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Country role models for development success: The case of Costa Rica
Trejos, Alberto - 2009
In this paper, I discuss the reasons for Costa Rica's economic performance over the last quarter of a century. Three complementary sets of policies (investments in human capital, careful stabilization, and an intelligent and aggressive integration into the world economy) explain the successful...
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The Omani and Bahraini paths to development: Rare and contrasting oil-based economic success stories
Looney, Robert - 2009
Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...
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The Chinese economy: How much market - how much state?
Taube, Markus - In: CESifo Forum 06 (2005) 3, pp. 3-7
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Institutional Determinants of Economic Performance in OECD Countries – An Institutions Climate Index
Eicher, Theo; Röhn, Oliver - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 38-49
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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development
Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004
Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...
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Human capital and economic growth: Pakistan, 1960 - 2003
Abbasa, Qaisar; Foreman-Peck, James - 2007
This paper investigates the relationship between human capital and economic growth in Pakistan with time series data … attained in Pakistan. High returns to health spending compare very favourably with industrial investment. Human capital is …
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Analyzing the stock markets role as a source of capital formation in Pakistan
Kanasro, Hakim Ali; Junejo, Mumtaz Ali; Junejo, Mansoor … - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 5 (2011) 2, pp. 273-282
This paper is to examine the stock markets role in the capital formation in Pakistan from the period 1st January 2001 … of Pakistan and three stock exchanges; Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock exchanges. The stock market size of capital … exchange is the oldest and biggest Stock exchange of Pakistan and it is the first mover to adapt institutional developments …
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The decomposition analysis of CO 2 emission and economic growth in Pakistan India and China
Attari, Muhammad Irfan Javaid; Attaria, Sumayya Nasim - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 5 (2011) 2, pp. 330-343
analysis of PIC nations i.e. Pakistan, India and China. The study also provides the detail information regarding the …
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Monetary policy, inflation and economic growth in Pakistan: Exploring the co-integration and causality relationships
Chaudhry, Imran Sharif; Qamber, Yasmeen; Farooq, Fatima - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 6 (2012) 2, pp. 332-347
Pakistan using co-integration and causality analysis during the period 0f 1972-2010. A large number of empirical studies on the … controlling inflation in Pakistan. The present study fills the gap in the literature by analyzing the nexus of monetary policy …, inflation and growth in Pakistan. The results indicate that credit to private sector, the variable of financial depth, real …
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Why economic growth trends differ so much across developing countries: the globalization debate and its relevance to Pakistan
Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002
The claim of globalization critics that the income gap to industrial countries is bound to widen for essentially all developing countries as a consequence of economic globalization is in conflict with empirical evidence. Economic performance differs tremendously across developing countries. We...
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