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Does trade improve institutions and contribute to long run growth? I develop a theory of trade, in which trade …
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The central objective of our paper is to empirically examine the relationship between financial development and income inequality. Theoretically, there are grounds for both a positive and negative relationship between the two variables. Our main finding is that financial development contributes...
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total factor productivity across countries …
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, costly adoption and spillovers from the world technology frontier. Despite its parsimonious parametrization, our empirical … ; Distance to Frontier ; Inappropriate Technologies ; Skill-biased Technical Change ; Productivity ; TFP differences …
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, costly adoption and spillovers from the world technology frontier. Despite its parsimonious parametrization, our empirical …
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in total factor productivity (TFP), but the sources of TFP differences are not well understood. This paper considers the … parameterization, my model shows that conventional TFP measures overestimate fundamental productivity differences by 30%. I then show …
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generally considered an unambiguous plus as it contributes to the enhancement of productivity. The paper concludes with policy …
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We consider two channels via which foreign inputs into industrial production may lead to productivity effects. The … the productivity growth of a particular industry. We show by which institutional mechanism firms are able to share …
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This paper develops a model of trade and growth for a developing economy based on the Austrian theory of capital. Two …
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