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The Labour Market and the Job Miracle
Heckman, James J.; Agell, Jonas; Gertser, Florian; … - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 2, pp. 29-48
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998566
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Sustaining Growth Accelerations and Pro-Poor Growth in Africa
Gupta, Sanjeev; Pattillo, Catherine A.; Carey, Kevin Joseph - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Are improvements in growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid-1990s sustainable? What types of growth strategies contribute the most to reducing poverty? This paper examines these questions in four stages. First, it explores the factors contributing to the post- 1995 improvement in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264160
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Democracy and the capitalist crisis: the case of Greece
Panayotakis, Costas - In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education 2 (2011) 2, pp. 216-222
The current economic crisis has revealed the tensions between capitalism and democracy and the extent to which the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352719
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Democratic Institutions and Environmental Quality: Effects and Transmission Channels
Kinda, Somlanare Romuald - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2011
, sulfure dioxide per capita) and at identifying potential channel transmissions. We use panel data from 1960 to 2008 in 122 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009226361
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Democratic Institutions and Environmental Quality: Effects and Transmission Channels
Romuald, Kinda Somlanare - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011
, sulfure dioxide per capita) and at identifying potential channel transmissions. We use panel data from 1960 to 2008 in 122 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645990
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Inclusive Democracy and Economic Inequality in South Asia: Any Discernible Link?
Wagle, Udaya - In: Review of Social Economy 67 (2009) 3, pp. 329-357
Studies of the relationship between political democracy and economic inequality have produced diverse findings. This …-indicator concepts of inclusive democracy and economic inequality. Data from the five major historically and culturally homogeneous South … Asian countries covering 1980-2003 suggest some bidirectional, positive relationship between inclusive democracy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008603335
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Democratic Republic of São Tomé And Príncipe: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This paper discusses Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy II (NPRS-II) (2012–2016) for Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. A comparison of the results of the 2000 and 2010 poverty profile, based on the average income method, shows that there was progress in reducing poverty,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245649
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Free to Choose? Economic Freedom, Relative Income, and Life Control Perceptions
Pitlik, Hans; Rode, Martin - Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) - 2014
present paper employs individual data from the most recent version of the World Value Survey, covering the period from 1981 to … high and low income countries, while the impact of democracy is negligible in both cases. Interacting relative income with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960273
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Subnational resource curse: do economic or political institutions matter?
Libman, Alexander - Frankfurt School of Finance and Management - 2010
, increasing level of democracy has negative consequences for regions with substantial resources. Finally, this paper studies the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805016
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The Wild Bunch! An empirical note on populism and economic institutions
Rode, Martin; Revuelta, Julio - In: Economics of Governance 16 (2015) 1, pp. 73-96
policies on institutional change, as measured by the economic freedom of the world index. Results indicate that populist …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152080