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(In)equality in education and economic development
Sauer, Petra; Zagler, Martin - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361859
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Fragility and MDG progress : how useful is the fragility concept?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan - 2010
While it is widely presumed that development progress in so-called fragile states is lagging behind, only very limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339418
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Public and private expenditures on human capital accumulation in India
Ghate, Chetan; Glomm, Gerhard; Stone, John T. - 2015
We study a model of human capital driven growth, where the parent's human capital serves as a productive input in the child's human capital production only when that of the former exceeds a minimum level required to intellectually contribute to the child's learning. Private and public...
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Law, economic growth and human development : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
growth and human development beyond the mechanisms of law. Our results support the current consensus that, English common …-law countries provide for better legal systems that improve conditions for economic growth and human development than French civil … of law and quality of regulation as channels to economic growth and human development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410406
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A Pivot to a Services Trade Agenda Can Help Economic Growth
McDaniel, Christine A. - 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has restricted people's physical movement but not the exchange of information, knowledge, and other digitally delivered services. The post-coronavirus future will likely continue to include an ever-expanding range of associated business, professional, and technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012835020
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Inequality beyond GDP : a long view
Prados de la Escosura, Leandro - 2021
development. These results are at odds with per capita income inequality that rose over time and only shrank from 1990 onwards … evolution of augmented human development inequality, although longevity made a substantial contribution until the 1920s. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012820189
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Law, Economic Growth and Human Development : Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
growth and human development beyond the mechanisms of law. Our results support the current consensus that, English common …-law countries provide for better legal systems that improve conditions for economic growth and human development than French civil … of law and quality of regulation as channels to economic growth and human development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047740
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Making growth more inclusive in Thailand
Fleischer, Lara; Bogiatzis, Adam; Asada, Hidekatsu; … - 2018
The People pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on quality of life in all its dimensions, and … as a development success story. Poverty has fallen impressively and inequality is on a downwards trend, but more efforts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914176
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Effects of Growth and Volatility in Public Expenditures on Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence
Gong, Liutang; Zou, Heng-fu - China Economics and Management Academy, Central … - 2011
This paper sets up a theoretical model linking the growth rate of the economy to the growth rate and volatility of different government expenditures. On a theoretical basis, it is found that volatility in government spending can be positively or negatively associated with economic growth...
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Economic Freedom
Rožāns, Edgars - 2015
Regarding economic freedom, research shows that although it has its negative effects, especially in a shorter term, e.g., the phase of increasing inequality, overall trends are indicative that countries with higher levels of economic freedom have not only higher gross domestic product per capita...
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