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Growth engines of the South? South Africa's, Brazil's and Turkey's market constellations in comparison
Duman, Alper; Heise, Arne - 2009
The world is experiencing its worst recession in 80 years. What started as US sub-prime financial turmoil has developed … locomotives of world GDP- and trade growth after the depression. Of course, whether SABT are not merely potentially in a position … to create a brighter future for their people and the world economy but can transform such potentials into reality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940299
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The rule of law : measurement and deep roots
Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2015
This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406570
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The rule of law : measurement and deep roots
Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2016
This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668293
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Digitalisation, Institutions and Governance, and Diffusion : Mechanisms and Evidence
Baccianti, Claudio; Labhard, Vincent; Lehtimäki, Jonne - 2022
Digitalisation can be described as a sequence of technology and supply shocks which affect the economy through employment and labour markets, productivity and output, and competition and market structure. This paper focuses on how digitalisation - the process of diffusion of digital technologies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081348
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New evidence on the determinants of industrial specialisation
Johansson, Åsa; Olaberria, Eduardo - 2014
Industrial specialization has important implications for economic performance; therefore, understanding its determinants is of key policy relevance. This paper quantifies the relationship between factor endowments, policies and institutions and patterns of industrial specialisation in production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374411
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Extreme bounds of democracy
Gassebner, Martin; Lamla, Michael; Vreeland, James Raymond - 2009
There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and survival. We apply extreme bounds analysis to test the robustness of 59 factors proposed in the literature, evaluating over 3 million regressions. The most robust determinants of...
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The Globalisation-Welfare State Nexus : Evidence from Asia
Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
How globalisation influences social expenditure has been examined for industrialized countries. Globalisation has often been shown to be positively associated with social expenditure in established industrialized countries, a finding that corroborates the compensation hypothesis. Scholars have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892254
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The globalisation-welfare state nexus : evidence from Asia
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
How globalisation influences social expenditure has been examined for industrialized countries. Globalisation has often been shown to be positively associated with social expenditure in established industrialized countries, a finding that corroborates the compensation hypothesis. Scholars have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962190
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The globalisation-welfare state nexus : evidence from Asia
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
How globalisation influences social expenditure has been examined for industrialized countries. Globalisation has often been shown to be positively associated with social expenditure in established industrialized countries, a finding that corroborates the compensation hypothesis. Scholars have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927944
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Foreign Direct Investment in the Financial Sector : The Engine of Growth for Central and Eastern Europe?
Eller, Markus; Haiss, Peter R.; Steiner, Katharina - 2011
This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a panel data model for 11 Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) between 1996 and 2003 in a cross-country growth accounting framework. The analysis concentrates on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014060105