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Growth effects of fiscal policies : a comparative analysis in a multi-country context
Brons, Martijn; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nijkamp, Peter - 1999
The potential interactions among fiscal policies, investments and economicgrowth are complex and manifold.In this paper, we will perform a systematic comparative analysis of the variouseconomic insights that arecurrently available on these complex relationships, both theoretically (by aselective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301152
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Skill intensity in foreign trade and economic growth
Wörz, Julia - 2004
This paper explores the link between trade structure, trade specialization and per capita incomegrowth. It is argued that industrial upgrading in export specialization patterns has a positive long-rungrowth effect, while the effect of structural change in industrial import patterns is in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335211
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On determinants of the economic growth of European countries during 2005-2015
Mazurek, Jiří - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 20 (2017) 2, pp. 21-33
The aim of the paper is to examine the economic growth of 32 European countries from 2005 to 2015. This period was characterized by a strong growth prior to 2009, when the Great Recession started, and lasted until 2012-2013 in the majority of examined countries. The growth between 2005 and 2015...
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Explaining High Economic Growth in Small Tourism Countries with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model
Álvarez-Albelo, Carmen D. - 2011
This paper shows that tourism specialisation can help to explain the observed high growth rates of small countries. For … small poor economy, which does not have an own engine of growth and produces tradable tourism services. The poor country … exports tourism services to and imports capital goods from the rich economy. In one model tourism is a luxury good, while in …
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Financial Openness and Growth : The Importance of Public and Private Sector Protections
Traub, Leah Goldman - 2007
Do more open financial economies grow faster? The short answer is yes, as long as certain policies are in place. This paper extends previous studies by analyzing how different legal protections interact with each other and with initial wealth to allow financial openness to enhance growth. I...
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Global Competitiveness and Economic Growth : A One-Way or Two-Way Relationship?
Kordalska, Aleksandra - 2017
The Global Competitiveness Index is treated as a standard to measure the competitiveness of countries. Leaders look at it to make policy and resource allocation decisions because global competitiveness is expected to be related to economic growth. However, studies which analyze the empirical...
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The Effects of Currency Crises on the Long-Run Growth
YILMAZKUDAY, HAKAN - 2007
We attempt to analyze the effects of the currency crises on the long-run growth by using a cross-sectional country data set. After controlling for the post-crisis period, we find that the effects of the currency crises on the long-run growth are strictly negative and significant. We also find...
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Non-Linearities in Specialization and Growth
De Benedictis, Luca; Gallegati, Marco; Tamberi, Massimo - 2005
This paper investigates the link between overall specialization and growth, analyzing the shape of the relationship between the median of the sectoral distribution of the Balassa Index, our summary measure of overall specialization, and the level of per capita income. The median of the Balassa...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083134
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Economic Growth and Cycles : Cross-Country Models of Education, Industry and Fertility and International Comparisons
Guisan, Maria-Carmen - 2008
The aim of this article is to point out the importance of education on a sustained economic development strategy, having into account inter-sector relations and the influence of education in the growth of production per head. Three cross-country models are presented to analyze the evolution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770814
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A Globalist Manifesto for Public Policy
Calomiris, Charles W. - 2011
globalisation would harm the world's poorest inhabitants. Professor Calomiris, well known for his work on national and international …
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