Search Results - subject:"CAPITA INCOME"

Economic transformation in Nigeria : any role for migrant remittances?

Amaghionyeodiwe, Lloyd A.; Dauda, Risikat Oladoyin S. - In: The Nigerian journal of economic and social studies 54 (2012) 2, pp. 159-182

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Descriptive and prescriptive analyses of aid allocation : approaches, issues and consequences

McGillivray, Mark - 2004

Studies of the interrecipient allocation of aid may be categorized threefold. First, there are those that attempt to explain the observed allocation of aid. Second, there are those that seek to describe or evaluate the allocation of aid against normative criteria. Third, there are those that...

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What can Portugal learn from Ireland and to a less extent from Greece? An empirical approach searching for the sources of growth

Cardoso, Catarina; Soukiazis, Elias - 2004

between these three countries. Keywords: per capita income, productivity, export-led growth, foreign trade elasticities and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318721

The evolution of real disparities in Portugal among the NUTS III regions. An empirical analysis based on the convergence approach.

Soukiazis, Elias; Antunes, Micaela - 2004

The aim of this paper is to explain regional convergence in Portugal, at Nuts III level, in terms of per capita income … are important in explaining convergence in per capita income and productivity. Output growth, reflecting demand conditions … higher. Keywords: absolute and conditional convergence, per capita income, productivity, labour shares, panel regressions. …

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Inequality, polarisation and regional mobility in the European Union

Ezcurra, Roberto; Gil, Carlos; Pascual, Pedro; Rapún, … - Departamento de Economía - Universidad Pública de Navarra - 2004

This paper examines the distribution dynamics of regional per capita income in the European Union between 1977 and 1999 …

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Chile; Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth

Kalter, Eliot; Phillips, Steven; Singh, Manmohan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chileâ€™s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...

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Will You Buy My Peg? the Credibility of a Fixed Exchange Rate Regime As a Determinant of Bilateral Trade

Jurzyk, Emilia Magdalena; Fritz-Krockow, Bernhard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper examines the relationship between fixed exchange rate arrangements and trade using a gravity model of international trade together with bilateral trade data from 24 countries from the Caribbean and Latin America for the period 1960-2001. The analysis indicates that a credible fixed...

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What Are the Potential Economic Benefits of Enlarging the Gulf Cooperation Council?

Elekdag, Selim; Chami, Saade; Tchakarov, Ivan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper uses a variant of the IMF's Global Economy Model (GEM) to estimate the macroeconomic effects of Yemen's full accession into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). After calibrating the model to Yemen and the GCC countries, several simulations were carried out to estimate the potential...

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Economic Integration, Business Cycle, and Productivity in North America

Kose, M. Ayhan; Cardarelli, Roberto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), have led to a substantial expansion of trade...

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Intraregional Trade in Emerging Asia

Zebregs, Harm - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

The share of emerging Asia in world trade has increased sharply over the past 25 years. A large part of this increase is the result of booming intraregional trade. This paper investigates the key factors behind the rapid increase in intraregional trade among economies in emerging Asia and its...

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