On a long-term assessment, the economic situation in the industrial countries has grown more difficult. Unemployment is higher than it was in the 1960s, while growth both in the economy as a whole and in productivity is now slower. High labour costs are frequently cited as the underlying cause...

O presente artigo tem como objetivo comparar a margem de rendimento, a relacao capital-produto e a taxa de lucro dos paises industrializados e da America Latina. Paralelamente, discute-se a relacao entre a taxa de lucro e o nivel de produtividade e salario das economias mencionadas. Inicia-se o...

The paper evaluates the future capital needs of Eastern countries and the potential structure of financing. Under certain growth assumptions, the investment needs amount to some $ 169 bn per year for Eastern Europe and nearly three times this amount for the former Soviet Union. Accelerating the...

Urban economists have long sought to explain the relationship between urbanization levels and output. In this paper we revisit this question and test the long run stability of a production function with urbanization using non-stationary panel data techniques. Our results show that a long run...

This paper presents evidence that the spread between the marginal product of capital and the return on financial assets is mich higher in poor than in rich countries. A model with costly intermediation is developed. In this economy, individuals choose at each instant whether to work or to...