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We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...
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We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824432
savings that are result from the lack of sophisticated savings channels. Hence, the investment depends on the individual …'s abilities on self savings, where the investment is considered as major motivating vehicle for economic activity due to its … and creating job opportunities and achieving economic development. Subsequently, the importance of the investment comes …
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This paper investigates the relationship between telecommunications infrastructure competition, investment and …, amongst other things, emanated from encouraging infrastructure investment, in their production processes. Thus the analysis … demonstrates that U.K. government policies on telecommunications and its investment incentives may have wide-reaching consequences …
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This working paper has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project 'Foreign Aid': Research and This paper confronts three conundrums. First, does the relationship between aid and growth fade over time when aid is successful? Second, why are aid inflows neglected in the literature on growth...
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expenditures and domestic investment with the latter also granger causing real growth in the economy. We, therefore, provide some …
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U.S. labor market data exhibit a major, secular decline in the employment and wage gaps between males and females. In this paper, we identify the underlying, structural forces and quantify the spillover from this gender convergence to the broader macroeconomy. A novel time series model maps...
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effect on investment, and a (fairly) small significant negative effect on domestic savings. The aggregate result is thus an … considered, a small positive and statistically significant investment effect is found, together with a small negative effect on … domestic savings. We conclude that in Asia and Latin America, aid is a substitute to domestic savings, but has a net positive …
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