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Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie: Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?
Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Praktisch alle wirtschaftlich entwickelten Länder der Welt sind demokratisch. Sind demokratische Strukturen also kausal für wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand und Wachstum? Oder ist es vielmehr der wirtschaftliche Entwicklungsstand eines Landes, der eine Demokratie erst ermöglicht? Dieser Artikel...
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Agricultural productivity and trade: Argentina and the U.S.A.
Chichilnisky, Graciela; McLeod, D. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1984
We study labor productivity in agriculture within a two-region, two factor and two commodity economy. Increases in productivity can lead to higher or to lower agricultural prices, depending on the internal structure of the economy. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for either outcome;...
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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
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Modeling with scenarios: technology in north-south development
Chichilnisky, Graciela; Cole, Sam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1978
This article outlines work in progress on a study of technological choice in the context of North-South development …
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Soaring of the Gulf Falcons: Diversification in the GCC Oil Exporters in Seven Propositions
Cherif, Reda; Hasanov, Fuad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
A key priority for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is to create a dynamic non-oil tradable sector to support sustainable growth. Since export diversification takes a long time, it has to start now. We argue that the failure to diversify away from oil stems mainly from market...
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Instruments of development: Randomization in the tropics, and the search for the elusive keys to economic development
Deaton, Angus - Center for Health and Wellbeing, Woodrow Wilson School … - 2009
economic development. There is skepticism about the ability of econometric analysis to resolve these issues, or of development … agencies to learn from their own experience. In response, there is movement in development economics towards the use of … statistical or epistemic superiority. I illustrate using prominent experiments in development. As with IV methods, RCT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150075
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Instruments, randomization, and learning about development
Deaton, Angus - Research Program in Development Studies, Woodrow Wilson … - 2010
economic development. There is skepticism about the ability of econometric analysis to resolve these issues, or of development … agencies to learn from their own experience. In response, there is increasing use in development economics of randomized … statistical or epistemic superiority. I illustrate using prominent experiments in development and elsewhere. As with IV methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150219
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Instruments of development: Randomization in the tropics, and the search for the elusive keys to economic development
Deaton, Angus - Research Program in Development Studies, Woodrow Wilson … - 2009
economic development. There is skepticism about the ability of econometric analysis to resolve these issues, or of development … agencies to learn from their own experience. In response, there is movement in development economics towards the use of … statistical or epistemic superiority. I illustrate using prominent experiments in development. As with IV methods, RCT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150228
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Transportation Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of Colonial Railroads on City Growth in Africa
Jedwab, Remi; Moradi, Alexander - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
transportation technology on economic development.  First, colonial railroads had strong effects on commercial agriculture and urban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159004
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WORLD ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES IN THE POST-CRISIS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH PERIODS
CEBOTARI, Oleg; GRIBINCEA, Alexandru - In: ECONOMY AND SOCIOLOGY: Theoretical and Scientifical Journal (2013) 4, pp. 97-100
L’économie mondiale est au bord d’un nouveau ralentissement majeur Comme annoncé dans le rapport de l’année dernière, l’économie mondiale s’est considérablement affaiblie en 2012. Un nombre croissant de pays développés sont retombés dans une récession à double creux,...
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