residents in the happier OE CD countries were significantly higher on three factors-health, income, and the self … development of new measures of subjective-well being. -- income ; gender ; health ; longevity ; job characteristics …

organisational changes and knowledge spillovers. Most recently (in 2006), before the current world crisis, hourly labour productivity …The present study contributes to the analysis of economic growth by comparing labour ant total factor productivity (TFP … 1980). During the past century, the United States has overtaken the United Kingdom and became the leading world economy …

This paper examines the functional relationships between income inequality, economic factors, institutions, and Kuznets …, and the ratio of income shares in income distributionusing a panel data set for 57 countries from 1987 to 2006. The … host of economic and institutional factors. -- Kuznets curve ; inequality ; growth ; Gini coefficient ; income shares …

that improvements in transportation infrastructure lead to higher income and higher population in the investigated area …

This paper assesses whether the linkages between R&D, human capital and productivity growth in a panel of EU … human capital levels above the threshold receive higher productivity growth benefits from higher R&D. -- productivity growth …

This study investigates the pro-poorness of income growth in Nigeria. Using nationally representative data for 1996 and … 2004, overall income growth in Nigeria was found not to be pro-poor. The richer segments of the population appropriate … redistributing income is also required to ensure pro-poorness of growth in Nigeria. -- economic growth ; pro-poor growth ; poverty …

value of products, and provides the basis for projecting possible additional income to the populations in the areas …, are the most available sources of income for local communities. Population, living in Kashka Suu and Alaiku, is unable to … livelihoods. Berries also play an important role in generating income, especially in off agricultural season. Income from berries …