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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship and economic development: growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267484
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Autocracies and development in a global economy: A tale of two elites
Akerman, Anders; Larsson, Anna; Naghavi, Alireza - 2011
's political elite. We build a theoretical framework where factors of production owned by the political elites differ across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279576
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Political dynasties
Dal Bó, Ernesto; Dal Bó, Pedro; Snyder, Jason - 2006
We study political dynasties in the United States Congress since its inception in 1789. We document patterns in the evolution and profile of political dynasties, study the self-perpetuation of political elites, and analyze the connection between political dynasties and political competition. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318863
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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship, and economic development : growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261348
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Großer Sprung im zweiten Anlauf: 30 Jahre Wirtschaftsreformen in China
Steinherr, Alfred - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 51/52, pp. 825-836
Im Dezember 2008 jährt sich der Beginn der wirtschaftlichen Öffnung Chinas zum dreißigsten Mal. Der Wachstumsspurt der Volksrepublik China seit 1978 übertrifft alles bisher Bekannte. Diese Dynamik ist umso beachtlicher, blickt man auf den gesamten Zeitraum seit der Gründung der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601935
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How quickly does structural reform pay off? An empirical analysis of the short-term effects of unemployment benefit reform
Bouis, Romain; Causa, Orsetta; Demmou, Lilas; Duval, Romain - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-12
insurance on steady-state employment, the short-term effects of benefit reforms are not well-established. This paper contributes … to fill this gap by estimating impulse responses to benefit reform shocks identified for a panel of OECD countries …. Findings indicate that although it takes time for unemployment benefit reforms to pay off, such reforms do not appear to entail …
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The regulation of migration in a transition economy: China's Hukou system
Bao, Shuming; Bodvarsson, Örn B.; Hou, Jack W.; Zhao, … - 2009
). Coincident with the deepening of economic reforms, Hukou has gradually been relaxed since the 1980s, helping to explain an …
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Evaluation of Development Policy: Treatment versus Program Effects
Elbers, Chris; Gunning, Jan Willem - 2009
There is a growing interest, notably in development economics, in extending project evaluation methods to the evaluation of multiple interventions (“programs”). In program evaluations one is interested in the aggregate impact of a program rather than the effect on individual beneficiaries....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325967
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Evaluation of Development Programs: Using Regressions to assess the Impact of Complex Interventions
Elbers, Chris; Gunning, Jan Willem - 2012
There is a growing interest in extending project evaluation methods to the evaluation of programs: complex interventions involving multiple activities. In general a program evaluation cannot be based on separate evaluations of its components since interactions between the activities are likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326352
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The changing dynamics of foreign aid and democracy in Mozambique
Manning, Carrie; Malbrough, Monica - 2012
This study explores the effects of foreign aid on democracy in Mozambique during the last decade. Aid for democracy built on historic relationships forged between donors and the government during the wartime humanitarian emergency. Foreign aid played an important role in Mozambique's transition...
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