Economic diversification has gained significant attention as a crucial factor for sustainable development worldwide … diversification for Mongolia. By comparing Mongolia with its designated aspirational and structural peers, the paper aims to shed … light on strategies that can foster economic and societal diversification in the country. Although Mongolia possesses …

opportunities to enhance long-term output per capita and productivity growth. -- financial crises ; democracy ; political …

Several studies have documented a negative relationship between democracy and volatility. The latter is usually … institutions, macroeconomic policies and financial development, we find that democracy is the most robust predictor of a country … entry for new firms. This leads to less sectoral diversification: fewer sectors are operated but more resources are …

diversification, while the feedback effect of diversification on GDP per capita may be delayed. This pattern fits into theoretical … rationales that view diversification as driven by technology or efficiency and where diversification generates additional …

Because excessive specialization can be risky, diversification matters for sustainable development. A case study of … Madagascar, this paper begins by briefly discussing economic and institutional diversification and presenting a simple model of … production possibilities to illuminate the possible contribution of diversification to economic and social development in …