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-level economic growth is positively and significantly related to financial depth but is not influenced by banking restrictions and … 1980-97, I find that county income growth is associated not only with financial depth but also with changes in bank …
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characteristics of the country of the parent, such as the availability of credit and the freedom to trade internationally, co …
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sustainable progress—and that impressive long-term gains can and have been achieved even without consistent economic growth. …
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China’s recent moves to establish special economic zones (SEZs) in several African countries can make a significant contribution to industrialization in Africa. But the success of these projects is by no means guaranteed. Meeting the objectives of both China and African countries will require...
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, this paper argues that the growth rate of population, its age structure and spatial distribution should be key … considerations in a country’s development strategy to promote rapid and sustained economic growth, full employment, poverty reduction … and quality of the work force, which is determined, with a lag, by the growth rate and structure of the population. The …
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The study used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to examine community attributes of rural counties in West Virginia using variables determining quality of life. This analysis was done to understand the value of the social and economic characteristics associated with different communities as...
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Tourism has been playing an increasingly important role in the economic development and promotion for the state of West Virginia. However, how tourism resources are spatially distributed across all the state’s 55 counties has not received much attention. This study could be among the first in...
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Business incubators often figure prominently into regional economic development and innovation strategies. This paper reports on a recent survey aimed at identifying appropriate methods for the evaluation of nonmetropolitan, rural incubator performance. The results draw upon responses from 209...
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This paper examines the influence of private property rights and monies on entrepreneurial discovery. A framework is presented and tested, which views these two institutions as key determinants of entrepreneurial discovery. Using several measures as proxies for their influence, two variables,...
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This article studies the controversial relationship between human capital and growth through different channels using a …) during 1980-2011. The analysis yields important insights into the relationship between human capital and growth. Firstly, we …-linear relationship between this factor and growth. The results provide a new understanding of this relationship and to some extent …
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