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Risk attitudes, development, and growth: Macroeconomic evidence from experiments in 30 countries
Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Chmura, Thorsten; Martinsson, Peter - Nachwuchsgruppe "Risiko und Entwicklung", … - 2012
We measure risk attitudes in 30 different countries in a controlled, incentivized experiment (N = 3025). At the macroeconomic level, we find a strong and highly significant negative correlation between the risk tolerance of a country and income per capita. This gives rise to a paradox, seen that...
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China as a Developmental State
Knight, John - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
The paper examines the notion of a 'developmental state' and shows that China possesses the characteristics of a … developmental state.  It explains the political economy which generated such a state in China and in some other economies.  It … the question: can China's developmental state be sustained?  Conclusions are drawn for both China and other developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004485
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China as a Developmental State
Knight, John - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2012
The paper examines the notion of a ‘developmental state’ and shows that China possesses the characteristics of a … developmental state. It explains the political economy which generated such a state in China and in some other economies. It … the question: can China’s developmental state be sustained? Conclusions are drawn for both China and other developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570045
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Institutional Determinants of Economic Performance in OECD Countries – An Institutions Climate Index
Eicher, Theo; Röhn, Oliver - In: CESifo DICE Report 5 (2007) 1, pp. 38-49
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037401
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Institutions and economic growth: Summary and synthesis
Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This paper provides a review and synthesis of the findings of the second phase of a research project on institutions and long-run economic performance. It discusses research findings in five areas, namely (1) the relationship between institutional characteristics and the duration of economic...
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Adam Smith and the Great Deceleration in the U,S. Economy
Gerdes, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
From Adam Smith’s perspective, the most prominent macroeconomic happening of the post-World War II period was not the Great Moderation, nor was it the recent Great Recession. Instead, it was the secular deceleration in economic growth occurring in the U.S., or the Great Deceleration. Smith’s...
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The Mechanism of the Middle Income Trap and the Potential Factors Influencing China¡¯s Economic Growth
Zhang, Derong - In: Frontiers of Economics in China 9 (2014) 3, pp. 499-528
China¡¯s economic growth since the reform and analyze the potential ones for China¡¯s future development. …
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Corruption and economic growth: A meta-analysis of the evidence on low-income countries and beyond
Ugur, Mehmet; Dasgupta, Nandini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Corruption is a symptom and outcome of institutional deficiency, with potentially adverse effects on economic growth. This paper aims to provide a synthesis of the existing evidence on the relationship between corruption and economic growth - controlling for effect type, data sources, and...
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Economic Growth: Role of Democratic Institutions
Iqbal, Nasir; Din, Musleh ud; Ghani, Ejaz - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2013
This study attempts to analyse the impact of fiscal decentralisation on economic growth. It also examines the complementarity between fiscal decentralisation and democratic institutions in promoting growth. The modelling framework is the endogenous growth model augmented with the measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010660298
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Institutions, the resource curse and the transition economies: further evidence
Spreafico, Marta - Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, … - 2013
Based on the various works on the relevance of the institutional arrangements for a country’s economic performance, this paper studies the role and the determinants of the reform policies for the development paths of the transition countries. Looking at the U.S.S.R breakdown as an extremely...
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