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Oil-led economic growth and the distribution of real household incomes and consumption in Azerbaijan
Walewski, Mateusz; Chubrik, Alexander - 2010
This paper analyzes the distribution of real household incomes and consumption growth in Azerbaijan between 2004 and 2009. Decile-specific price deflators were used to calculate real incomes and consumption dynamics. The analysis, which was based on growth incidence curves, showed that economic...
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Entrepreneurship and economic growth: An investigation into the relationship between entrpreneurship and total factor productivity growth in the EU
Dabkowski, Andrzej P. - 2011
Endogenous growth theory assigns an important role for entrepreneurship in the process of economic development. This paper sets to formally test the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth. Entrepreneurship is represented by a number of proxy variables, whereas Total Factor Productivity is...
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Artificial Intelligence and the clustering of human capital: The risks for Europe
Brey, Björn; Van der Marel, Erik - 2023
Europe trails the global frontier of productivity growth and the region's trend is sluggish. Much prospective economic growth for Europe is likely to come from AI and its adoption by European firms which is projected to shoot up the productivity trend. For such AI-generated growth to work, high...
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Three Empirical Essays on the Long-Run Consequences of Early-Life Living Conditions
Neelsen, Sven - 2012
This study was prepared by Sven Neelsen while he was working with the ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in December 2011 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich in May 2012. The study investigates long-run effects of...
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Griechenland: Eine Rettungsbilanz
Schrader, Klaus; Laaser, Claus-Friedrich - 2018
Die Autoren zeigen, dass Griechenland trotz des Abschlusses der über acht Jahre dauernden Rettungsprogramme und einer … Investoren zu verbessern und neues Vertrauen in den Standort Griechenland zu schaffen. … during the last years, Greece still faces serious economic problems. Even though the debt crisis was temporarily defused by a …
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Regulating the working conditions of platform work: What can we learn from EU member states?
Guinea, Oscar; Sisto, Elena; du Roy, Oscar - 2024
This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work in four European countries. The comparative analysis draws upon research conducted by the OECD and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting...
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Assessing potential output growth in the euro area - a growth accounting perspective
Musso, Alberto; Westermann, Thomas - 2005
For monetary policy purposes it is useful to apply a concept of potential output growth that looks through the fluctuations inherent in most model based estimates. Growth accounting can be a useful tool in this respect, given its focus on average developments in real GDP growth and supply side...
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The Gulf Cooperation Council countries – economic structures, recent developments and role in the global economy
Sturm, Michael; Strasky, Jan; Adolf, Petra; Peschel, Dominik - 2008
In the wake of high and rising oil prices since 2003, the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have seen dynamic economic development, enhancing their role in the global economy as investors and trade partners. Real GDP growth has been buoyant, with non-oil activity expanding...
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Eignung von Frühindikatoren für die Prognose des Produktionszuwachses in der Welt und in der Gruppe der Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer: Gutachten im Auftrag der KfW Bankengruppe...
Drechsel, Katja; Giesen, Sebastian; Holtemöller, Oliver; … - 2013
Das Gutachten untersucht, ob die IWF-Prognosen für den Zuwachs des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in der Welt und in der Gruppe der Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer mithilfe von gängigen Frühindikatoren verbessert werden können. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die Prognosegüte der IWF-Prognosen mit...
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Wachstumsmotor Industrie? Zur Bedeutung des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes für die Entwicklung des Bruttoinlandsprodukts
Wienert, Helmut - 2009
Aufbauend auf einem von Kaldor 1967 entwickelten Ansatz wird der Einfluss der Industrieproduktion auf das gesamtwirtschaftliche Wachstum untersucht. Eine Querschnittsregression mit Daten für 121 Länder bestätigt im Grundsatz Kaldors These, dass Wachstumsraten des Bruttoinlandsprodukts von...
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