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Endogenous Economic Growth through Connectivity

Zon, Adriaan van; Mupela, Evans - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010

In this paper we show the benefits of regional connectivity and specialization to growth. Starting with one region we show how welfare measured by utility per head increases as the number of connected regions increase. We assume a common connectivity infrastructure implemented by satellite,...

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Do weak institutions prolong crises? : On the identification, characteristics, and duration of declines during economic slumps

Bluhm, Richard; De Crombrugghe, Denis; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

This paper defines economic slumps as a sequence of structural breaks exhibiting a specific pattern. We identify 58 such episodes between 1950 and 2008 among a large sample of countries, and then examine the phases of decline. In several countries declines last extremely long, and we suggest...

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Communication costs and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mupela, Evans; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

This paper investigates the effects of connectivity charges (communication costs) on bilateral exports in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Data from 19 exporter countries was used together with communication costs data in a gravity model of trade setup. The export data derive from the IMF Direction of...

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Telemedicine and primary health: The virtual doctor project Zambia

Mupela, Evans; Mustarde, Paul; Jones, Huw - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

This paper is a commentary on a project application of telemedicine to alleviate primary health care problems in Lundazi district in the Eastern province of Zambia. The project dubbed 'The Virtual Doctor Project' will use hard body vehicles fitted with satellite communication devices and modern...

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International R&D spillovers and business service innovation

Foster-McGregor N.; Pöschl J.; Stehrer R. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

A major international transmission channel of productivity increases is trade in intermediate products and services. This paper analyses international spillovers at the industry level and for the first time investigates effects from the services sector in this framework. The analysis makes use...

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Challenges to Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems: Where Do We Go From Here?

Hall, Andy - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007

This paper was prepared to present at the Farmer First Revisited: 20 Years On conference at IDS, University of Sussex, UK, December 2007. Its focus is the challenge of strengthening agricultural innovation systems. The paper prefaces this discussion by reflecting on an apparent paradox. While...

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Senegal : tradition, diversification, and economic development

Bachmann, Heinz (contributor) - World Bank - 1974

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Multi-product exporters : diversification and micro-level dynamics

Iacovone, Leonardo - 2008

"Recent developments in trade theory, especially research on multi-product firms, have not been matched by similar progress on the empirical front. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting a novel set of stylized facts on firm-product dynamics observed during an export boom. This exercise...

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Diversification, innovation, and imitation inside the global technological frontier

Lederman, Daniel - 2006

introduction of new export products, (2) export diversification measured by an index of export-revenue concentration, and (3) on …"Recent research highlights the relationship between economic development and productive diversification, which may be … hindered by market failures. After identifying stages of diversification in disaggregated export data, the authors develop a …

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Uganda Country Economic Memorandum : Economic Diversification and Growth in the Era of Oil and Volatility

World Bank - 2015

. Economic diversification is a key component of that strategy. The country economic memorandum (CEM) report discusses how the … emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda's effort to promote economic diversification as a means to … a development and diversification strategy, which the Ugandan government may wish to consider in the design of its …

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