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Review Article on The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective by Angus Maddison
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 69-78
This is a review article by Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards of Angus Maddison's path-breaking new book, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. The article summarizes Maddison's key findings in a number of areas, with particular emphasis on his estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518964
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Factor Endowments, Trade Direction, and Growth Performances of the Americas and East Asia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Lai, Hongyi Harry - EconWPA - 1997
Factor-endowment based trade with the leading economy helps to explain the differing development performances of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062412
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Are We There Yet? Time for Checks and Balances on New Institutionalism
Iyigun, Murat - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
economic development. If the sociopolitical, legal and economic transformations in the Anglo-Saxon world in the last three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584367
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Labor Surplus Revisited
Ranis, Gustav - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2012
development. Yet, even as at given technologies labor markets have not cleared, neo-classical economists have rejected the notion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010908072
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Contacts, Market Institutions, and Development
Frijters, Paul; Bezemer, Dirk J; Dulleck, Uwe - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 2005
We propose an endogenous growth model that incorporates the importance of business contacts and informal contacts. In our model, sold output increases with the stock of business contacts. The modelling of contact creation is based on matching theory. The cost of creating contacts decreases with...
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Technology Dissemination and Economic Growth: Some Lessons for the New Economy
Quah, Danny - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2002
This paper attempts to draw lessons for the New Economy from what economists know about technology dissemination and economic growth. It argues that what is most notable about the New Economy is that it is knowledge-driven, not just in the sense that knowledge now assumes increasing importance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016713
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Technology Dissemination and Economic Growth: Some Lessons for the New Economy
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper attempts to draw lessons for the New Economy from what economists know about technology dissemination and economic growth. It argues that what is most notable about the New Economy is that it is knowledge-driven, not just in the sense that knowledge now assumes increasing importance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123594
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Technology dissemination and economic growth: some lessons for the new economy
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper attempts to draw lessons for the New Economy from what economists know about technology dissemination and economic growth. It argues that what is most notable about the New Economy is that it is knowledge-driven, not just in the sense that knowledge now assumes increasing importance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071192
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Historical perspectives of growth, integration and policies for catching-up in transition countries
Benáček, Vladimír - In: Prague Economic Papers 2003 (2003) 1
This paper is aimed at addressing general characteristics of growth and development that concerns all transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005258012
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Main Determinants of Living Standard in Modern Society
Alina-Petronela, Haller - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 930-936
liberalization, human development and standard of living in the present society based, more than ever, on knowledge. It is known that …, nobody can denies its benefits especially on human development - economic and social main objective of all states, regional … and global formations. Actually, the progress in human development translates into improved population standard of living …
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