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Public Actors In Private Markets: Toward A Developmental Finance State, Robert Hockett, Saule Omarova
Public Actors In Private Markets: Toward A Developmental Finance State, Robert Hockett, Saule Omarova
Saule T. Omarova
The recent financial crisis brought into sharp relief fundamental questions about the social function and purpose of the financial system, including its relation to the “real” economy. This Article argues that, to answer these questions, we must recapture a distinctively American view of the proper relations among state, financial market, and development. This programmatic vision – captured in what we call a “developmental finance state” – is based on three key propositions: (1) that economic and social development is not an “end-state” but a continuing national policy priority; (2) that the modalities of finance are the most potent means of …
A Review Of Alternative Economic Base Study Methods For Community Economic Development, Jordan Yin
A Review Of Alternative Economic Base Study Methods For Community Economic Development, Jordan Yin
Jordan S. Yin
No abstract provided.
The Political Economy Of Special Economic Zones, Lotta Moberg
The Political Economy Of Special Economic Zones, Lotta Moberg
Lotta Moberg
Special economic zones (SEZs) are a wide-spread and increasingly popular tool for economic growth. Big or small, secluded or isolated, they are areas where a government allows for different rules to apply than the rest of the country. Most commonly, this means granting fiscal privileges to investors in the zones. Exemptions from taxes, tariffs, and sometimes regulations mean that SEZs form islands of economic liberalization in a country. A common attitude to zones is therefore that while broader liberalization is preferred, SEZs always benefit a country as long as they bring about this marginal improvement. The skeptical view of SEZs …
An Empirical Analysis Of Poverty Alleviation Through Livestock Development In Pakistan, Sharafat Ali, Imran Sharif Chaudhry
An Empirical Analysis Of Poverty Alleviation Through Livestock Development In Pakistan, Sharafat Ali, Imran Sharif Chaudhry
Sharafat Ali
No abstract provided.
Chinese Privatization: Between Plan And Market, Lan Cao
Towards A New Sensibility For International Economic Development, Lan Cao
Towards A New Sensibility For International Economic Development, Lan Cao
Lan Cao
No abstract provided.
Culture Change, Lan Cao
Reflections On Market Reform In Post-War, Post-Embargo Vietnam, Lan Cao
Reflections On Market Reform In Post-War, Post-Embargo Vietnam, Lan Cao
Lan Cao
No abstract provided.
Foreign Capital Flows And Economic Growth In Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis, Sharafat Ali
Foreign Capital Flows And Economic Growth In Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis, Sharafat Ali
Sharafat Ali
Pakistan economy has received large inflows of foreign capital, in shape of foreign debt, FDI and worker’s remittances, over the years. The present study is focused on the examination of effects of these flows on economic growth in Pakistan. Johansen cointegration technique and Granger causality test has been used for the analysis for the sample period of 1972-2013. The results reveal negative impacts of these flows on economic growth of the economy in long run. Short run analysis confirmed unidirectional causality running from debt service, FDI, inflation and literacy rate to growth. Causality from domestic investment is not concluded but …
Crime And Economic Growth In Developing Countries: Evidence From Pakistan, Arsalan Ahmad, Sharafat Ali, Najid Ahmad
Crime And Economic Growth In Developing Countries: Evidence From Pakistan, Arsalan Ahmad, Sharafat Ali, Najid Ahmad
Sharafat Ali
This study investigates the impact of crime on economic growth of Pakistan by using time series data from 1980 to 2011. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test is applied to check the stationary of variables. It is hypothesized that increase in crime leads to less economic growth in Pakistan. Autoregressive Distributive lag (ARDL) to cointegration is used to find short and long run relationship between crime and Economic growth. Results reveal that crime has negative and significant impact on economic growth in the long run, whereas in short run the effect of crime on economic growth is negative but insignificant. ECM …
The Wealth Of Nations Updated, Lester G. Telser
The Wealth Of Nations Updated, Lester G. Telser
Lester G Telser
Proposition 1. If all workers are assigned to food production and none to knowledge production, then food output per capita will decrease over time. Proposition 2. A growing work force and constant ratio of workers in food and knowledge production can maintain constant per capita food output over time if there are increasing returns in the knowledge production sector. Corollary. A growing work force and constant ratio of workers in food and knowledge production can maintain constant per capita food provided knowledge per unit of food output rises over time.
Human Capital And Poverty In Pakistan: Evidence From The Punjab Province, Sharafat Ali, Najid Ahmad
Human Capital And Poverty In Pakistan: Evidence From The Punjab Province, Sharafat Ali, Najid Ahmad
Sharafat Ali
No abstract provided.
Toward A Knowledge Economy In Saudi Arabia, Giulio M. Gallarotti, Essam Elfalily, Osama Tayyeb
Toward A Knowledge Economy In Saudi Arabia, Giulio M. Gallarotti, Essam Elfalily, Osama Tayyeb
Giulio M Gallarotti
Nations that have sought to overcome the resource curse and other barriers to economic growth have for some time sought greater development through a number of strategies: from import substitution in the 1950s to current strategies based on microfinance and human-capabilities approaches. Needless to say, the international community is still searching for the elusive Holy Grail of the optimal development strategy. One strategy that is gaining greater attention and adherents is that of promoting a transition to a knowledge economy. This paper is about one such nation: Saudi Arabia. In analyzing the Kingdom’s quest for a knowledge economy, this article …
The Correlation Between Human Capital And Morality And Its Effect On Economic Performance: Theory And Evidence, David J. Balan, Stephen Knack
The Correlation Between Human Capital And Morality And Its Effect On Economic Performance: Theory And Evidence, David J. Balan, Stephen Knack
David J. Balan
In this paper we analyze the relationship between the correlation between morality and human capital (‘‘ability’’) on the one hand and aggregate economic performance on the other. Morality is defined as an aversion to consuming goods obtained through appropriative rather than productive activities. In our empirical analysis we adapt the well-known regression framework of Rodrik et al. (2004), using the World Values Survey as a source of proxies for morality. Using our preferred proxy, we find evidence that higher within-country correlation between morality and ability, holding constant the levels of morality and ability, increases per-capita income levels. Under our preferred …
Smart Stimulus Amid Deepening Debt: Future-Flow Tax Credit Programs, William Werkmeister
Smart Stimulus Amid Deepening Debt: Future-Flow Tax Credit Programs, William Werkmeister
William Werkmeister
No abstract provided.
Determinants And Effects Of Research Partnerships In China’S Emerging Market, Wubiao Zhou
Determinants And Effects Of Research Partnerships In China’S Emerging Market, Wubiao Zhou
Wubiao Zhou
No abstract provided.
The University And Local Economic Development, John R. Mullin, Zeenat Kotval-K, Jonathan G. Cooper
The University And Local Economic Development, John R. Mullin, Zeenat Kotval-K, Jonathan G. Cooper
Jonathan G. Cooper
This paper discusses one successful partnership between the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the City of Springfield in Massachusetts. This collaboration was targeted to benefit the City by helping with their economic revitalization efforts, and the University by giving them a space in downtown Springfield for a ‘Design Center’, where students have a meeting space for studio and field work and can then exhibit their work. The paper ends with a set of principles that can guide other institutions and communities in developing strategic outreach and engagement activities.
Central Banks And Economic Development, Warren Coats, Gary Gegenheimer
Central Banks And Economic Development, Warren Coats, Gary Gegenheimer
Warren Coats
South Sudan is establishing a central bank to issue and regulate a new currency, and to supervise payment systems and financial firms. The provisions of the law that establish and regulate the new central bank are critically important for how well it contributes to the economic development and well being of the new country. This note explores for discussion the key issues covered in a central bank law relating to its objectives for its currency, its independence for pursuing those objectives, and the governance structure under which it operations to maximize its commitments to those objectives.
Regional Deregulation And Entrepreneurial Growth In China’S Transition Economy,, Wubiao Zhou
Regional Deregulation And Entrepreneurial Growth In China’S Transition Economy,, Wubiao Zhou
Wubiao Zhou
No abstract provided.
Bank Financing In China’S Private Sector: The Payoffs Of Political Capital, Wubiao Zhou
Bank Financing In China’S Private Sector: The Payoffs Of Political Capital, Wubiao Zhou
Wubiao Zhou
No abstract provided.
Delivery Of Legal Services To Immigrant Small Business Owners: The Problems And A Model To Solve Them, William A. Langer, Pablo A. Ormachea
Delivery Of Legal Services To Immigrant Small Business Owners: The Problems And A Model To Solve Them, William A. Langer, Pablo A. Ormachea
William A Langer
Delivery of Legal Services to Immigrant Small Business Owners: The Problems and a Model to Solve Them. By Pablo Ormachea & William Langer
Immigrant entrepreneurs not only provide essential support for individual families, but also serve as key engines of economic growth for United States cities. While immigrant small-business owners continuously stimulate growth in various economic sectors, creating new jobs and helping to develop inner-city neighborhoods, they overcome considerable obstacles and barriers to reach these achievements. This article argues that a deeper understanding of such systemic barriers can help to reduce such barriers so that an increasingly larger number of …
Saga Of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa's Sustainable Development In The 21st Century, Tetteh A. Kofi, Asayehgn Desta
Saga Of African Underdevelopment: A Viable Approach For Africa's Sustainable Development In The 21st Century, Tetteh A. Kofi, Asayehgn Desta
Asayehgn Desta
Human Capital Accumulation And Geography: Empirical Evidence From The European Union, Jesús López-Rodríguez, Andrés Faiña, José López Rodríguez
Human Capital Accumulation And Geography: Empirical Evidence From The European Union, Jesús López-Rodríguez, Andrés Faiña, José López Rodríguez
Jesús López-Rodríguez
This paper evaluates the role that geography plays in determining the spatial distribution of educational attainment levels among European Union regions, based on an extension of the standard two sector (agriculture and manufacturing) FUJITA et al. (1999) economic geography model
The Output Cost Of Gender Discrimination: A Model-Based Macroeconomic Estimate, Tiago Cavalcanti, José Tavares
The Output Cost Of Gender Discrimination: A Model-Based Macroeconomic Estimate, Tiago Cavalcanti, José Tavares
José Tavares
Gender-based discrimination is a pervasive and costly phenomenon. To a greater or lesser extent, all economies present a gender wage gap, associated with lower female labor force participation rates and higher fertility. This paper presents a growth model where saving, fertility and labor market participation are endogenously determined, and there is wage discrimination. The model is calibrated to mimic the performance of the U.S. economy, including the gender wage gap and relative female labor force participation. We then compute the output cost of an increase in discrimination, to find that a 50 percent increase in the gender wage gap leads …
Social Development In The Tibet Autonomous Region: A Contemporary And Historical Analysis, Reza Hasmath, Jennifer Yj Hsu
Social Development In The Tibet Autonomous Region: A Contemporary And Historical Analysis, Reza Hasmath, Jennifer Yj Hsu
Reza Hasmath
Imported Capital Dependency As An Economic Development Strategy: The Failure Of Distortionary Tax Policies In Puerto Rico, Joseph Pelzman
Imported Capital Dependency As An Economic Development Strategy: The Failure Of Distortionary Tax Policies In Puerto Rico, Joseph Pelzman
Joseph Pelzman
The use of tax holidays and other financial incentives designed to attract foreign investment is an old development strategy which like a magic pill has substantial negative side effects. There are many factors that influence the flow of investment across borders. An increase in the rate of return as exemplified by a deferral of taxes is but one factor among many including, but not limited to, the quality of host location infrastructure, the human capital of the participating labor force, the state of health care provision, the state of telecommunication coverage, etc., that enter a multinational’s decision tree and determine …
Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development, Asayehgn Desta
Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development, Asayehgn Desta
Asayehgn Desta
Book Review Of Local Economic Development: A Guide To Practice, John Mullin
Book Review Of Local Economic Development: A Guide To Practice, John Mullin
John R. Mullin
In community after community the local planner is becoming increasingly involved in the economic problems facing our cities and towns, with at least partial responsibility for guiding the retention, enhancement, and expansion of the community's economic base. At times he or she takes the lead, serves on economic development committees, or merely provides the data for other organizations. In most cases, however, the planner is being asked for answers to questions that he or she is ill prepared to answer. How many planning directors or senior staff planners are formally trained in, for example, proforma analysis, marketing evaluation, job retraining, …