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Asymmetric tariffs and productivity growth in an endogenous market structure

Davis, Colin R.; Hashimoto, Ken'ichi - 2024

This paper constructs a two-country model to investigate how tariff policy influences productivity growth through … productivity of investment in innovation. We show that the relationship between tariff policy and economic growth depends on the …

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Inequality, Openness, and Growth through Creative Destruction

Jäggi, Adrian; Schetter, Ulrich; Schneider, Maik T. - 2021

We examine how inequality and openness interact in shaping the long-run growth prospects of developing countries. To this end, we develop a Schumpeterian growth model with heterogeneous households and non-homothetic preferences for quality. We show that inequality affects growth very differently...

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Gravity, distance, and international trade

Baier, Scott L.; Kerr, Amanda; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2017

We review and interpret the main theoretical developments in the gravity literature from its very early, a-theoretical applications to the latest structural contributions. We also discuss challenges and implement methods to estimate empirical gravity equations. We finish with a presentation and...

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Effects of corruption and informality on economic growth through productivity

Bermúdez, Pedro; Verástegui, Luis; Nolazco, José Luis; … - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 10, pp. 1-22

growth and productivity in countries from Latin America and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … productivity, as well as the influence of human capital in counteracting these impacts. The main findings of the research are as … follows: (i) corruption decreases economic growth and productivity in both groups of countries; (ii) informality negatively …

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Dollar Exchange Rate Volatility and Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets : Evidence from Firm Level Data

Eklou, Kodjovi - 2023

This paper examines the impact of Dollar exchange rate volatility on firm productivity in Emerging Markets economies … volatility reduces firm productivity growth. Exploring channels, its finds that the results are driven by countries with low …

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Margins, Gravity, and Causality : Export Diversification and Income Levels Reconsidered

Mau, Karsten - 2015

The paper shows that the relationship between GDP per capita and levels of specialization can be predicted differently depending on whether the intensive or the extensive margin is considered. It shows that at the extensive margin countries continuously diversify their exports and that...

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Margins, gravity, and causality : export diversification and income levels reconsidered

Mau, Karsten - 2014

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Economic growth and the balance-of-payments constraint : the case of the Spanish regions, 1988-2008

Bajo Rubio, Oscar; Díaz Roldán, Carmen - 2010

The balance of payments can act as a constraint to the rate of growth of output, on putting a limit to the growth in the level of demand to which supply can adapt. This effect might be even stronger for regional economies, presumably more integrated among them. In this paper, we examine this...

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Trade Openness and Economic Growth Can We Estimate the Precise Effect?

Karras, Georgios - 2008

While various theoretical models predict that openness to international trade accelerates productivity and promotes …

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Foreign direct investment and exports stimulate economic growth? : evidence of equilibrium relationship in Peru

Bazán Navarro, Ciro Eduardo; Álvarez-Quiroz, Víctor … - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 10, pp. 1-16

The purpose of this research is to estimate the dynamic impacts of foreign direct investments (FDI) and exports on economic growth in Peru (1970-2020) using annual series. Starting with the theoretical Mundell-Fleming static model with assumptions, we find that the change in exports does not...

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