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Educational gender gaps and economic growth : a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

Minasyan, Anna; Zenker, Juliane; Klasen, Stephan; … - 2018

We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical literature on the impact of gender inequality in education on per capita economic growth, including cross-country, time series, and sub-national growth regressions. Studies using male and female education as separate covariates...

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The economy of well-being : creating opportunities for people’s well-being and economic growth

Llena-Nozal, Ana; Martin, Neil; Murtin, Fabrice - 2019

As well-being has matured as a statistical and measurement agenda, it has become increasingly relevant as a “compass” for policy, with a growing number of countries using well-being metrics to guide decision-making and inform budgetary processes. One remaining challenge has consisted in...

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Robots and the skill premium : an automation-based explanation of wage inequality

Lankisch, Clemens; Prettner, Klaus; … - 2017

We analyze the effects of automation on the wages of high-skilled and low- skilled workers and thereby on the evolution of wage inequality. Our model explains the simultaneous presence of i) increasing per capita GDP, ii) de-clining real wages of low-skilled workers, and iii) an increasing...

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Sharing the benefits of China's growth by providing opportunities to all

Westmore, Ben - 2017

Living standards in China have greatly improved over the past few decades. Both sustained economic growth and an expansion of the social security system have contributed to a sharp reduction in the number of people in poverty. However, urban-rural inequalities remain large and some of the...

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Does public debt matter for human capital development? : evidence from Nigeria

Nwokoye, Ebele Stella; Dimnwobi, Stephen Kelechi; … - 2024

An inquiry into the impact of external and domestic borrowings is considered timely for Nigeria, given the growing public debt profile amid deteriorating human capital development. Using data from 1990 to 2021, the study estimates the effects of domestic and external debts on Nigeria's human...

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Growth and innovation in the presence of knowledge and R&D accumulation dynamics

Verba, Michael - 2015

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Growth and the geography of knowledge

Aloi, Marta; Poyago-Theotoky, Joanna; Tournemaine, … - 2018

We analyse how spatial disparities in innovation activities, coupled with migration costs, affect economic geography … endogenous emergence of industry clusters. Spatial variations in knowledge spillovers lead to spatial concentration of more …. Narrowing the gap in knowledge spillovers across regions raises growth, and reduces regional inequality by making firms more …

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