Demographically based global income forecasts up to the year 2050
Demographic projections of age structure provide the best information available on long-term future human resources and demand. In current data fairly robust correlations between age structure and GDP...
View ArticleNatural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This united theory...
View ArticleGrowth and the Public Sector: A Critique of the Critics
In a recent review article Jonas Agell, Thomas Lindh and Henry Ohlsson (1997) claim that theoretical and empirical evidence does not allow any conclusion on whether there is a relationship between the...
View ArticleLABOR MOBILITY, KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION AND REGIONAL GROWTH
This paper investigates the relationship between inter-firm labor mobility and regional productivity growth. Previous studies have shown that density is positively correlated with growth. I claim that...
View ArticleExploring Marketing in Micro Firms
The purpose of the paper is to explore the practice of marketing in micro firms. Which are the challenges micro firms encounter and how do they handle them? Methodology – The research methodology is...
View ArticleWhy Do Trade Costs Vary
Trade theorists and policymakers have until recently ignored trade costs, but as tariffs have fallen it is apparent that trade costs are a significant obstacle to trade and they are not simply...
View ArticleRural Poverty and Its Causes in China
The causes of poverty in rural China have been explained in a variety of ways. These explanations include poor natural endowments, a high dependency ratio and inadequate capital and education. These...
View ArticleIs tolerance good or bad for growth?
We investigate to what extent tolerance, as measured by attitudes toward different types of neighbors, affects economic growth. Data from the World Values Survey enable us to investigate...
View ArticleFinancing Constraints and Entrepreneurship
Financing constraints are among the most significant issues affecting future entrepreneurs globally. Considering the significant function that entrepreneurship is believed to play in the process of...
View ArticleCapital Subsidies and the Performance of Firms
In numerous countries, governments grant various capital subsidies towards the company sector to be able to promote growth. Also the EU, offers this kind of subsidies. As De Long and Summers (1991)...
View ArticleSequential reform strategy: The case of Azerbaijan
The goal is to review transition literature for evidence that supports sequential reform strategy, as presented in this report. The 2nd part discusses the findings in the context of Azerbaijan, a...
View ArticleHuman Capital, R&D and Economic Growth
People visit school and firms do R&D. These activities end up in human capital accumulation and new some ideas and technologies which will make economies grow. We attempt to capture the interaction...
View ArticleEuropean Productivity Gaps Is R&D the Solution
This paper investigates the potential impact of increased business R&D efforts in Europe on the total factor productivity gap between European and U.S. industry. The paper addresses Europe’s...
View ArticleGrowth, Innovation Policies For a Knowledge Economy. Experiences From...
Technical progress is the heart of economic development and growth. New or perhaps superior technology may be accomplished through own research and innovations or with the absorption and adaptation of...
View ArticleTax reform and revenue productivity in Ghana
This research examines the revenue productivity of Ghana’s overall tax system as well as individual taxes based on estimations of tax buoyancies and elasticities. Additionally, it looks at the links...
View ArticleDoes Free Trade Advance Economic Growth?
I have conducted a survey of journal articles that have examined the relationship between free trade and economic growth. In particular, I have carefully selected six empirical studies that were...
View ArticlePolitical risk, FDI and economic growth: A cross national studie
With this thesis the aim is to investigate the effect political risk has on economic growth and how it influences the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI). The purpose is also to investigate the...
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