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Economic Growth and Income Disparity in Bric : Theory and Empirical Evidence

Das, Monica - 2013

The recent interest in the development processes of BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) has been triggered …. Political and Economic History of BRIC -- 2.1 Brazil -- 2.2 Russia -- 2.3 India -- 2.4 China -- Chapter 3. Economic Growth … IV -- Chapter 4. Descriptive Statistics and Basic Regression Estimates for BRIC -- 4.1 India -- 4.2 China -- 4.3 Brazil …

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Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America

Ardanaz, Martin; Scartascini, Carlos; Tommasi, Mariano - 2010

This paper surveys selected themes in the political economy of policymaking in Latin America, with an emphasis on recent research focusing on actual decision and implementation processes, and on the political institutions and state and social actors involved in those processes. In particular,...

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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship and economic development: growth dynamics with two elites

Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005

This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...

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Institutions and Development : The Interaction between Trade Regime and Political System

Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2004

This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...

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Political institutions, intertemporal cooperation, and the quality of policies

Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - 2009

While economists have tended to focus on specific public policies when developing recommendations, the achievement of welfare objectives might depend more on the quality of policies than their content. This paper develops several measures of the qualities of policies across countries, arguing...

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Political institutions, state capabilities and public policy: International evidence

Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - 2008

This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of policies (e.g., size of government deficits) or countries' formal institutions (e.g., political...

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National Identity, Public Goods, and Modern Economic Development

Skaperdas, Stergios; Testa, Patrick A. - 2023

Early in their formation, modern nation-states face internal conflicts that impede their economic development. This paper examines the role of national identity in helping modern states overcome such conflicts to provide public goods and grow. We develop a model in which the population can...

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The Economic Consequences of Fiscal Rules

Potrafke, Niklas - 2023

Fiscal rules are controversial. They mitigate politicians' flexibility in responding to shocks and pursuing expansionary fiscal policy. They help, however, to handle politicians' commitment problem in fiscal policies. I portray the new and fast growing empirical literature in public economics...

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Staatliche Stabilitäts- und Strukturpolitik: Österreich als Modell für Deutschland?

Firsch, Helmut - In: ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 03, pp. 19-27

Deutschland ist seit Mitte der neunziger Jahre langsamer gewachsen als der Durchschnitt der europäischen Länder. Von 1995-2004 nahm das deutsche Sozialprodukt um 13%, das BIP Großbritanniens um 22%, das von Frankreich um 20% und das von Österreich um 22% zu. Helmut Frisch, TU Wien und...

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Verlieren die ostdeutschen Bundesländer zukünftig die EU-Strukturförderung?

Lehmann, Robert - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 19 (2012) 2, pp. 33-36

Aktuelle Zahlen von EUROSTAT zeigen, dass die ostdeutschen Bundesländer in der kommenden EU-Strukturfondsförderperiode 2014 bis 2020 ihren Status als EU-Höchstfördergebiete verlieren werden. Der Direktionsbezirk Leipzig könnte sogar jegliche Förderberechtigung verlieren, da das...

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