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Words speak louder than actions: The impact of politics on economic performance
Osterloh, Steffen - 2010
In this paper, a new approach to disclose the impact of politics on economic growth is presented: we use data derived from content analysis of party manifestos as measures of party preferences. In a panel of 23 OECD countries, we detect a positive impact of party support for various...
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Challenges and policy lessons for the growth-employment-poverty nexus in developing countries
Fields, Gary S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-24
Of the world's 6.7 billion people (as of 2008), 1.3 billion lived on less than $1.25 Purchasing Power Parity dollars … scourge of absolute economic misery among billions of the world's people is one of the most serious problems facing humankind … today. Unemployment (defined below) befalls about 200 million of the world's people - a sizeable number but small compared …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333104
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Aid, growth, and jobs
Fields, Gary - 2012
absolute economic misery in the world. In this paper, I focus on an important but relatively underemphasized approach to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319934
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Flexicurity as a Policy Agenda
Auer, Peter; Gazier, Bernard - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 4, pp. 3-8
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The impact of aid on growth revisited: do donor motives matter?
Kilby, Christopher; Dreher, Axel - 2009
The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269176
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The impact of aid on growth revisited: Do donor motives matter?
Kilby, Christopher; Dreher, Axel - 2009
The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285826
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The impact of aid on growth revisited: Do donor motives matter?
Kilby, Christopher; Dreher, Axel - 2009
The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286642
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Institutions in the Economic Fitness Landscape: What Impact Do Welfare State Institutions Have on Economic Performance?
Schettkat, Ronald - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 2, pp. 27-33
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Effective development aid: Selectivity, proliferation and fragmentation, and the growth impact of development assistance
Kihara, Takashi - 2012
This paper examines several indicators of effective development aid, focusing on the contributions of major bilateral donors. The empirical analyses of selectivity for effective aid delivery revealed that, taking a long-term and regional perspective, some major donors including Japan have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397213
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Start-up promotion instruments in OECD countries and their application in developing countries
Müller, Bettina; Rammer, Christian - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010527587