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effect of noteworthy changes in institutional structure on investments and economic growth. The findings confirm that …
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regions can be moderated by good regulation when good institutional factors are in place. Thus, greenfield investments in the …
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In this paper, we assess the effect of globalization on the distribution of income within countries, focussing on the influence of foreign direct investment. We analyze data for 72 countries, 1970-90. We incorporate in our tests the Kuznets (1955) curve, measures of the character of political...
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Failure to accumulate human capital is one of the pressing problems of developing countries. Lacking human capital formation bears consequences on an economy wide level, since education contributes to labor productivity. We examine the impact of increased school enrollment with regard to...
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Globally, investments in physical and human capital have been identified to foster real economic growth and development … in any economy. Investments, which could be domestic or foreign, have been established in the literature as either … complements or substitutes in varying scenarios. While domestic investments bring about endogenous growth processes, foreign …
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and one important determinant of growth is investments in physical capital. This in turn is correlated with FDI, which is …
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Understanding land accumulation dynamics is relevant for policy makers interested in the economic effects of land inequality in developing country agriculture. We thus explore and simultaneously test the leading theories of microlevel land accumulation dynamics using unique panel data from...
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In this study we review the literature on the relationship between landownership inequality and the accumulation of human capital in historical perspective. Furthermore we provide new evidence on the relationship between landownership inequality and marriage patterns at the county level in...
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