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Komarov, Evgenij - 2021 - This version: November 18, 2021

So-called "uphill capital flows", i.e. flows of physical capital from relatively poor to rich countries, are a new phenomenon with yet unclear impact. We develop a unified framework incorporating economic institutions, human capital and physical capital to study the interaction of international...

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Economic Performance and Institutions : Measuring Technical Efficiency Using SPF Approach

Alali, Dr Walid Y - 2022

This paper propose to employ the SPF approach (stochastic production frontier) to measure the technical efficiency of the country level for best economic performance, as the measure of growth is the essential practice to comprehend the roots of economic growth. It is evident from the results,...

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The corruption-growth relationship : do political institutions matter?

Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2019

Corruption is widely believed to negatively affect economic growth. However, many East and Southeast Asia countries either achieved or currently are achieving impressively rapid economic growth despite widespread corruption - the 'East Asian Paradox'. Is this negative relationship equally likely...

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The relationship between aid and economic growth of developing countries : does institutional quality and economic freedom matter?

Abate, Chala Amante - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20

Foreign aid is an important means of finance for governments of developing countries. The current study investigates whether too much inflow of aid to developing countries is beneficial or harmful to their economy and whether institutional quality and economic freedom matters in aid–growth...

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Regional convergence and trade liberalization under weak state capacity : evidence from Mexico

Spruk, Rok - In: European journal of comparative economics 18 (2021) 2, pp. 173-216

traps using a new dataset on regional income inequality for the period 1940-2011. Although zero-growth poverty trap … regulators. The widening of regional inequality is characterized by an increase in growth in high-income U.S.-border states and …

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Determinants of international consumption risk sharing in developing countries

Gardberg, Malin - 2019

. Moreover, there is some evidence that high income inequality or a high share of low income individuals reduces consumption … smoothing in less developed countries. Lack of financial reforms, a lower degree of financial integration and higher inequality …

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The impact of recent economic crises on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece

Petrakos, George; Rontos, Kōnstantinos; Vavoura, Chara; … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 6, pp. 1-23

one following the COVID-19 pandemic, on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece. To this end, we also … inequality and relative poverty have deteriorated during the years of crises, implying that the country's response to economic … distribution, we show that income inequality and the risk of poverty increase with growth, implying that the benefits of growth …

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Labour Market Performance in OECD Countries : A Comprehensive Empirical Modelling Approach of Institutional Interdependencies

Sachs, Andreas; Schleer, Frauke - 2013

Reducing institutional rigidities in product and labour markets is key to lowering unemployment. The impact of such labour and product market reforms, however, depends crucially on the country-specific regulatory framework. In this paper, we estimate the country-specific impact of changes in six...

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Institutional Quality and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows : Evidence from Cross-country Data with Policy Implication

Behera, Chinmaya - 2020

The study examines the impact of institutional quality on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows for emerging economies from South Asiain the period 2002-2016. Other economic factors such as globalisation, financial development, and GDP are also considered. Design/Methodology/Approach: The...

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Financialization in Commodity Markets

Chari, V. - 2017

The financialization view is that increased trading in commodity futures markets is associated with increases in the growth rate and volatility of commodity spot prices. This view gained credence because in the 2000s trading volume increased sharply and many commodity prices rose and became more...

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