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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the development in a number area where similar trends are...

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KALKINMA GOSTERGESI OLARAK ORTALAMA YAÞAM BEKLENTISINE GORE TURKIYE’ NIN AB ICINDEKI KONUMU: KRITIKLER VE COK DEGISKENLI ISTATISTIK UYGULAMALARI

CIFTCI, Murat - In: Istanbul University Econometrics and Statistics e-Journal 7 (2008) 1, pp. 51-87

Life expectancy is one of the development indicators. In the human development reports published by United Nations, it is used as a development indicator, however this usage is not necessary. Since life expectancy at birth can prove a position in the future. Hence all of statistical analyses are...

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[Book review] "Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations by Yujiro Hayami"

Yamagata, Tatsufumi - In: The Developing Economies 36 (1998) 1, pp. 101-103

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¿Qué está mal en la economía contemporánea?

Streeten, Paul - In: Revista de Economía Institucional 9 (2007) January-June, pp. 35-62

In educating economists, we should sacrifice some of the more technical aspects of economics (which can be learned later), in favour of the compulsory inclusion of philosophy, political science, and economic history. Three reasons for these interdisciplinary studies are given here. In the...

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Coordination Failures, Cluster Theory and Entrepreneurship: A Critical View

Glavan, Bogdan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Development policy has been energized in the last decades by a number of contributions emphasizing a new positive role the state can and should play in fostering economic growth. The central pillar of this literature is Michael Porter and his theory of clusters. This paper intends to provide a...

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Angus Maddison and Development Economics

Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

This paper was prepared for the Angus Maddison Memorial conference, held in November 2010 at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. The paper reflects on Angus Maddison's contributions to development economics. It focuses on the following issues: 1. quantification in...

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Angus Maddison and Development Economics

Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011

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The Experimental Approach to Development Economics

Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - In: Annual Review of Economics 1 (2009) 1, pp. 151-178

Randomized experiments have become a popular tool in development economics research and have been the subject of a … in theory and in practice. We argue that the main virtue of randomized experiments is that, owing to the close … evaluate. We discuss the concerns that have been raised regarding experiments and generally conclude that, although real, they …

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Sixty Years of Development Economics: What Have we Learned for Economic Development?

Janvry, Alain de; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - In: Revue d’économie du développement 22 (2014) HS01, pp. 9-19

Sixty years after its entry in academic circles, development economics has now been mainstreamed in economics. It has proven itself in placing articles in top economic journals, in mobilizing a vast membership of students and researchers, in receiving important financial contributions from...

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The Brazilian Economy in 20th Century

Antunes, Davi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

In this brief text, we will try to discuss the problems of the Brazilian Economy and how these problems are affected by the globalization.

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