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A brief introduction to human capital measures
Liu, Gang; Fraumeni, Barbara M. - 2020
the World Bank (Lange et al., 2018) and by the United Nations Environmental Program and the Urban Institute of Kyushu … the University of Washington (Lim et al., 2018), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, 2019), the World Bank … (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank, 2018), and the World Economic Forum (World Economic Forum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253374
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The role of total factor productivity growth in middle-income countries
Kim, Jungsuk; Park, Jungsoo - 2017
We examine the importance of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in middle-income countries based on cross-country panel data for the period 1975-2014. We find that TFP growth contributed significantly to a country’s upward transition from middle-income to high-income country group. The TFP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011754850
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Trade and geography in the economic origins of Islam : theory and evidence
Michalopulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2010
systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … religious principles of Islam affecting its economic trajectory in the preindustrial world. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737871
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Growth miracles and failures in a Markov switching classification model of growth
Kerekes, Monika - 2009
Acknowledging the fact that the growth experience of countries is seldom well described by the average growth rate, this paper aims at identifying countries that are similar in terms of their growth process, thus emphasizing the dynamics of growth rates. To that end, the growth experience of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003876023
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Test scores and economic growth: update and extension
Heller-Sahlgren, Gabriel; Jordahl, Henrik - 2021
Research indicates that education quality - measured by test scores in international student surveys - predicts economic growth. In this paper, we extend previous findings up to 2016 and analyse test scores of upper-secondary school students only. We find that the positive relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660128
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Human Capital Growth - with Region and Gender in Perspective
Liu, Gang; Fraumeni, Barbara M.; Managi, Shunsuke - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
also by income, since apparently, human capital in the world is not evenly distributed across different regions or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210063
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Do natural disasters affect human capital? : an assessment based on existing empirical evidence
Baez, Javier; Fuente, Alejandro de la; Santos, Indhira - 2010
The last few years have seen a notable increase in the number of studies investigating the causes and effects of natural disasters in many dimensions. This paper seeks to review and assess available empirical evidence on the ex-post microeconomic effects of natural disasters on the accumulation...
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The economics and politics of women's rights
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele; Voena, Alessandra - 2011
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523480
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The demographic transition : causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530744