuvolari, Alessandro; Verspagen, Bart; Von Tunzelmann, Nick - 2011
We examine the diffusion of steam technology across British counties during the eighteenth century. First, we provide new estimates for the regional variations in the timing, pace and extent of usage of steam engines. Our main data source is an updated version of the list of steam engines...
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Deviant behavior: A century of Philippine industrialization
de Dios, Emmanuel S.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2013
Recent work has documented industrial output growth around the poor periphery from 1870 to the present, finding unconditional convergence on the leaders long before the modern BRICS and even before the Asian Tigers. The Philippines was very much part of that catching up. In the decade or so up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333519
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Is the elephant stepping on its trunk? The problem of India´s unbalanced growth
Douhan, Robin; Nordberg, Anders - 2007
It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However, evidence suggests that basic manufacturing industry is stagnant. This paper proposes a mechanism that ties these two trends together. A big-push type of model, featuring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321626
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Non-Scale Growth, Endogenous Comparative Advantages, and Industrialization
Christiaans, Thomas - 2003
, growth, and industrialization. It is shown that the counterfactual prediction of new growth theories regarding a positive … process of industrialization, trade policy can influence long-run growth rates even in non-scale growth models. …
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Tracking down the business cycle: a dynamic factor model for Germany 1820-1913
Sarferaz, Samad; Uebele, Martin - 2007
better use of existing time series data than historical national accounting. To investigate industrialization we propose to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263692
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Degrees of development: how geographic latitude sets the pace of industrialization and demographic change
Strulik, Holger - 2008
Successful economic development is usually characterized by two salient phenomena: industrialization and demographic …
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Catch me if you can: education and catch-up in the industrial revolution
Becker, Sascha O.; Hornung, Erik; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
industrialization itself. We find that basic education significantly accelerated non-textile industrialization in both phases of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269478
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Catch me iIf you can : education and catch-up in the industrial revolution
Becker, Sascha O.; Hornung, Erik; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
industrialization itself. We find that basic education significantly accelerated non-textile industrialization in both phases of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271786
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Beyond industrialization: New approaches to development strategy based on the service sector
Sheehan, Peter - 2008
Industrialization occupies a central place in the rich tapestry of development theory and practice. Although that place … income per capita can only occur through industrialization. This paper argues that it is becoming increasingly difficult for … most developing countries to achieve rapid growth through industrialization, and especially through export oriented …
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