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Does conflict disrupt growth? Evidence of the relationship between political instability and national economic performance
Polachek, Solomon W.; Sevastianova, Daria - 2010
variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war … reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269690
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Does conflict disrupt growth? : evidence of the relationship between political instability and national economic performance
Polachek, Solomon W.; Sevastianova, Daria - 2010
variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war …-democracies, low income countries, and countries in Africa. -- Economic growth ; war ; conflict …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940441
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Does Conflict Disrupt Growth? Evidence of the Relationship between Political Instability and National Economic Performance
Polachek, Solomon W. - 2010
variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war … reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147555
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Convergence in Economic Growth between Rich and Poor Countries : A SAM Analysis
Cohen, S. I. - 2016
Empirical studies emphasising supply factors argue that poor countries as a whole show a catching up tendency of rich countries as a whole. We offer a demand side SAM model to highlight the convergence in economic growth. The model predicts, after adjusting for peculiarities of economic systems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997581
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Growth and Distribution Analysis in SAM Models : Developing Countries
Cohen, S. I. - 2016
The paper introduces the social accounting matrix, SAM, and treats the conversion of the SAM into an economy wide model that employs fixed relative prices and clears market imbalances via flexible quantities. The paper reviews multiplier results relating to the trade-off between economic growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997948
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SAM Multipliers of Growth and Distribution for an Advanced Economy
Cohen, S. I. - 2016
The paper demonstrates abilities of the SAM to investigate issues relevant for an advanced economy. i.e. The Netherlands. It studies SAM multipliers for an initial year, examines how they change over later years, and identifies segments that were gainers and losers over ten years. Available data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997950
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Comovement and catch-up in productivity across sectors : evidence from the OECD
Cornwell, Christopher Mark; Wächter, Jens-Uwe - 1999
A method for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions is proposed. It is examined whether departures from the frontier - country-level inefficiencies - exhibit long-run relationships and convergence. The method is applied to 1-digit industries of 14 OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010466017
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Catching Up and Catch-Up Effect : Economic Growth in Post-Communist Europe (Lessons from the European Union and the Eastern Partnership States)
Papava, Vladimer - 2018
The article discusses the economic growth models in post-Communist countries of European Union and Eastern Partnership states. According to the combinatorial augmentation concept, there are new combinations for which the resources for old combinations are practically useless as they require the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910780
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Trajectories to High Income : Growth Dynamics in Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea
Murach, Michael; Wagner, Helmut; Kim, Jungsuk; Park, … - 2021
We analyze and compare the patterns of economic growth and development in the Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea in the postwar period. The geographical proximity and cultural affinity between the three countries, as well as the key role of the development state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249935
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The Role of Institutions, Ethnic Fractionalization and Colonization and their Impact on Economic Growth and Development in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya
Hall, Sarah; Ollimo, Mabel - 2022
In this thesis, we will explore what led to the economic development and growth or lack of, in four African Countries with an imperial history. The countries chosen, have two different modern trajectories, the first of the countries; The Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya have a history of...
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