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The Economic History Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 1110-1140, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Whereas manufacturing seems to hold the key to modern economic growth, the role of manufacturing in economy‐wide convergence across countries is debatable. One strand of scholarship argues that productivity levels in manufacturing tend to remain stable across countries, and that economy‐wide convergence takes place through structural ...
Cecilia Lara, Svante Prado
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THE SUBSTITUTE AND THE EXCUSE: Growing Sustainability, Growing Sugarcane in São Paulo, Brazil
Cultural Anthropology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 439-466, November 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Amid climate change and produced unevenness in geopolitical development, the question of how sustainability and growth might be brought together is a concern for many scientists of renewable energy in the Global South. This article explores answers offered by scientists in São Paulo, Brazil, who make renewable fuels and materials from ...
KATIE ULRICH
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Land distribution and inequality in a black settler colony: the case of Sierra Leone, 1792–1831†
The Economic History Review, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 115-137, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Land distribution is considered to be one of the main contributors to inequality in pre‐industrial societies. This article contributes to the debate on the origins of economic inequality in pre‐industrial African societies by studying land inequality at a particularly early stage of African economic history.
Stefania Galli, Klas Rönnbäck
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Social assistance and inclusive growth
International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 33-53, July/September 2020., 2020 Abstract The expansion of social assistance in low‐ and middle‐income countries raises important issues for inclusive growth. Labour is by far the principal asset of low‐income groups. Changes in the quantity, quality, and allocation of labour associated with social assistance will impact on the productive capacity of low‐income groups and therefore on
Armando Barrientos, Daniele Malerba
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 101-123, April/June 2020., 2020 Abstract In this article, we study how social expenditure is related to poverty, income inequality and GDP growth. Our main contribution is to disentangle these relationships by the following social expenditure schemes: 1) “old age and survivors”, 2) “incapacity”, 3) “health”, 4) “family”, 5) “unemployment and active labour market policies” and 6 ...
Emile Cammeraat
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Economia Aplicada, 2020 O presente trabalho busca verificar a veracidade da hipótese ambiental de Kuznets para o crescimento econômico total e aplicado ao setor agrícola dos países da América Latina. Para tanto foram utilizados dados dispostos entre 1990 e 2015. Utilizou-se uma
Helson Gomes de Souza +1 more
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China: estabilidade e crescimento econômico
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2010 China: stability and economic growth. China experienced an extraordinary economic growth since 1978, while keeping inflation low. Which are the main determinants for this performance and to what point has macroeconomic policy been responsible? Obviously,
Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg
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Sistema financeiro e crescimento econômico: uma aplicação de regressão quantílica
Economia Aplicada, 2006 Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar teórica e empiricamente a suposta relação positiva existente entre desenvolvimento financeiro e crescimento econômico. O sistema financeiro influencia o crescimento econômico devido às funções que este desempenha,
Everton Nunes da Silva +1 more
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Padrões de Crescimento Econômico no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul entre 1996-2010
Desenvolvimento em Questão, 2016 O presente artigo se propõe a identificar os padrões de crescimento econômico dos municípios do Rio Grande do Sul entre 1996 e 2010, para tanto adotou-se o índice do nível de crescimento econômico (INC) e o índice do ritmo de crescimento econômico (IRC ...
Daiane Marani Gotardo +2 more
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Colóquio, 2023 Por meio de uma abordagem com dados em painel dos 139 municípios do estado do Tocantins, o presente artigo tem o objetivo de evidenciar o impacto do agronegócio e sua contribuição para o crescimento econômico, no período de 2003-2018.
William Brasil Rodrigues Sobrinho +2 more
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