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This paper examines the relationship between trade (exports), growth, and inequality, using a panel of 100 countries … of trade (exports) on growth. The findings are that in general trade openness advances growth while inequality reduces … growth. However, when we identify an inequality threshold, we find that inequality is positively associated with growth if …
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After many years of relatively slow growth, Tanzania's national accounts data report accelerated aggregate growth since … around 2000. Our analysis shows that there has been somewhat slower growth in private consumption and in sectors such as …
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'Regional growth and development in Southern Africa', and consider policy options for escaping economic stagnation. The focus is … on South Africa and South African policies yielding relatively quick dividends in terms of growth and taking the rest of …
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looking forward to a much better future - in terms of both growth and human development - than was deemed possible at the time …
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way; the last three decades have witnessed one of the best performances in the world in terms of both economic growth and …
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Productivity and socio-economic progress are inter-connected. Economic growth funds policies that promote socio …-economic progress, while the latter serves as a growth engine. A society with high mobility is one where individual achievements are …-2011), we identify the causal effect of intergenerational mobility on household expenditure’s future growth. We find that …
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This study examines the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria to gain insights into the country …'s paradox of high economic growth alongside rising poverty and inequality. The methodology adopted is the Shapley decomposition … approach, complemented with econometric estimation of the country's employment intensity of growth. The findings indicate that …
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the growth performance of the Cameroonian economy from independence in 1960 to … the promotion of a stronger and sustainable economic growth in Cameroon. …
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Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability … movement of labour out of agriculture has contributed to aggregate growth. But, this trend is slowing and is leading to a … saturation of the services sector. Moreover, productivity growth is weakening within more labour-intensive sectors. We conclude …
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oil and gas sector, dominates the gross domestic product accounting for over 95 per cent of export earnings and about 85 …
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