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Institutions and development : the interaction between trade regime and political system
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2004
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002388591
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Institutions and development : the interaction between trade regime and political system
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2004
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450834
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Institutions and Development : The Interaction between Trade Regime and Political System
Grossmann, Volker; Falkinger, Josef - 2021
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318979
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Institutions and Development : The Interaction between Trade Regime and Political System
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2021
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319119
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A Review of ‘The Record of Global Economic Development’, by Eric L. Jones
Altman, Morris - 2010
contemporary anti-free trade and anti-globalization 'populism' that has gained force in recent years. In his focus upon the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149020
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The Role of Globalization in Economic Development
Levy, Brandon - 2013
central role in determining the future of the world. This paper attempts to explain what role globalization has played and its …Globalization is the process of increased interconnectedness among countries. The prosperous economic development that … globalize. Given that the international integration of national economies has such a profound effect, globalization plays a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014159883
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Financial Globalisation Uncertainty/Instability Is Good for Financial Development
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
and Structure Database of the World Bank are employed, namely: financial depth (money supply and liquid liabilities … identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970431
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Switzerland's rise to a wealthy nation : competition and contestability as key success factors
Weder, Beatrice; Weder, Rolf - 2009
poor country with no natural resources and net emigration in 1800 to one of the richest countries of the world two hundred …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003845180
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Distance to the Pre-industrial Technological Frontier and Economic Development
Özak, Ömer - 2018
This research explores the effects of distance to the pre-industrial technological frontiers on comparative economic development in the course of human history. It establishes theoretically and empirically that distance to the frontier had a persistent non-monotonic effect on a country's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940315
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Human Capital and Economic Development
Tamura, Robert F. - 2014
human capital investment. The model can fit data on world and country populations, per capita incomes, age at entry into the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014048889