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strategy is linked to transnational territorial cooperation, especially through its third objective, aiming at inclusive growth … research tools of the TERCO Project, which stands for 'European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality …
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The proportion of foreign-born people in rich countries has tripled since 1960, and the emigration of high-skilled people from poor countries has accelerated. Many countries intensify their efforts to attract and retain foreign students, which increases the risk of brain drain in the sending...
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We analyze 1334 estimates from 67 studies that examine the effect of financial development on economic growth. Taken …. Studies that do not address endogeneity tend to overstate the effect of finance on growth. While the effect seems to be weaker … economic growth than other financial intermediaries. We find no evidence of publication bias in the literature. …
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developing countries situated in the wider context of the world economy. It examines the possible impact of their rapid growth on … migration. The essential question is whether, in times to come, these four countries could be the new engines of growth for the … world economy. The answer is that rapid growth in China already supports growth elsewhere, so far primarily as a market for …
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, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e., the ‘control … very important—but specific—function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity growth … studies show that entrepreneurial firms produce important spillovers that affect regional employment growth rates of all …
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Cross-country growth regressions have in recent years become a major growth industry. The most common purpose of this … work has been to investigate the determinants of economic growth. But it is also possible to use the existing growth data … to determine the extent to which policy choices help or hinder growth. This paper generates estimates of the net …
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studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies …Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …
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This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are 'best in class' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the...
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Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question: 'how do governments become great?'....
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trends. We evaluate the implications of climate change for overall growth and development prospects to 2050. We focus on …Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation … uncertainty in climate forecasts. We find that climate change is unlikely to substantially slow overall economic growth over the …
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