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This article examines whether there is a correlation between the government bond markets of Asian countries and those of the USA, and whether the efforts of international organizations to improve bond markets have had any effect in East Asia. Because the sizes of the government bond markets are...
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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 re-examine the theories put forward by La...
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This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per … factors that have governed the pace of the transition from stagnation to growth and have thus contributed to contemporary … variation in economic development. It uncovers the forces that have sparked the emergence of multiple growth regimes and …
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redistribution and the impacts of redistribution on growth can be misleading. …
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This paper analyzes whether and to what extent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) outperform official donors by allocating aid in a way that renders effective poverty alleviation more likely. We employ Probit and Tobit models and make use of an exceptionally detailed database that allows an...
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This paper analyzes whether and to what extent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) outperform official donors by allocating aid in a way that renders effective poverty alleviation more likely. We employ Probit and Tobit models and make use of an exceptionally detailed database that allows an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277422
capita growth, is surprisingly difficult to obtain even under favourable political and economic conditions. The legacy of war … is a key constraint on post-war growth, especially through the damaged commercial network, the loss of trust, and the … underestimated and they should receive priority funding by donors and governments to accelerate post-war growth and poverty reduction …
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Starting with the framework of New Institutional Economics, this Comment examines the institutional arrangements of Chinese and U.S. governance, and then scrutinizes their respective policy responses to the financial collapse of 2008. The latent thesis is that, notwithstanding differences in...
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This paper compares Denmark's growth performance to that of the other 18 non-Eurozone OECD economies during 2008 … as part of an inflation-targeting framework. At the same time, Denmark is one of the worst growth performers during 2008 … performance. Aggressive monetary policy during 2008-09 is an important predictor of economic growth during 2008-12; and Denmark …
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