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In this paper, we test the effect of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder for a panel of large cities in developing countries. We focus on a particular mechanism, namely the displacement of population into (large) cities. We test this hypothesis using a novel dataset on...
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The effects of inequality on economic growth depend on several factors. On one hand, they depend on the time horizon … considered, on the initial level of income and on its initial distribution. But, on the other hand, as growth and inequality are … activity. Moreover, it seems relevant to consider not only the levels of inequality and agglomeration, but also their change …
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In this paper, we test the effect of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder for a panel of large cities in developing countries. We focus on a particular mechanism, namely the displacement of population into (large) cities. We test this hypothesis using a novel dataset on...
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long run but, it increases unemployment in short run. Moreover, urbanization is increasing unemployment.This study opens up … unemployment in Pakistan for the period of 1973-2010. The Johansen cointegration approach is applied for long run relationship …. Empirical findings reveal that financial development does reduce unemployment. Foreign direct investment reduces unemployment in …
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change ; urbanization …
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This paper develops a two-sector R&D-based growth model with congestion effects from increasing urban population density. We show that endogenous technological progress causes structural change if there are positive productivity spillovers from the modern to the traditional sector and Engel's...
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