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We use recent immigration data from 195 countries and propose an index of population diversity based on people's birthplaces. This new index is then decomposed into a size (share of foreign born) and a variety (diversity of immigrants) component and is available for 1990 and 2000 disaggregated...
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growth model with endogenous fertility. I propose a redistribution scheme and show that refugee resettlement from a more … resettlement policy to stimulate human capital accumulation and hence economic growth in both economies. …
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This essay reviews the historical and ongoing role played by trade in sustained high growth and human development … supply-side capacity. Given the strong links between trade-led growth, economic upgrading, and poverty reduction, the paper … argues that trade led economic growth must be prioritised in the post-2015 development agenda. …
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impact of both trends on long-run economic growth is studied, and results are discussed in light of relevant policy debate. …
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This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range … of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e … coherent and favorable pattern of results emerges. Aid has over the past forty years stimulated growth, promoted structural …
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and sanitation. Building on previous evidence on urban concentration and economic growth, in this paper we analyse … urban environment - in particular the quality of urban infrastructure - strongly determine the growth-enhancing benefits of … urban concentration (something that previous studies on urban concentration and economic growth have not considered …
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This paper examines whether growth regressions should incorporate dualism and structural change. If there is a … factor productivity. The paper develops empirical growth models that allow for this effect in a more flexible way than … labour can explain a significant fraction of the international variation in TFP growth. …
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division of land led to a more equal distribution of land; other potential drivers of growth are smooth at the boundary and …
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The objective of this article is to approach the concepts of growth and economic development in order to highlight the … a better life for it. Economic growth does not lead to a high quality of education or technology, but contributes to … aims at the economy of a country and implies the growth in both forms, qualitative and quantitative, including aspects …
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