development of the Swiss economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century. We describe how Switzerland evolved from a relatively … markets as well as a high degree of competition were crucial for the development of the Swiss economy. In addition, the Swiss … contestability that maintained government efficiency and led to political stability throughout history. The combination of these …

different growth trajectories if they differently motivate risk-taking. Historically, risk sharing institutions were selected … based on their cultural and institutional compatibility and not their unforeseen growth implications. We simulate our growth … previous growth-theoretic models to highlight that transitions can transpire even in the absence of exogenous productivity …

This paper examines growth successes and failures across countries and notes the latter’s perplexing predominance among … investigation that brings forth evidence on the importance of natural resource endowment type on growth or, more appropriately, lack … growth than a resource endowment that is agricultural. The robustness of this result is tested across a number of growth …

This paper reviews the critical theoretical and policy issues relating to growth, economic development and structural … options, particularly with respect to trade and its implications for the process of growth and development. The discussion of … which give rise to their economic sub-optimality. The theoretical and empirical relationship between size and growth is …

This project reviewed literature discussing the fiscal impacts of development and offers relevantcommentary and … recommendations in light of Delaware’s governance and growth characteristics.Chapter 1 reviews a broad set of literature outlining the … fiscal impacts of growth anddevelopment, describes Delaware’s relatively unique governance characteristics, and discussesthe …

Building on a Kaleckian-structuralist macroeconomic growth model this paper examines the impact of the interaction … between labor market gender equality and social reproduction (SR) or care provisioning, on economic growth across U.S. states … relationship between women's labor force participation rate (WLFPR) and state's per-capita growth rate across these regimes. The …

sectors. France, Italy and Spain are models of growth and development through tourism, which is possible due to their cultural …

economic growth and public education is evaluated: both have a positive, significant, and substantial effect on …

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large … average emigration first rises, then falls with development. But this hypothesis has not been tested with global datasets … destinations, and +0.74 to rich destinations. This relationship between emigration flows and economic growth is highly robust to …

We explore the role of social mobility as a driver of economic development by constructing a panel data set that …-regional heterogeneity. Our findings show that increasing social mobility had a significant and robust impact on the development of Latin …