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determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of the ‘Great Divergence’ in income per capita across …
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This work shows the asymmetric effect of the reduction in transportation costs across different sectors in the process of the Great Divergence. Specifically, the analysis indicates that reductions in transportation costs of industrial goods enhance convergence of the growth rates of trading...
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determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of the 'Great Divergence' in income per capita across …
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determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of the Great Divergence in income per capita across …
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across countries and has thereby been a major determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of …
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This research argues that the differential effect of international trade on the demand for human capital across countries has been a major determinant of the distribution of income and population across the globe. In developed countries the gains from trade have been directed towards investment...
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model of international trade and productivity growth in the presence of a misallocation of resources. Misallocation in a … the absence of any explicit trade barriers. In the model, whether barriers diminish or worsen with productivity growth … productivity growth leads to diminishing barriers and vice versa. In either case, productivity growth strengthens the comparative …
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the level of technology and country size assessed with respect to the rest of the world. Relative export diversification … is an outcome of two forces: a relative productivity change (technological progress) and a relative country size change …
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the level of technology and country size assessed with respect to the rest of the world. Relative export diversification … is an outcome of two forces: a relative productivity change (technological progress) and a relative country size change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906944
The paper shows that the relationship between GDP per capita and levels of specialization can be predicted differently depending on whether the intensive or the extensive margin is considered. It shows that at the extensive margin countries continuously diversify their exports and that...
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