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Trends in Household Vulnerability
Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Ramos, Andre Philippe - 2010
This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421166
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Re-orient? MNC penetration and contemporary shifts in the global political economy
Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2009
This article analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries (IMF, 2009), and inks the results to the Re … contemporary economic growth and social performance. In a Schumpeterian fashion, MNC penetration reflects the power, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271250
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Poolability and the finance-growth nexus: A cautionary note
Schiavo, Stefano; Vaona, Andrea - 2006
The present contribution tests whether countries can be pooled when studying the finance-growth nexus. Overall, our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273103
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Switzerland's rise to a wealthy nation: Competition and contestability as key success factors
Weder, Beatrice; Weder, Rolf - 2009
This paper argues that economic competition and political contestability are two key determinants of the successful development of the Swiss economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century. We describe how Switzerland evolved from a relatively poor country with no natural resources and net...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273431
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Investment in relationship-specific assets: Does finance matter?
Strieborny, Martin; Kukenova, Madina - 2011
and short-term planning horizon can also lead to such underinvestment. Subsequently, banks can stimulate growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274757
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Aid, growth and devolution
Lessmann, Christian; Markwardt, Gunther - 2009
This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275808
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Growth, economic development and structural transition in small vulnerable states
Read, Robert - 2001
This paper reviews the critical theoretical and policy issues relating to growth, economic development and structural … which give rise to their economic sub-optimality. The theoretical and empirical relationship between size and growth is … discussion derives several insights from endogenous growth theory and highlights the critical role of available endogenous policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279120
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The Colonial and Geographic Origins of Comparative Development
Auer, Raphael - 2009
While the direct impact of geographic endowments on prosperity is present in all countries, in former colonies, geography has also affected colonization policies and, therefore, institutional outcomes. Using non-colonized countries as a control group, I develop an empirical strategy that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430076
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Land inequality and the emergence of human capital promoting institutions
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Vollrath, Dietrich - 2005
This research suggests that favorable geographical conditions, that were inherently associated with inequality in the distribution of land ownership, adversely affected the implementation of human capital promoting institutions (e.g., public schooling and child labor regulations), and thus the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318918
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Can cities or towns drive African development? Economy-wide analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda
Dorosh, Paul; Thurlow, James - 2012
dynamic economy-wide models for Ethiopia and Uganda that capture both traditional aspects of the debate (growth linkages and … agglomeration is an important source of long-term growth and structural transformation, but that investing in cities does not … greatly reduce national poverty over the short-term. In this regard, agricultural growth is more effective, albeit with slower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319945