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Knowledge as a factor of economic growth of transition countries
Petrović, Jelena; Stanišić, Tanja - In: Facta Universitatis / Series economics and organization … 12 (2015) 2, pp. 97-108
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509203
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The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per-capita GDP
Gómez, Rafael; Hernández de Cos, Pablo - 2006
Given that savings behaviour and worker productivity have strong life-cycle components and given that demographic profiles vary across countries, population age structure should be linked to differences in levels of economic development. In this paper we measure the economic importance of age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604716
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The effect of durable goods and ICT on euro area productivity growth?
Jalava, Jukka; Kavonius, Ilja Kristian - 2008
The present System of National Accounts (SNA93) treats durable consumption goods as consumption goods rather than investment although rentals for owner occupied households is imputed into GDP. We argue that households de facto treat the purchase of durable goods as investments and thus, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604986
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When does improving health raise GDP?
Ashraf, Quamrul H. (contributor); Lester, Ashley (contributor) - 2008
We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and age-structure of the population, capital accumulation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728415
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Human capital and economic activity in urban America
Abel, Jaison R. (contributor); Gabe, Todd M. (contributor) - 2008
area GDP per capita. Second, we develop measures of human capital that reflect the types of knowledge within U ….S. metropolitan areas. Regional knowledge stocks related to the provision of producer services and information technology are … important determinants of economic vitality. -- Human capital ; knowledge ; new economy ; productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781561
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The Comparative Level of GDP Per Capita in Canada and the United States : A Decomposition into Labour Productivity and Work Intensity Differences
Maynard, Jean-Pierre - 2009
This study is the third in a series related to the project launched in the fall of 2003 by the Canadian Productivity Accounts of Statistics Canada in order to compare productivity levels between Canada and the United States. The study's purpose is to examine the comparability of the components...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013154257
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A Comparison of GDP Per Capita in Canada and the United States from 1994 to 2005
Maynard, Jean-Pierre - 2009
This study examines differences in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita between Canada and the United States from 1994 to 2005. The gap in GDP per capita between the two countries has narrowed slightly over this period. The study decomposed the gap into two components: one due to labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013158449
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The Importance of Being Mature : the Effect of Demographic Maturation on Global Per-Capita Gdp
Gomez, Rafael - 2007
Given that savings behaviour and worker productivity have strong life-cycle components and given that demographic profiles vary across countries, population age structure should be linked to differences in levels of economic development. In this paper we measure the economic importance of age...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778366
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The Effect of Durable Goods and ICT on Euro Area Productivity Growth?
Jalava, Jukka - 2008
The present System of National Accounts (SNA93) treats durable consumption goods as consumption goods rather than investment although rentals for owner occupied households is imputed into GDP. We argue that households de facto treat the purchase of durable goods as investments and thus, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770430
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Human Capital and Economic Activity in Urban America
Abel, Jaison R. - 2014
area GDP per capita. Second, we develop measures of human capital that reflect the types of knowledge within U ….S. metropolitan areas. Regional knowledge stocks related to the provision of producer services and information technology are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708849