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Privatisation methods and economic growth in transition economies
Bennett, John; Estrin, Saul; Maw, James W.; Urga, Giovanni - 2004
We investigate the impact of differences in privatisation method on national economic performance in transition … transition and recession was over. Our analysis suggests that an advantage of mass privatisation was that it led spontaneously to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606670
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A turning point for the service sector in Thailand
Koonnathamdee, Pracha - 2013
Although Thailand's service sector accounts for almost half of the national income and has a major stake in national employment, its contribution to the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) fluctuates. Moreover, the share of the service sector in GDP is decreasing while many developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781188
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A Turning Point for the Service Sector in Thailand
Koonnathamdee, Pracha - 2013
Although Thailand's service sector accounts for almost half of the national income and has a major stake in national employment, its contribution to the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) fluctuates. Moreover, the share of the service sector in GDP is decreasing while many developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079262
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Examination of Afghanistan's development traps
Knez, Klemen; Lokar, Tina G. - In: Regional science policy and practice : RSPP 16 (2024) 2, pp. 1-17
empirical indicators, and we employ non‐linear smooth transition models to evaluate the link between empirical indicators and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014517008
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Understanding Russian regions’ economic performance during periods of decline and growth—An extreme bound analysis approach
Ahrend, Rüdiger - In: Economic Systems 36 (2012) 3, pp. 426-443
This article uses “extreme-bound”-type analysis to revisit the determinants behind the widely differing economic growth in Russian regions prior to the recent global financial crisis. Using data of regional growth in 1995–2006 for 77 Russian regions, it examines the growth drivers for the...
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Application and use of the ISEW for assessing the sustainability of a regional system: A case study in Italy
Pulselli, Federico M.; Bravi, Mirko; Tiezzi, Enzo - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 81 (2012) 3, pp. 766-778
The Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) was introduced by Daly and Cobb in 1989 in order to integrate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011048130
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Trade Credits under Imperfect Enforcement: A Theory with a Test on Chinese Experience
Yanagawa, Noriyuki; Ito, Seiro; Watanabe, Mariko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006
transition economies where institutions are weak. This paper documents theoretical analysis and empirical accounts on what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222488
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Methods of privatization and economic growth in transition economies
Bennett, John (contributor); Estrin, Saul (contributor);  … - 2006
Dynamic panel data methods are used to estimate a growth model using data from 23 transition countries for the period … and other factors potentially relevant to growth in transition economies. It is found that ‘mass privatization’ is … structure and the speed with which the links between the state and firms were severed. -- Privatization ; transition economies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003342122
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Chinese Economic Growth : Sources and Prospects
Woo, Wing Thye - 1999
China's impressive growth is rooted in the liberalization of a surplus labor economy that has a high saving rate. The reallocation of surplus agriculture labor to industry and service sectors generates a growth effect that shows up in total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Net TFP, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014073246
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Fifteen Years of Economic Reform in Russia : What Has Been Achieved? What Remains to Be Done?
Ahrend, Rudiger; Tompson, William - 2006
The paper provides an overview of the course of economic reform and the performance of the Russian economy since the early 1990s and an analysis of the structural reform challenges ahead. It assesses the contribution of institutional and structural reforms to economic performance over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014059705