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Does Regulation of Competition Matter for Growth in Less Developed Countries?
Sarkar, Prabirjit - 2015
In a sample of sixty less developed countries, the present study observes that the regulation of competition in the production sector has a favourable effect on the growth of aggregate output, manufacturing value-added and fixed capital formation. The regulation of competition in the banking...
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Nigeria’s Climate Action Strategy : How Policy and Regulation Will Enable Nigeria's Journey to Achieving Sustainable Economic Growth and its Proposed 2060 Net Zero Target
Nwaeze, Godstime - 2023
The magnitude and multidimensional nature of climate change demonstrate the need for clear guardrails to ensure sustainable economic development and give Nigeria a chance at its net zero target. Desertification in the north, floods and erosion in the south, and the associated economic...
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Multi-dimensional Review of the Western Balkans : Assessing Opportunities and Constraints
OECD - 2021
The Western Balkans region has come a long way over the last two decades in achieving economic and social progress. With a population of 17.6 million, the region today boasts a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of close to EUR 100 billion, an average GDP per capita of about EUR 5 400 and a...
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Supporting Serbia's Transition to Greener and More Resilient Growth : Policy and Institutional Reforms
World Bank - 2022
Serbia needs to transition to a greener growth model for internal and external reasons. Internally, Serbia's economy is … candidate country for EU membership, Serbia also needs to react to external influences by aligning domestic policies with the EU … resilient growth in Serbia can begin. First, environmental fiscal reforms are needed to incentivize the adoption of more …
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Supporting Serbia's Transition to Greener and More Resilient Growth : Policy and Institutional Reforms
World Bank Group - 2022
Serbia needs to transition to a greener growth model for internal and external reasons. Internally, Serbia's economy is … candidate country for EU membership, Serbia also needs to react to external influences by aligning domestic policies with the EU … resilient growth in Serbia can begin. First, environmental fiscal reforms are needed to incentivize the adoption of more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013538315
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Confronting microfinance : undermining sustainable development
Bateman, Milford (ed.) - 2011
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Decolonizing International Law : Development, Economic Growth and the Politics of Universality
Pahuja, Sundhya - 2011
International law has been subject to so much well-deserved criticism, and yet remains a compelling moral language for issues of global justice. It has an aspirational, or utopian dimension, in which law bears an enduring relation to an idea of justice. And yet attempts to call on the promise of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131312
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Are Empirical Results in Economic Growth Models Biased Because of Omitted Variables? Cross-Country Evidence
Liang, Hsin-Yu - 2011
This study examines the impact of external factors, such as law, regulation, and technology on a country's rate of economic growth. The results suggest that the technological, legal, and regulatory environment can play a major role towards enhancing the smooth functioning of the financial system...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123122
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Financial Development, Technology, Growth and Performance : Evidence from the Accession to the EU
Zagorchev, Andrey - 2012
During the past two decades, many countries have embarked on a path of developing their financial markets, strengthening their technological base and stabilizing their economies. This paper finds that financial development and investment in information and communications technology (ICT) have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107456
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The Impact of Government on Economic Development and Growth in Pre-Industrial Europe
Kohn, Meir - 2006
In pre-industrial Europe, the pace of economic development and growth varied across territories and over time. Much of this variation was due to the changing impact of government on the economies in question. Government affected the economy principally through its command of violence. We...
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