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Economic Freedom, Inflation Rate and their Impact on Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis
Kiliç, Cuneyt; Arica, Feyza - In: Journal for Economic Forecasting (2014) 1, pp. 160-176
The relationship between economic freedom and economic growth has always been discussed and investigated in the economic literature. This study investigates both the relationship among economic freedom, inflation rate, economic growth and, separately, economic freedom indices, inflation rate and...
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The Impact of Economic Freedom upon Economic Growth: An Application on Different Income Groups
AKIN, Cemil Serhat; AYTUN, Cengiz; AKTAKAS, Basak Gül - In: Asian Economic and Financial Review 4 (2014) 8, pp. 1024-1039
The objective of the study is to investigate the relationship between economic growth and economic freedom for different income groups. Therefore, the data were collected from 94 different countries belonging to five different income groups in order to cover the period from 2000 to 2010. In the...
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Economic growth and convergence in China's provinces: theory and evidence
Ghatak, Subrata; Li, Hong - School of Economics, Kingston University - 2002
the pattern of China’s regional economic growth on the basis of a theoretical model on convergence. We find a tendency to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099185
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Determinants Of Corruption In Romania And Its Impact On Economic Growth
Viorică, Daniela; Jemna, Dănuţ; Pintilescu, Carmen - In: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan … 2011SE (2011) july, pp. 225-233
It is common knowledge that corruption is harmful to the economic development, mainly because it reduces the level of … foreign investments. The aim of this paper is to find the determinant factors for the corruption phenomenon in Romania and to … assess the effects that it has on economic growth. An econometric model was built to explain the influence of corruption on …
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The Economic Causes and Consequences of Social Instability in China
Knight, John - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
Social instability is a concept that economists rarely analyse, and yet it can lurk behind much economic policy-making.  China’s leadership has often publicly expressed its concerns to avoid ‘social instability’.  It is viewed as a threat both to the political order and to...
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Three Gorges Dam: A Model of the Past
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2012
final height in 2010, but many of its impacts are only now becoming apparent. China will deal with the project’s legacy …
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The Effect of Military Spending on Economic Growth and Unemployment in Mediterranean Countries
Korkmaz, Suna - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 5 (2015) 1, pp. 273-280
One of the necessities of public life and one of the basic elements of the state aiming to fulfill the demands and requirements of individuals which form the community is sovereignty. Sovereignty is separated into two as internal and external. This means, state should provide internal security...
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Link between Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Over 90 Countries
FARHANI, Sahbi; REJEB, Jaleleddine BEN - Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la … - 2015
This paper studies the relationship between economic growth (GDP) and energy consumption (EC) by using panel data for 95 countries from 1971 to 2008. The World Bank classification helps us to divide our 95 countries into four income groups of countries: low income group, lower-middle income...
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Current Account Reversals and Growth: The Direct Effect Central and Eastern Europe 1923-2000
Komarek, Lubos; Komarkova, Zlatuse; Melecky, Martin - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2005
According to economic theory, the capital inflows reversal – so-called sudden stop – has a significant negative effect on economic growth. This paper investigates the direct impact of current account reversals on growth in Central and Eastern European countries. Two steps to conduct the...
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Export and Economic Growth in the Case of the Manufacturing Industry: Panel Data Analysis of Developing Countries
KILAVUZ, Emine; TOPCU, Betül ALTAY - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 2 (2012) 2, pp. 201-215
The correlation between growth in export and economic growth, which is called “Export-led Growth Hypothesis” in the literature, is still a current issue in both the theoretical and empirical literature. In the present study, the effect of different classifications of export and import on...
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