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education and knowledge and ideology play complementary roles in determining individuals' efficiency units of labor input. A … high even in the long run. When there exists a feedback loop between education and ideology, a flawed ideology may be … better for growth and development than no ideology. Finally, the frequency with which ideologies are adopted and spread may …
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"The book draws lessons on the importance of rewarding merit for economic growth by analysing Italy's decline in the past few decades. Connections rather than merit are a long-standing feature of the Italian elites, even in the corporate sector. This became a significant problem when Italy could...
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The transitional economies of Eastern Europe (EE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU) experienced a dramatic increase in income inequality in the 1990s. In this paper I investigate the causes of unprecedented changes in income distribution using a unique panel of inequality estimates for 24...
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India witnessed high levels of growth in the last decade but national levels of poverty and inequality remain high. Infrastructure provision is seen as a particularly important instrument for helping in regional development where government can play a significant role due to the public goods...
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